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Archives Across the Atlantic: Unearthing Black Histories. A conversation with the University of Leeds

Archives Across the Atlantic: Unearthing Black Histories. A conversation with the University of Leeds Online

Join us for this special online event that brings together a panel from universities in Rochester and Leeds, separated by the Atlantic Ocean while joined by a common history. We'll hear from academics and archivists with an interest in Black history and how libraries and archives support these histories.

Our speakers are:

Melanie Chambliss, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Rochester

Bridget Bennett, Professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of Leeds

Autumn Haag, Assistant Director, Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation at the University of Rochester

Kate Dossett, Professor of American History at the University of Leeds

Date:
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Time:
11:00am - 12:00pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Online:
This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
Audience:
  Colleges or Universities (not UR)     Faculty or Staff     General Public     Graduate students or Postdocs     Undergraduate students  
Categories:
  Workshop  

Registration is required. There are 200 seats available.

Event Organizer

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Autumn Haag
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Lindsey Baker
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Sarah Siddiqui

Reproducibility Librarian