Cara Bertram Email & Phone Number

Urbana, Il, Us

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Serving as the archivist for the American Library Association Archives at the University of Illinois since 2013, including answering reference inquiries, selection and appraisal of records, directing physical and digital arrangement and description, directing outreach programming, providing training and instruction, maintaining donor relationships, and supervising graduate assistants and academic hourly employees. Promoted to Senior Associate in 2020.Provided reference services for the University of Illinois Archives from 2013 to 2021, including managing remote reference requests, working with onsite researchers, providing instruction sessions, developing reference policies, managing physical reading room, and supervising undergraduate assistants.

Gardiner, Montana, Yellowstone National Park

Experience at the Yellowstone National Archives in processing government record series, business archives, and manuscript collections, providing reference services, and conducting tours of the archives facilities.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Experience in the arrangement and description of the second accession of National Congress of the American Indian Records and the Gertrude Litto Collection.

Bellingham, Washington Area

Experience in leading small and large group discussions and lectures for college level American, European, East Asian, and Ancient history courses. Worked directly with students to help improve their writing and critical thinking skills. Assisted in the development and grading of assignments and exams. Promoted to Co-Lead Teaching Assistant in September 2010.

Bellingham, Washington Area

Responded to reference inquiries, created inventories and appraisal of office records, and worked on preserving and digitizing legacy format audiovisual materials.

Master Of Arts (Ma), History/Archives And Records Management

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Theta, Ethnic Student Center, Mixed Identity Student Organization Master's Thesis: "Avenues of Mutual.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), History

Activities and Societies: Ethnic Student Center, Mixed Identity Student Organization Concentration in modern American and European.