Mormonism, Utah, & the West
Literature
World History & Culture
Photographs
Arts & Communications
BYU HistoryPersonnel and Staff
Russ Taylor
Department Chair
Area specialty: Reference, Yellowstone Collection, and American Literature (printed)
Office: 1122 HBLL
Phone: (801) 422-2932
Email: russ_taylor@byu.edu
Susan Corrigan
Administrative Assistant
Functional specialty: Transcription
Office: 1140 HBLL
Phone: (801) 422-6374
Email: susan_corrigan@byu.edu
James D'Arc
Curator
Area specialty: Arts & Communications Archive, BYU's Motion Picture Archive, and Film Music Archive
Office: 1105 HBLL
Phone: (801) 422-6371
Email: james_darc@byu.edu
Gordon Daines
University Archivist; Assistant Department Chair, Manuscripts
Area specialty: University Archives
Office: 1153 HBLL
Phone: (801) 422-5821
Email: gordon_daines@byu.edu
Larry Draper
Curator
Area specialty: Mormonism, Utah, and the West (printed materials)
Office: 1104 HBLL
Phone: (801) 422-6372
Email: larry_draper@byu.edu
Scott Duvall
Assistant University Librarian for Special Collections; Curator
Area specialty: History of printing, Fine Printing
Office: 2072 HBLL
Phone: (801) 422-2933
Email: scott_duvall@byu.edu
Norm Gillespie
Paraprofessional Manuscripts Processor
Functional specialty: Film Archives processing
Office: 1106 HBLL
Phone: (801) 422-2985
Email: norm_gillespie@byu.edu
Gary Gillum
Adjunct Curator
Area specialty: 20th and 21st Century Mormon Americana (printed materials)
Office: 5524 HBLL
Phone: (801) 422-6118
Email: gary_gillum@byu.edu
Maggie Gallup Kopp
Curator
Area specialty: Rare books
Office: 1110 HBLL
Phone: (801) 422-6276
Email: maggie_gallup@byu.edu
Connie Lamb
Adjunct Curator
Area specialty: Women’s Manuscript Collections
Office: 1202 HBLL
Phone: (801) 422-6196
Email: connie_lamb@byu.edu
Robert Maxwell
Adjunct Curator
Area specialty: Fine presses, history of printing, Orson Scott Card Collection
Office: 6728 HBLL
Phone: (801) 422-5568
Email: robert_maxwell@byu.edu
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John Murphy
Curator
Area specialty: 20th and 21st Century Western and Mormon Americana (manuscripts)
Office: 1155 HBLL
Phone: (801) 422-6370
Email: john_m_murphy@byu.edu
Cory Nimer
Manuscript Cataloger and Metadata Specialist
Area specialty: Cataloging and metadata of Arts & Communications Archive, BYU's Motion Picture Archive, and Film Music Archive, 19th-century Western and Mormon Americana (manuscripts), 20th and 21st Century Western and Mormon Americana (manuscripts), Photograph Archives, and Folklore Archives
Office: 1108 HBLL
Phone: (801) 422-6091
Email: cory_nimer@byu.edu
Tom Wells
Curator
Area specialty: Photograph Archives, 19th- and 20th-century photographic and photomechanical materials
Office: 1161 HBLL
Phone: (801) 422-4170
Email: tom_wells@byu.edu
David Whittaker
Curator
Area specialty: 19th-century Western and Mormon Americana (manuscripts)
Office: 1102 HBLL
Phone: (801) 422-7774
Email: david_whittaker@byu.edu
Kristi Young
Curator
Area specialty: Folklore Archives and Mormon literature manuscripts
Office: 1160 HBLL
Phone: (801) 422-6041
Email: kristi_bell@byu.edu
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