Andrew Scott Richmond

131-1 Villas Drive New Castle, DE 19720

asmr@udel.edu http://www2.kenyon.edu/Khistory/andy

Education

• Winterthur Program in Early American Culture - University of Delaware and Winterthur Museum
  --Master's candidate in Early American Culture (degree expected May, 2003)
  --Thesis topic (working): early Ohio furniture
• Kenyon College  
  --Received A.B. degree in history, with a concentration in American studies (May, 1996)
  --Completed two full years of independent research in history
  --Liberal arts course of study also included literature, Spanish, statistics, biology, physics, and anthropology
  --Course of study centered in intensive reading, research, and analytical writing

  Continuing Education

• Museum Studies (ARHS 371), Kenyon College, Art History Department, Spring 2001 (not-for-credit)
• American Art to 1900 (ARHS 227), Kenyon College, Art History Department, Fall 2000 (not-for-credit)
• Documenting Local Culture Field School, Rural Life Center, Kenyon College (1999)
  --Sponsored by The Rural Life Center, American Folklife Center, and the Ohio Humanities Council
  --Received hands-on training in methods of cultural documentation (photography, interviewing, ethnographic writing, etc.)
• Genealogy and Local History Research Methods for Librarians, Kent State School of Library and Information Science (1998)
  --Two-day workshop covering many aspects of genealogical and local history research
• Institute for the Editing of Historical Documents, The University of Wisconsin-Madison (1997)
  --One of eighteen selected from a nation-wide pool of applicants to attend the Institute sponsored by the National Historic Publications and Records Commission, the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison
  --Acquired intensive training in the theory and practice of historical documentary editing
• PILR Workshops , Olin/Chalmers Libraries, Kenyon College (1996-1997)
  --Attended workshops on HTML encoding, web publishing, and various library resources

   

  Computer Experience

• Microsoft Windows operating systems, word processing, databases, spreadsheets, digital imaging, web design, and extensive experience using email and the internet

  Employment History

• Reference Librarian, Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, (1998-2001)
  --Perform reference duties, maintain the Library's web site (including the answering of all e-mails from our web site), establish CD-Rom collection, oversee reorganization of local history/genealogy materials, administer interlibrary loan services, assist in systems management and the administration of the local freenet, supervise reference assistants, other administrative duties

• Project Director/Editor, The Papers of Philander Chase (1995-present)
  --Transcribing, editing, and annotating a selection of Chase's writings for a single volume letterpress edition, and the complete printed and manuscript writings of Philander Chase for a WWW publication

• Clerk, Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County (1997-1998)
  --Performed circulation duties in the Audio-Visual area, as well as some reference, scheduling, and other public services

• Library Intern, Olin/Chalmers Libraries-Kenyon College (1996-1998)
  --Rare book cataloging, performed research assistance duties (mainly archives); as well as microform machine maintenance; serials management; government documents management; and Dewey-to-LC conversion

• Assistant, Special Collections-Olin Chalmers Libraries-Kenyon College (1995-1996)
  --Worked as processing assistant; processed new archives materials; aided in preservation of older materials; assisted in reorganization of files; reference services; set up displays consisting of both paper materials and artifacts

• Assistant, Government Documents-Olin/Chalmers Libraries-Kenyon College(1994-1996)
  --Processed and shelved new documents; aided in management of collection; responsible for indexing map collection; reference duties; and microform machine assistance

  Activities/Volunteer Experience

• Volunteer, Woodward Opera House Restoration, Mount Vernon, Ohio (2000-2001)
• Member, Furniture and Decorations Committee, Orange Johnson House, Worthington Historical Society (2000-2001)
• Docent, Orange Johnson House, Worthington Historical Society (2000-2001)
• Volunteer, Historical Collections Department, Ohio Historical Society (1999-2000)
• Member, 175th Anniversary Celebration Committee, Kenyon College (1999-2000)
• Co-founder, Lady Rosse Historical Society (1995); president (1995-6); member (1995-present)
• History Department Advisory Committee (1994-1995)
  --Acted as liaison between history students and faculty

  Professional Affiliations and Organizational Memberships

• Society of Early Americanists (2000-present)
• Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (1999-present)
• Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture (1999-present)
• National Trust for Historic Preservation (1999-present)
• Affiliate Scholar in History, Kenyon College Department of History (1997-present)
• Association for Documentary Editing (1996-present)

  Published Works

• (forthcoming) (editor) Bishop Chase's Reminiscences,  www2.kenyon.edu/Khistory/chase/
• Two photographs, "Amish Signpost" and "View of Kokosing," in Life Along the Kokosing, Howard Sacks et al, 2000

  Miscellaneous Publications

• [Interview] One on One, WKCO, September 18, 2000.
• [About] "Andy Richmond Explores the "West" with Philander Chase" by Linda Michaels, in Along Middle Path, Sept. 26, 1996, and the Admissions Bulletin, Winter, 1996

  Lectures

• "The Pioneer Bishop in Ohio: Life in Early Knox County through the Words of Philander Chase," a lecture delivered at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, September 6, 2000
• "Woodworking in Middlebury Township, Knox County," a lecture delivered at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, September 1, 1999
• "Kenyon Students Respond to the American Civil War and the Death of President Andrews," an address delivered upon the reburial of the remains of President Andrews, Kenyon College, April 23, 1998

  Website Portfolio

• The Papers of Philander Chase
• The Students They Are A-Changin', Student Activism in the 1960s
• Holistic Health Care in Knox County, Ohio: An Exploration of Medical Systems in a Rural Community
• Domesticating the Frontier: Women in 19th Century Ohio

  Awards/Honors

• H. Landon Warner Award
  --Financial support given for innovative research in history
  --Received for "Turning Point: Elvis Presley's Draft and the Cleansing of Rock-n-Roll" (1994), "The Cultural Significance of the Star Wars Trilogy"(1995), and The Papers of Philander Chase (1996)

  References available upon request

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