The University of Toledo Libraries : Kimberly Brownlee, BA, MLIS

Manuscripts Librarian
Assistant University Archivist
Assistant Professor
419-530-5578
419-530-4550 (fax)
kimberly.brownlee@utoledo.edu

Education

• B.A., University of Toledo, 1996
• M.L.I.S., Wayne State University, 2000
• Graduate Certificate in Archival Administration, Wayne State University, 2003 

Professional Experience 

As Manuscripts Librarian and Assistant University Archivist for The Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections since December 2005, Professor Brownlee is primarily responsible for collecting, preserving, organizing, and providing access to manuscripts collections, as well as, under the guidance of the Center’s Director, Barbara Floyd, over-seeing the processing work of part-time and student employees.  She also serves as assistant to Canaday Center Director and University Archivist, Barbara Floyd.

Previous positions include:

• March 2004-December 2005:  Visiting Instructor, Manuscripts Assistant, The Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections.
•  2001-2004:  Part-time Manuscripts Processor, Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections.
•  Summer 2001:  Archival Intern, Center, Bowling Green State University.
•  1998-2002:  Part-time Reference Librarian, Carlson Library. 

Publications and Presentations: 

• Brownlee, Kimberly.  “Charlie Pierce:  A Johnson’s Island Rebel.”  Sandusky Library Brown Bag Lunch Series, Sandusky, Ohio, July 2007.
• McMaster, Julie A., and Brownlee, Kimberly.  “Edward Drummond Libbey and the Early History of Libbey Glass,” and “The History of Toledo’s Glass Industry.”  The National American Glass Club spring conference, Toledo, Ohio, May 2007.
• Brownlee, Kimberly; Floyd, Barbara; Harp Jennifer; and Mochizuki, Chikako.  “Sharing a Piece of the Pie:  Access to Archives for Users with Disabilities.”  Joint meeting of the Midwest Archives Conference and the Society of Ohio Archivists, Columbus, Ohio, May 2007.
• Crosetto, Alice; Brownlee, Kimberly; Kelly-Lopez, Catherine.  “Spicing up your Library Resources,” poster session given at the Academic Library Association of Ohio’s annual conference.  Akron, Ohio, November, 2006.  (Co-authored proposal, and designed and created the poster).
• Floyd, Barbara, and Brownlee, Kimberly.  “Overcoming Another Obstacle:  Documenting the History of a Community’s Disabled.”  Society of American Archivists annual conference, Washington, DC, August 2006.
• Brownlee, Kimberly.  (2006, July/September).  Charlie Pierce:  A Johnson’s Island Rebel.  Timeline, 40-49.
• Brownlee, Kimberly; Gonzales, Gil; and Robb, Jenny.  “Developing and Executing Exhibits.”  Society of Ohio Archivists spring conference, Columbus, Ohio, April 2006.
• Floyd, Barbara; Brownlee, Kimberly; Britton, Diane; and Stark, Casey.  "Regional Disability History Archive Engages the Community."  University of Toledo’s Outreach and Engagement Week, Toledo, Ohio, September 2005.
• Brownlee, Kimberly.  (2004, May/June).  J. Lee Richmond and "The Most Wonderful Game on Record."  Timeline, 28-33.
• Brownlee, Kimberly, and Husman, John.  "Johnson's Island's Most Notorious Prisoner of War:  Charlie Pierce."  Epworth United Methodist Church monthly luncheon address, Toledo, Ohio, September 2004.
• Brownlee, Kimberly.  (2004).  The Papers of Dr. Sripati Chandrasekhar (with a special commentary by Dr. Daniel M. Johnson).  Population Review, 43(1), 6 pages. 

 University Outreach and Service:

• University of Toledo Community Charitable Campaign committee, fall 2007
• Black History Month committee, October 2006-March 2007
• University of Toledo Community Charitable Campaign committee, fall 2006
• Carlson Library Elections and Bylaws Committee, fall 2006-present
• History Day judge, April 2006
• University of Toledo Parking and Transit Committee, March 2006-present
• Alumni Relations Faculty Mentor, spring 2006
• First-Year Resident Orientation Guide, each August from 2005 to 2007
• University of Toledo Authors and Artists Exhibit Committee, each year beginning 2004
• University of Toledo Community Charitable Campaign, Library Committee, fall 2004 

Service to Library:

• Search committee, Visiting Instructor, Information Literacy Librarian, 2007
• Search committee, Visiting Instructor, Digital Initiatives Archivist, fall 2006-winter 2007
• Elections & Bylaws Committee, 2006-present
• New faculty mentor, June 2006-April 2007
• Search committee, Systems Librarian, spring 2006
• Search committee, Visiting Instructor, Information Literacy Librarian, spring 2006
• Information Literacy Committee, 2004-present
• Rotating library lobby displays, 2004-present 

Community Outreach and Service:

• Co-consultant, Promedica Health System, winter 2006
• Co-consultant, St. Charles Hospital Archives, winter 2006 

Service to Professional Organizations:

• Co-Chair, Program Committee, Society of Ohio Archivists fall meeting, 2007
• Local Arrangements Committee, joint meeting of the Midwest Archives Conference and the Society of Ohio Archivists, fall 2006-spring 2007.
• Silent auction coordinator and leader, joint meeting of the Midwest Archives Conference and the Society of Ohio Archivists, spring 2007.
• Program Committee, Society of Ohio Archivists annual spring conference, 2006
• Session Chair, Society of Ohio Archivists annual spring conference, 2006