![]() ![]() She regularly attended and participated in meetings for the Midwest Archives Conference and the national organization. Despite retiring, Matthew remained active in the field. Jeannette Matthew retired from IUPUI in 1987. Matthew also served as the Indiana director of the American Library Association’s National Library Week programs. In addition to these roles, Matthew was a co-founder of the Adult Education Council of Greater Indianapolis, and in 1961 was the first woman to serve as President of the Council. She was an important part of the Special Libraries Association at both the local and the national levels, served on the board of directors of the Indiana Women’s History Archives, and was appointed to the Commission on College and University Archives of the Society of American Archivists. Matthew was an active member in a number of organizations. Photo courtesy of IUPUI Image Collection, UA24-007636īeyond collecting and preserving the university’s history in the archives, Matthew created a series called “The Way it Was,” which featured oral histories from retired faculty members. Before too long, everyone wanted to lend a hand in building the school’s collection retired faculty members began donating their own records. She and her co-workers began the collection with flyers, newspapers, and administrative files found around campus. Prior to the creation of the archives, there had been no formal collection procedures established for campus materials. According to her, “We did not have that first piece of paper,” when the archive first began. Īs the university’s archivist, Matthew was in charge of building the archives from the ground up-which was no easy feat. After attending a workshop at Case Western Reserve University, Matthew established the IUPUI archives. A year later, she advanced to associate librarian, in addition to being named special collections librarian and archivist. She was promoted to assistant librarian in 1974. During this time, she worked in the Special Libraries Association, working her way up to being on national committees. In 1956, Jeannette Matthew joined Indiana University in Indianapolis as the librarian of the School of Social Work and the undergraduate library. She first worked at the Post Library at Fort Benjamin Harrison, before going to work in the Adjutant General’s School Library. Īfter working in the library at Columbia University, Matthew worked at the New York Public Library branch in the Bronx and Bell Telephone before moving to Indianapolis in 1951. This administrative experience later proved to be vital for Matthew’s next stage of her career. Matthew also gained experience in administration as she was sent to meetings that higher administrators did not want to attend. While working at the Columbia University, she took a number of courses at its prestigious library school. She then worked in libraries across the United States, ranging from the Denver Public Library to Columbia University. Matthew earned her degree in library science in 1946. ![]() Because Park College required students to participate in work-study programs, Matthew had her first experience working in a library. Instead, Matthew dreamed of a different career path and decided to go to Park College. Louis, MO on Mato Harry Wylie Morrow and Ruth Wilkinson.Īfter Matthew graduated from high school in 1941, she attended a business college before deciding that she did not want to pursue that type of career. This partnership is due to the hard work and dedication of IUPUI’s archivist, Jeannette Matthew. Photo courtesy of IUPUI Image Collection, UA24-007638Īt IUPUI, the archives connect the school’s present with the past. “I like to think of the archivist as an hour glass which is preserving the past for the future the middle is the archivist.” –Jeannette Matthew Jeannette Matthew, 1976. By: Samantha Riley, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2020, French and Anthropology, IUPUIĮdited by: Bre Anne Briskey, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant
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