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Bree'ya Brown

Assistant Librarian

University of North Texas

Department of Library - SL - Special Collections

Email: Bree'Ya.Brown@unt.edu

Education

  • MS, University of Texas, 2020
    Major: Information Studies
    Dissertation: The Peculiarities of Community Archives: Exploring the Documentation of History and Memory through Digital Archives and Social Media
  • MA, California State University, Long Beach, 2018
    Major: History
    Specialization: Central-Eastern European History
  • BA, University of Texas at Arlington, 2015
    Major: Critical Languages and International Studies
    Specialization: Specialization in German and Spanish Translation
  • BA, University of Texas at Arlington, 2015
    Major: History

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Digital Archivist, Assistant Librarian, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2023 - Present).
  • University Archivist, Librarian, Huston-Tillotson University. Huston-Tillotson University. (2021 - 2023).
  • Project Archivist, University of Texas at Austin. University of Texas at Austin. (2020 - 2022).
  • Archives Assistant, Huston-Tillotson University. Huston-Tillotson University. (2021 - 2021).
  • Reference Librarian Intern, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Texas at Austin. University of Texas at Austin. (2019 - 2020).
  • Library Assistant, Chapman University. Chapman University. (2018 - 2018).

    • Government

  • Library Assistant, Texas Library State Library and Archives Commission. Texas Library State Library and Archives Commission. (2021 - 2021).
  • Public Library Specialist, Redondo Beach Public Library. Redondo Beach Public Library. (2017 - 2019).

Professional Memberships

  • The Association of Moving Image Archivists. (2022 - Present).
  • Society of American Archivists. (2021 - Present).
  • International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives. (2022 - 2025).

Development Activities

  • Continuing Education Program, Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) Curriculum and Certificate Program, Society of American Archivist. United States of America. (December 2023 - December 2025).
  • Conference Attendance, Association of Moving Image Archivists, Association of Moving Image Archivists. Baltimore ,Maryland ,United States of America. (December 3, 2025 - December 5, 2025).
  • Conference Attendance, iPres 2025, iPres. Wellington,New Zealand. (November 3, 2025 - November 7, 2025).
  • Conference Attendance, Society of American Archivist Annual Meeting, Society of American Archivist. Anaheim,California ,United States of America. (August 23, 2025 - August 27, 2025).
  • Conference Attendance, Association of Moving Image Archivists, Association of Moving Image Archivists. Milwaukee ,Wisconsin ,United States of America. (December 3, 2024 - December 5, 2024).
  • Conference Attendance, International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives, International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives. Valencia,Spain. (September 23, 2024 - September 26, 2024).
  • Conference Attendance, iPres 2024, iPres Steering Group. Ghent,Belgium. (September 16, 2024 - September 20, 2024).
  • Conference Attendance, No Time To Wait 8!, MediaArea. Karlsruhe,Germany. (September 12, 2024 - September 13, 2024).
  • Workshop, Text Encoding Fundamentals and their Applications, Digital Humanities Summer Institute. Victoria ,British Columbia ,Canada. (May 26, 2024 - May 30, 2024).
  • Conference Attendance, Society of American Archivist Annual Meeting, Society of American Archivist. Washington D.C. ,United States of America. (July 26, 2023 - July 29, 2023).
  • Conference Attendance, Society of Southwest Archivist Conference, Society of Southwest Archivist. Housotn,Texas,United States of America. (May 2022 - May 2022).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • INFO 5371 - Archives and Manuscripts, 7 courses.

Teaching at Other Institutions

  • Huston-Tillotson University, AFAS 2303 Afro-Latin American and Caribbean Culture and History, Spring 2023.
  • California State University, Long Beach, California History, Spring 2018.
  • California State University, Long Beach, California History, Spring 2017.
  • California State University, Long Beach, California History, Fall 2016.

Awards and Honors

  • Nominated for Star Performer Award, University of North Texas Libraries. (2025).
  • Nominated for Star Performer Award, University of North Texas Libraries. (2024).
  • Nominated for Don Miller Scholarship, California State University, Long Beach. (2017).
  • Fulbright Programme, German Academic Exchange Service. (2017).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Brown, B., Quam-Wickham, N., Elliot, B.T. (2020). Librarian. A Day in the Life of an American Worker [2 volumes]: 200 Trades and Professions through History [2 volumes]. 2 ABC-CLIO.

