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Jess Tucker

Associate Librarian

University of North Texas

Department of Library - Special Libraries

(940) 5652769-

Email: Jessica.tucker@unt.edu

Professional Positions

    Government

  • Archivist III (Senior Archivist), Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Texas State Library and Archives Commission. (2005 - 2022).

    • Professional

  • Connections Support Group Facilitator state trainer, National Alliance for Mental Illness. National Alliance for Mental Illness. (2017 - 2021).
  • Archival intern, University of Texas at Austin. University of Texas at Austin. (2004 - 2005).
  • Law librarian, Munsch, Hart, Kopf, & Harr. Munsch, Hart, Kopf, & Harr. (2003 - 2004).
  • English language instructor, Lingua.ru. Lingua.ru. (2000 - 2002).
  • Library assistant, University of Texas at Austin. University of Texas at Austin. (1996 - 1999).

Licensures and Certifications

  • Certified Archivist, Academy of Certified Archivists. (2023 - Present).
  • Digital Archives Specialist, Society of American Archives. (2023 - Present).

Professional Memberships

  • Academy of Certified Archivists. (2023 - Present).
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness. (2023 - Present).
  • Society of Southwest Archivists. (2023 - Present).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Newsletter

  • Tucker, J. (2013). Come for the Lakes… Stay for the Eleemosynary Institutions?.
  • Tucker, J. (2012). A Texas-Sized Archival Project: Processing the Gov. George W. Bush Central Correspondence.

Presentations Given

    Oral Presentation

  • Tucker, J. (Author & Presenter), Society of Southwest Archivists Annual Meeting, The Multigenerational Archive, United States of America. (2018).
  • Tucker, J. (Author & Presenter), Society of Southwest Archivists Annual Meeting, Doing the Archives Bally - What the Midway can Teach Us about Outreach and Advocacy, United States of America. (2015).

    • Panel Presentation

  • May, M. (Panelist), Tucker, J. (Panelist), Esparza, E. (Panelist), Do Not Deplete: Creating Sustainable Futures in LAMs, My Brother's Keeper? Lessons from Crowd-sourcing the Records of a University Community, Society of Southwest Archivists, Virtual, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).

Service

Public Service

  • Other (Social media contributor), FenCon. (September 2023 - Present).
  • Other (Creating cards for patients in psychiatric facilities), For Like Minds. (January 2020 - Present).
  • Other (Peer support group facilitator), National Alliance for Mental Illness. (July 2016 - February 2020).

Professional Service

  • Other (Voting member), ArchivesSpace. (November 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Society of Southwest Archivists Diversity Committee. (2016 - 2018).
  • Other (Archival adviser), Wimberley document salvage, organized by Amy Bowman. (May 2015 - June 2015).
  • Committee Member, Society of Southwest Archivists Local Arrangements Committee. (2012 - 2013).