Miranda Rectenwald, Curator of Local History

Research, Teaching & Learning, Collections

 I can..

• help you find primary sources at Special Collections, and online
• coordinate classes centered on hands-on learning with original documents
• provide a general orientation about getting the most from your research visit
• offer suggestions for using other local archives and online sources
• assist with citations for archival materials
• facilitate ordering copies of original materials

A selection of my resource guides

Certified Archivist (post-graduate designiation)

M.A. in History, and Graduate Certificate in Musuem Studies (University of Missouri - St. Louis)

B.A. History & Political Science (Webster University)

Academy of Certified Archivists, member

Midwest Archives Conference, member  

Association of St. Louis Area Archivists, member (and co-chair 2009-2011 term)

• Assoc. of Moving Image Archivists, Preservation and Triage Training, 2009
• Midwest Archives Conference, ARCHON and Archivist-Toolkit Workshop, 2009
• University of Missouri – St. Louis, Chancellor's Certificate in Web Page Design, 2007
• NEH Summer Workshop for Community College Instructors, 2006
• Virtual Missouri, Metadata conventions for digital projects, 2005
• Virtual Missouri, Grant writing for digitization and preservation, 2005

• Miranda Rectenwald and Sonya Rooney. “Shall we be one strong united people…” Spring/Summer 2011. The Confluence, Regional Studies Journal of Lindenwood University.
  
  

• Rectenwald, Miranda. presented at MOBIUS Library Consortium Annual Conference, 2010. Columbia, MO."They Didn't Cover this in Library School: Practical Tips for Librarians Working with Historic Materials,"

• Rectenwald, Miranda and Adrienne Breznau. "Show-Me History: A Digital Tour of St. Louis." no. 36 (2009):11-12. Midwest ArchivesConference Newsletter

• Rectenwald, Miranda and Andrew Hurley. From Village to Neighborhood: A History of Old North St. Louis. (St. Louis: MHS Press, 2004.) For more information: http://onsl.org/celebrating-history/