Jennifer Douglas (archivist)

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Jennifer Douglas
Born1974 (age 4647)
NationalityCanadian
AwardsW. Kaye Lamb Prize
Academic background
Education
  • University of Victoria
  • University of Toronto
Thesis Archiving Authors: Rethinking the Analysis and Representation of Personal Archives  (2013)
Doctoral advisorHeather MacNeil

Jennifer Douglas (b. 1974) is a Canadian archivist and academic who researches the creation of personal archives and their place within with traditional archival practice.

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Douglas was born in Mississauga, Ontario in 1974 and was raised in Alberta and British Columbia. [1] She obtained a B.A. and M.A. in English literature from the University of Victoria. [1] Douglas' Ph.D. thesis "Archiving Authors: Rethinking the Analysis and Representation of Personal Archives" was completed in 2013 at the University of Toronto under the supervision of Heather MacNeil. [2] The thesis was awarded the iSchool's Dissertation Award. [2] [1]

Douglas joined UBC School of Library, Archival and Information Studies as an associate professor in 2016. [3] She has served on editorial team of Archivaria , including the role of general editor since 2014. [1] In 2020 she was announced as UCLA's 2021 Kenneth Karmiole Lecture in Archival Studies speaker. [4]

In 2014 "What We Talk About When We Talk About Original Order in Writers' Archives," an article based on her doctoral research won Archivaria's W. Kaye Lamb Prize that recognizes advancements in archival thinking. [2] [5] She won the award for a second time in 2020, along with co-authors Alexandra Alisauskas and Devon Mordell, for the article "'Treat Them with the Reverence of Archivists': Records Work, Grief Work, and Relationship Work in the Archives." [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Duranti, Luciana; Franks, Patricia C., eds. (2019). "Jennifer Douglas (1974-)". Encyclopedia of archival writers, 1515-2015. Lanham, Maryland. ISBN   978-1538125793.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jennifer Douglas - Assistant Professor". jennifer-douglas.arts.ubc.ca. iSchool @ SLAIS UBC. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. "Jennifer Douglas and Muhammad Abdul-Mageed Join SLAIS the iSchool at UBC". Librarianship.ca. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. Harmon, Joanie (10 December 2020). "Jennifer Douglas of UBC's iSchool to Deliver the 2021 Karmiole Lecture, Jan. 28". ampersand.gseis.ucla.edu. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. "W. Kaye Lamb Prize winners". archivaria.ca. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. "2020 Archivaria Awards". archivaria.ca. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.