Biography
Michael T. Kelly is the Associate Dean for Scholarly Resources, Special Collections, the Center for Southwest Research and Special Collection and Associate Professor of Librarianship at the University Of New Mexico University Libraries. Mike has 30 years of professional archival experience working in museums, historical societies, and universities. He received his BA in history from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, his Master of Arts in History from Iowa State University, and him Master of Arts in Library Science from the University of Denver. His professional experiences include the directorship of the Harold McCracken Research Library at the Buffalo Bill Historical Museum in Cody, Wyoming and Curator of Special Collections at Wichita State University. He has authored several articles, book chapters, and served as co-author and photo editor for two textbooks. He has been the principal investigator for grants awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Historical Records Publications Commission. He is currently working on a major digitization project to celebrate the centennial of New Mexico statehood. |