Author: Heather Souer

Walsh, Renee

Renee has her M.S. in Library and Information Science from Simmons College in Boston, MA, an M.A. in French from Middlebury College and a B.A. in French and Comparative Literature from Oberlin College. Renee is skilled at completing detailed research, helping others find the best resources available, and promoting digital literacy. Due to her background, she often takes a cross-disciplinary and iterative approach towards solving research problems. She enjoys collaborating with others, conducting research interviews, and promoting cutting-edge education. She believes in the continued importance of languages, the arts, and the humanities, especially in connection to technology.

Granados, Natalie

Natalie Granados is an artist by dawn, the Conservator at UConn Library by day, and a static trapeze/handstand enthusiast by night. Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, Natalie earned her BFA from Parsons School of Design and an MA in Paper Conservation from the University of the Arts London. While at work, she enjoys creating custom enclosures for delicate archival material and recreating missing areas of paper with Japanese tissue. When not on campus, she makes paper by hand, designs repeat patterns digitally and manually, and hangs upside down from a static trapeze.

 

Areas of Expertise

  • Paper Conservation
  • Preventive Conservation
  • Box Making
  • Matting and Framing
  • Art Handling
  • Bookbinding
  • Paper Making
  • Illustration

 

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