Contact Us
General Contact Information
- specialcollections@northwestern.edu
- 847-491-3635
Drop By the McCormick Library
- McCormick Reading Room (Deering Library, 3rd floor) After September 2025 reopening
- Room B183 (University Library, Lower Level) During renovation
Contact Staff
Contact staff directly to make an appointment.
- Elsa Alvaro
Interim Head of the McCormick Library
elsa.alvaro@northwestern.edu
847-467-4588
Collections Services
- Benn Joseph
Head of Collections Services
benn.joseph@northwestern.edu
847-467-6581 - Andrea Martinez
Archival Processing Specialist
andrea.martinez@northwestern.edu
847-491-5970 - Nick Munagian
Collections Management and Delivery Coordinator
n-munagian@northwestern.edu
847-467-1748 - Kelsey O'Connell
Digital Archivist
kelsey.oconnell@northwestern.edu
847-467-7697 - Sophie Penniman
Archival Processing Specialist
sophie.penniman@northwestern.edu
847-467-2921 - MacConnell Wilson
Music Processing Assistant
macconnell.wilson@northwestern.edu - Yvonne Spura
Archival Processing Specialist (Accessions)
y-spura@northwestern.edu
847-467-4959 - Gary Strawn
Librarian for Collections Services
mrsmith@northwestern.edu
847-467-7240
Curatorial Services
- Scott Krafft
Chief Curator of the Charles Deering McCormick Library
s-krafft@northwestern.edu
847-491-2895 - Kevin Leonard
University Historian
kbl767@northwestern.edu
847-491-3354 - Greg MacAyeal
Curator for Music Library
g-macayeal@northwestern.edu
847-491-4233 - Matt Richardson
University Archivist
matthew.richardson@northwestern.edu
847-491-2173 - Charla Wilson
Curator of the Black Experience
charla.wilson@northwestern.edu
847-491-2928
Public Services
- Kolter Campbell
Research and Collections Specialist
k-campbell@northwestern.edu
847-467-8889 - Catie Huggins
Public Services Coordinator
c-huggins@northwestern.edu
847-491-3297 - Dana Lamparello
Head of Public Services
dana.lamparello@northwestern.edu
847-491-2899 - Jason Nargis
Special Collections Librarian for Instruction and Curriculum
j-nargis@northwestern.edu
847-491-2894