Annu Palakunnathu Matthew is the Director of the Center for the Humanities, as well as a Professor of Art (Photography) at the University of Rhode Island.

 

 

Dr. Alan Verskin is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Rhode Island.

 

 

 

Chelsea Watts is a graduate student in the History and Library and Information Studies dual program. She works as a Graduate Assistant at the Reference Desk in the Carothers Library and also interns for the Pettaquamscutt Historical Society. Chelsea is excited to be on board for this project, which embodies many of her personal and educational interests. Not only will she have the opportunity to work first hand with historical documents, but she will also learn more about digitization and the digital humanities as she helps to create a digital timeline that incorporates documents from the Pell archives. Chelsea looks forward to working on this project and hopes it will open the door for further educational opportunities for future students.

 

Julia Lovett is an Assistant Professor and Digital Initiatives Librarian.

 

 

 

 

Mark Dionne is the Political Papers Archivist for the URI Special Collections department.  He has been organizing, digitizing, processing and disseminating the Senatorial Papers of Claiborne Pell for several years.  A portion of the Education Sub-Group of this collection is focused on the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities.  The records include memoranda, correspondence, speeches, reports, hearing testimonies, press releases, news articles, briefing books, bills, and draft legislation relating to the activities of the Pell Administration with the two agencies.