Dr. Olúdàmọ́lá O. ADÉBỌ̀WÁLÉ (Secretary)
Olúdàmọ́lá Oládélé Adébọ̀wálé is a renowned Archivist, Historian, Writer, and Senior Curator with the Nigeria-Brazilian Public History Project, celebrated for his groundbreaking work in preserving and promoting Nigerian history. An Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (UK) and a member of the International Council on Archives, he combines expertise in Estate Management, Branding, Business Development, and Intellectual Property Law from institutions such as Obafemi Awolowo University, Orange Academy, the University of Lagos, and Harvard Law School. As the founder of ASIRI Magazine—Nigeria’s foremost platform for historical content—his widely cited research and storytelling have influenced academia, media, and public discourse globally. Olúdàmọ́lá has curated major exhibitions including the Wole Soyinka: Timeless Memories series and the British Council’s 75th Anniversary Virtual Exhibition, and he pioneered Nigeria’s first historical chess game, 1851 Agidingbi Chess. His contributions to film, media, and cultural innovation continue to shape the national memory and inspire a new generation of heritage advocates
Heather Dean
Heather Dean (she/her) is Associate Director of Special Collections at the University of Victoria Libraries located on the territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples (Songhees, Xwsepsum, and WSÁNEĆ Nations) in Canada. She is responsible for managing the libraries’ private archives, including literary archives, and rare and unique print materials. She has served as Secretary (2010-2020) and Chair (2021-2025) for the Section on Archives of Literature and Art. Her research interests include literary archives, collections-based learning, and digital access to the archives of writers and artists. She holds a Master in Library and Information Studies and Master of Archival Studies from the University of British Columbia as well as a Master of Arts from the University of Victoria.
Dr. André Derval
André Derval served as Director of Collections, Institut Mémoires de l’édition contemporaine (2009-2020) and as the General Secretary for the French PEN Club (2021-2023). He is the author of Michel Ragon singulier et pluriel (Albin Michel, 2024) and L’Accueil critique de Bagatelles pour un massacre (Écriture, 2010). He is the editor of Céline & Cie (Écriture Publishing, 2011-2015) and Director of publication of the Études céliniennes journal. He holds a PhD in Modern French Literature (Paris 7). He served as a jury member for the Prize Kafka (Kafka Society, Prague), and as a member of the executive committee for the Section on Archives of Literature and Art, International Council on Archives, from 2020-2025.
Dr. Heidi Egginton
Dr. Heidi Egginton is a historian and qualified archivist. She is currently Curator of Political Collections and Archives of Art & Artists at the National Library of Scotland, a position she has held since 2019. Prior to this she worked at the Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge. She was awarded a PhD in History from the University of Cambridge in 2017. The National Library of Scotland has a long-established interest in archives relating to Scottish art, alongside its internationally-renowned modern literary archive collections, and is actively acquiring in this area, focusing particularly on the manuscripts of women artists and printmakers. The collections range from single letters and sketchbooks to extensive private archives of artists, as well as the papers of art dealers, critics, collectors, and key figures in Scottish and British arts administration. Beyond curating these collections, she has also worked with the Scottish Society of Art History to run a recent conference on the topic of ‘Art and Text’ and is involved in the Royal Society of Edinburgh-funded international research network ‘Curating the Digital Attic Archive: A Case Study for Open-Source Approaches to Artists’ Archives’ (2024-2026) with colleagues from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design and Glasgow School of Art.
Sandrine Guérin
Sandrine Guérin is an archivist at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, where she works primarily with Modern European collections documenting artistic and social movements, experimental poetry, and critical thought. Central to her practice is a critical engagement with archival processes to promote inclusive representation and equitable access to collections. Her professional interests include the stewardship of visual materials, the development of multilingual systems and the implementation of linked data, and the advancement of ethical and sustainable practices in archives. She holds master’s degrees in sociology and fine arts (Université Paris-Nanterre, France; School of Visual Arts, NY).
Catherine Hobbs
Catherine Hobbs is Senior Lead Literary Archivist at Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and an Adjunct Professor in the English MA Program in Public Text at Trent University, Peterborough, Canada.
She was the founding Chair of the Special Interest Section on Personal Archives (SISPA) of the Association of Canadian Archivists and is on the editorial board of Archivaria. A recognized expert in personal and literary archives, Hobbs has participated in global initiatives concerning literary and born-digital archives. She has a particular interest in issues surrounding artistic producers of archives, especially literary archives, as well as individuals’ understandings of their own documentation. She has published on literary and personal archives and has a strong interest in building bridges between literary scholarship and archival theory and practice. She has served on the executive committee for the Section on Archives of Literature and Art since 2011.
Dr. David Sutton
David Sutton is Director of Research Projects at the University of Reading Library, UK. He served as Chair of SLA from 2010 to 2020 and then as Vice-Chair of the section from 2020 to 2025. He has sought to combine the sharing of best practice in literary archives with international solidarity activity, and has worked on partnership projects, for example, in Trinidad & Tobago, Cabo Verde, Namibia and Cameroon.
Yayoi Tsutsui
Yayoi Tsutsui is a Researcher at the University of Tsukuba Archives. She earned a Master of Arts in Archival Science degree from Gakushuin University, the first graduate school of Archival Science in Japan, in March 2010. She had been a part time lecturer at the graduate school of Hitotsubashi University, a part-time staff at National Institute of Japanese Literature, the University Museum of the University of Tokyo, and the Shibusawa Memorial Foundation. She has been involved in the construction of several exhibitions and databases. She received her Certificate of Museum Studies from Harvard University Extension School in 2001 and her Bachelor of Arts from International Christian University in 1980, majoring classics. She is Archivist Certified by the National Archives of Japan and a Certified Archivist by the Academy of Certified Archivists in the U.S.A.
Elisabetta Zonca
Elisabetta Zonca is the Special Collections Curator at Biblioteca dell’Accademia di architettura in Mendrisio (Switzerland). After graduating in History (University of Milan, 2004), she obtained a PhD in Archival and Bibliographic Sciences (University of Udine, 2009). From 2015 to 2023 she was a member of the National Committee for Special Libraries, Archives and Author Libraries with the Italian Library Association (AIB) and has been a member of the Executive Committee of the Lombardy Regional Section of AIB since 2003. She is also a member of IFLA’s Rare Books and Special Collection Standing Committee (2003-present). She is currently working on two main topics, firstly, the development of Iconoteca, the Biblioteca dell’Accademia di architettura’s digital repository for photographs and graphic materials, and secondly, arranging personal archives donated to the library. Trained as a cataloguer, Zonca has had the opportunity to work with different types of materials, including rare books, maps, ephemera, photographs, and graphic materials, as well as managing collections in which books and documents come together. The latter has deepened her interest in archives and confirmed her belief in the importance of dialogue between GLAM disciplines. She has taken part in congresses, seminars, and contributed to published works, both original studies and translations, mainly related to the history of libraries, collection enhancement, special collections, and archives.
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