2011 Conference, Presentation, “Down by the river: A short history documenting the use of Alaska’s Rivers” 23 September 2011, Valdez, AK 2013 Conference Presentation, “Intersection of Collections” 28 September 2013, Haines AK 2014 Conference presentation, "Gateway to our Archives," 2 October 2014, Seward, AK Florence Turcotte Job title: Literary Manuscripts Archivist (Associate University Librarian), Department of Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville Education: M.L.S., University of South Florida Candidate Statement: Since the very beginning, my career in archives has been all about Reference, Access and Outreach. I have worked to improve research services in my department and in the Libraries at the University of Florida in general. I have written, presented and published in diverse venues about our collections and services throughout my career. I have been a member of RAO for 11 years, and am ready to take on a leadership role in the Section. Thank you for your support! Work Experience: Library Technical Assistant, University of Florida Libraries, 1997-2005; Research Services Archivist, 2005-2008; Literary Manuscripts Archivist, 2008-present (all at University of Florida) Relevant Professional Service: Society of American Archivists, 2005-present. Manuscripts Repositories Section, 2005-present. Steering Committee, Discussion facilitator, 2011 and 2013 section meeting. Reference, Access and Outreach Section, 2005-present. Task on Teaching with Primary Sources, 2011-present. LAGAR Roundtable, 2005-present. Co-Chair, 2011-2013. Bylaws Task force chair, 2010. Steering Committee, 2009-present. Society of Florida Archivists, 2005-present. Vice-President, 2012-2013, Director, 2009-2012 Treasurer, 2015-present. Chair, Nominating Committee 2008-2009. Chair, SFA Annual Meeting Host Committee, 2009. Relevant Publications & Presentations: Publications “The Allure of the Archives” (Book Review). By Arlette Farge, translated by Thomas Scott-Railton. American Archivist 77:2 (Fall/Winter 2014) 2014.
“Surviving Confinement: Health Care and Community for Arkansas’s Japanese-American Internees.” Conference paper, Arkansas Historical Association Annual Meeting, West Memphis, Arkansas. April 11, 2015. “‘Freedom is Everybody’s Business’: Using Multi-Faceted Outreach to Draw Student Attention to Local Archival Collections on the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.” Conference poster presentation, Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the American Library Association Pre-Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. June 26 - 27, 2014. “Hidden Learning: the Student Experience in Special Collections.” With Tim Nutt, Catherine Wallack, and Krista Oldham (not present). Conference presentation, Society of Southwest Archivists Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. May 30, 2014. “Beyond the Barbed Wire: Nat Griswold and the Community Activities Section at the Rohwer Japanese American Relocation Center.” Conference Arkansas Historical Association Annual Meeting, Washington, Arkansas. April 4, 2014. “Dedicated and Rededicated: Architecture and the Archives at the University of Arkansas.” Conference presentation. Archives 2013 Meeting of Society of American Archivists and Council of State Archives, Architectural Archive Roundtable. New Orleans, Louisiana, August 14, 2013. of Sucking Eggs’: the Murder of Hugh Johnson, Race, and Law in Post-War Pulaski County, Arkansas.” Conference paper. Arkansas Historical Association Annual Conference, Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, April 12, 2013. “Tin Can Tourism in Florida and Engaging the Public through Digital Exhibiting.” Conference paper. 2013 Popular Culture Association/American Cultural Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. March 27, 2013. “Usability Testing on Another Dime (and $100).” Conference panel presentation. Arkansas Library Association Annual Meeting. Springdale, Arkansas. November 17, 2012. With Beth Juhl, Sarah Spiegel, and Molly Boyd (not present).