Nancy Lenoil
Nancy Lenoil | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Wayne State University |
| Employer | California State Archives |
| Title | State Archivist of California |
Nancy Zimmelman Lenoil is the State Archivist of California.
Education[]
Lenoil earned a bachelor's degree in history from Oakland University and a master's degree in history, with graduate certificate in archival administration, from Wayne State University.[1]
Career[]
Lenoil began her work at the California State Archives in 1987. From 1992-2007 she served as the Administrator of the Western Archives Institute, an intensive, two-week instructional program sponsored by the State Archives.[2][3][4] In 2006, she was appointed State Archivist and is the first woman to hold that position.[1]
In June 2016, the State Archives announced a partnership with the Google Cultural Institute. Three collections were made available online, which Lenoil said was one step in the process of making records more accessible to the public.[5]
Lenoil serves as an ex officio member of the Board of The California Museum.
Honors[]
- Fellow, Society of American Archivists (inducted 2012[2])
References[]
- ^ a b "California Historical Records Advisory Board". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Home » Awards Competition » 2012 Fellows and Award Recipients » Fellows". Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Nancy Lenoil". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "2016 Western Archives Institute". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Costello, Darcy (June 28, 2016). "State archives accessible online with new Google partnership". The Washington Times. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- Female archivists
- Oakland University alumni
- Wayne State University alumni
- Fellows of the Society of American Archivists
- Living people