    • Book Review

  • Brown, B. (2023). Archival Accessioning. Edited by Audra Eagle Yun. The Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies. The Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies. https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol10/iss1/7/
  • Brown, B. (2020). Art: Concepts, Spaces, and Practices by Anne Thurman--Jajes. (27) Focus on German Studies. https://journals.uc.edu/index.php/fogs/article/view/4262

    • Magazine/Trade Publication

  • Brown, B., Hering, K., Greenwood, A. (2023). American Archivist's Hidden Content Project. Archival Outlook. Society of American Archivists. https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=803534&p=14&view=issueViewer
  • Brown, B., Vida, M. (2021). Central American News: the Diaspora’s Media that Bridges Central America and Abroad. Oxford, United Kingdom, Routed Magazine. https://www.routedmagazine.com/central-american-news-diaspora

    • Written Case with Instructional Material

  • Brown, B.N., Winston, R.E. (2025). Las Archivistas en El Salon: Teaching with Primary Sources at a Historically Black Instittution. Society of American Archivist Teaching With Primary Sources. https://www2.archivists.org/publications/epubs/Case-Studies-Teaching-With-Primary-Sources

Presentations Given

    Oral Presentation

  • Fisher, S. (Author & Presenter), Krahmer, A.J. (Author & Presenter), Brown, B. (Author), Hicks, W.L. (Author), Esparza, D. (Author), Digital Library Forum, Investigating Descriptive Practices for Potentially Harmful Cultural Heritage Materials, Digital Library Federation, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America. (2024).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Brown, B. (Panelist), Lemons, J. (Panelist), Zimmerman, C. (Panelist), Association of Moving Images Archivists, From Novices to Specialists: Building an In-house AV Workstation, Association of Moving Images Archivists, Baltimore, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Brown, B. (Panelist), Martinez, R.L. (Panelist), Oduok, I. (Panelist), iPres 2025, Reflections on the Field: Experiences of Early Career Digital Preservation Practitioners, iPres, Wellington, New Zealand. (2025 - 2025).
  • Brown, B.N. (Panelist), Palacios, A.A. (Panelist), Monterrey International Book Fair and the School of Humanities and Education, Spanish-Language Digital Materials in Texas Collections, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico. (2025 - 2025).
  • Brown, B. (Presenter), California State University, Long Beach Graduate Conference, Reimagining a Social Movement: Diversity in the American Environmental Movement, History Department, Long Beach, CA, United States of America. (2017 - 2017).
  • Brown, B. (Author & Presenter), University of California, Los Angeles of Thinking Gender, Imagining Reparations, Turning the Pages to Freedom: A Study of Black Women in U.S. Southern Libraries, 1920-1970, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States of America. (2017 - 2017).

    • Paper

  • Brown, B. (Presenter), Third Continental Conference on Afro-Latin American Studies 2024, Las Archivistas en El Salon: Teaching with Primary Sources at a Historically Black Institution, Harvard University, Sao Paulo University, Brazil. (2024 - 2024).

Artistic and Professional Performances and Exhibits

  • Other. Brown, B., Pojman, E., "Chaos on Commerce", Don Thomas II, Filmmaker, University of North Texas Special Collections, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (November 21, 2024 - November 21, 2024).

Media Contributions

    Other

  • "Bree’ya Brown Shares Her Experiences as a CCDI Higher Education Grant Recipient," Library of Congress Blogs. (August 22, 2022).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Fisher, S. (Principal), Brown, B. (Supporting), Krahmer, A.J. (Supporting), Hicks, W.L. (Supporting), Esparza, D. (Other), "Investigating Descriptive Practices for Potentially Harmful Cultural Heritage Materials," sponsored by University of North Texas Libraries, University of North Texas, $4800 Funded. (2023 - 2024).

    • Grant - Service

  • Brown, B.N. (Co-Principal), Ashton, K. (Co-Principal), "Of the People: Widening the Path," sponsored by United States Library of Congress, Federal, $59600 Funded. (2022 - 2023).

Copyrights, Patents

    Copyright

  • Brown, B.N., The Peculiarities of Community Archives: Exploring the Documentation of History and Memory through Digital Archives and Social Media, Regular, Date submitted to the University: December 2020. .

Service

University Service

  • Member, UNT Metadata and Description Workgroup. (2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Division PAC. (June 2024 - June 2026).
  • Committee Member, UNT Digital Scholarship Committee. (2023 - July 2025).

Public Service

  • Member, Archivoz. (May 2024 - December 2024).
  • Other (Volunteer), Cine Las Americas. (June 2023 - June 2023).

Professional Service

  • Committee Member, Audio & Moving Image Section. (September 2024 - Present).
  • Editorial Review Board Member, American Archivist Editorial Board. (August 2022 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Book, Society of American Archivist. (November 2023 - November 2023).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Society of American Archivist. (September 2023 - September 2023).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, Archive of Moving Image Association. (May 2023 - May 2023).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Society of American Archivist. (April 2023 - April 2023).
  • Other (Volunteer), Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference. (March 2020 - March 2020).
  • Other (Volunteer), Texas State Library and Archives Commission. (January 2019 - May 2019).