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Recently, the South Central Regional Library Council recognized Katy Galvin ’83, Technical Services and Collections Manager for the Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College, with an Excellence in Action Award.
“As an EC alumna, Katy has shown deep dedication to preserving the College’s history,” stated the SCRLC award announcement. “Katy’s diligence, professionalism, and supportive attitude have earned the respect and admiration of her colleagues and library visitors alike.”
Surprised and delighted by the award, Galvin views it as a recognition of the impact her archival work has on the EC community.
“We work closely with professors, students, community members, and scholars in residence at Quarry Farm,” she shared.
As part of her work, Galvin reorganizes, inventories, and curates the archives. She’s improved accessibility, rewritten finding aids, and worked on digitization efforts.
In her role at the Center for Mark Twain Studies, she has also cataloged and arranged materials at the Mark Twain Archive and Quarry Farm, assisting visiting scholars.
“The EC archive is an integral part of the College community,” explained Galvin. “We provide an important connection to EC alumni, their descendants, and the wider community. In recent years, we’ve digitized the EC Bulletin, the EC yearbooks, and the EC VHS collection. These items are now available on the NY Heritage site.”
Galvin also shared how EC has employed student interns to participate in the preservation work.
“With the help of our two interns, we are currently working on digitizing the EC founding documents and the EC audio collection.”
Elmira College also maintains the Mark Twain Archive, and Galvin works collaboratively with the Center for Mark Twain Studies to make archival materials available to the Twain community nationally and internationally.
“The work we do in the archive preserves the rich and unique history of EC,” she shared. “While EC history is important to higher education overall, it is particularly important to the history of women’s education.”
