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Administration

David S. Zeidberg, Avery Director of the Library

Donna Stromberg, Asst. to the Director of the Library and Library Registrar

Tel.: 626-405-2176  Fax: 626-449-5703


Manuscripts Department

Mary Robertson, William A. Moffett Chief Curator, Manuscripts (British History)

Peter Blodgett, H. Russell Smith Foundation Curator, Western American Manuscripts

Bill Frank, Curator, Hispanic, Cartographic, & Western Historical Manuscripts

Jennifer Goldman, Associate Curator, Manuscripts and Institutional Archivist

Sara S. (Sue) Hodson, Curator, Literary Manuscripts

Dan Lewis, Dibner Senior Curator, History of Science and Technology

Olga Tsapina, Norris Foundation Curator, American Historical Manuscripts

Brooke Black, Chief Cataloger

Gayle Richardson, Library Assistant

Edward "Bert" Rinderle, Stacks Supervisor

Diana Pam, Library Assistant

Natalie Russell, Library Assistant

Lita Garcia, Library Associate

Steve Tice, Library Assistant

Jill Palmer , Library Assistant


For inquiries about existing photo-reproduction orders involving manuscripts,
please contact Edward Rinderle.

For general inquiries about the Manuscripts Department,
please contact Lita Garcia.


Preservation Department

Holly Moore, Conservator, Rare Books and Bound Manuscripts

Joyce Ziman, Conservator, Works on Paper, Photographs and Illuminated Manuscripts

Marieka Kaye, Dibner Conservator

Lauren Tawa, Exhibits Designer and Preparator

Madeleine Hernandez, Mellon Fellow in Conservation

Leonid Gurvits, Book Conservator

626-405-2196  Paper, manuscripts, and photograph conservation lab
626-405-2199  Book conservation lab
626-405-2198  Digital imaging lab
626-405-2118  Exhibition design and preparation
626-449-5720  FAX


Imaging Services

John Sullivan      Senior Photographer / Department Head, 626-405-3435

Manuel Flores     Photographer,  626-405-3436

Devonne Tice      Digital Assistant / Image Archives,  626-405-2198

Barbara Quinn    Library Associate, 626-405-2182

Robert Maine      Library Assistant, 626-405-2182

Pat Cornelius     Library Assistant / Microfilmer, 626-405-2198

To initiate a photograph or reproduction request, contact the appropriate staff member below:

Photographs and rare printed materials:

Photographs:  Erin Chase  626-405-2129

Printed materials before 1801:  Stephen Tabor  626-405-2179

Prints and ephemera:  Cathy Cherbosque  626-405-2181

All other:  Alan Jutzi  626-405-2178

Manuscripts:
Lita Garcia  626-405-2203


Art Gallery materials:

Elizabeth Clingerman  626-405-2225

Botanical Garden materials:

Danielle Rudeen  626-405-3505


Rare Books Department (Includes Rare Books, Photographs, Prints & Ephemera)

Alan Jutzi, Avery Chief Curator, Rare Books, 626-405-2178

Stephen Tabor, Curator of Early Printed Books, 626-405-2179

Jennifer Watts, Curator of Photographs, 626-405-2180

Cathy Cherbosque, Curator of Prints and Ephemera, 626-405-2181

David H. Mihaly, Curator of Lithographic History and Ephemera, The Jay T. Last Collection, 626-405-3494

Erin Chase, Curatorial Assistant

Aaron Greenlee, Library Assistant

Dolly Resendez, Library Assistant

Jean-Robert Durbin, Library Assistant

General Contact Info

Tel:  626-405-2178
Fax:  626-449-5720


Reader Services Department

The Reader Services Department manages applications for reading privileges and is responsible for registration and orientation to the Library. The department also provides reference services and manages the reference collection. General bibliographical inquiries, questions on specific Library holdings, and reference questions pertinent to materials held by the Library may be directed to the department at the following address:

Reader Services Department
The Huntington Library
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Fax: (626) 405-3477


Correspondence regarding application, registration, or renewal of reading privileges may be directed to readerregistration@huntington.org.

Laura Stalker, Avery Associate Director of the Library, 626-405-2190
Jill Cogen, Reference Librarian, 626-405-2100 ext. 2376
Juan Gomez, Reader Registrar, 626- 405-2192

Kate Henningsen, Information Coordinator, 626-405-3476
Christopher Adde, Manager, Reference Collection, 626- 405-2100 ext. 2375
Meredith Berbee, Ahmanson Reading Room Supervisor, 626-405-2100 ext. 2378
Catherine Wehrey, Ahmanson Reading Room Supervisor, 626-405-2100 ext. 2374


Technical Services Department

The Technical Services Department is divided into three units: Acquisitions and Serials, Reference Cataloguing, and Rare Book Cataloguing.  The head of the department is:

Lorraine Perrotta, Head of Technical Services, 626-405-2184


Acquisitions and Serials

This department is responsible for ordering and receiving a variety of printed and electronic resources, including gifts, for the library. They process invoices and maintain the library's periodical subscriptions. Questions about orders, subscriptions, and invoices may be directed to:


Livia Hirsch-Shell
, Acquisitions Librarian, 626-405-2185

Angie Ponce, Senior Acquisitions Assistant, 626-405-2213

Reference Cataloguing

This department is responsible for cataloguing materials added to The Huntington's reference collection. Most of these items are printed books and serials, but may include microforms, sound and video recordings, maps and atlases, compact discs, and electronic resources. Questions regarding the processing of reference books may be directed to:

Kathleen Martin, Chief Catalogue Librarian                     

Richard Jackson, Head of Copy Cataloguing / Database Manager

Rare Book Cataloguing

Rare book cataloguing is responsible for processing printed books, serials, and other items included in the rare book collections. Questions regarding the processing of rare books may be directed to:

Dorothy Auyong, Principal Rare Book Cataloguer

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