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The Rhode Island COVID-19 Archive was launched in April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic and was closed to submissions on June 30, 2023. It is a crowdsourced archive of observations, experiences and creative work about the impact of the pandemic on Rhode Islanders. The site and all contributions will be preserved by Providence Public Library and Rhode Island Historical Society.

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Project Team

	Becca Bender, RIHS Project Manager Becca Bender is the Curator and Archivist of Moving Image and Audio Collections at the Rhode Island Historical Society. She’s a deep believer that archives should engage collaboratively with the communities they represent, and that through partnerships we can all work toward creating a more equitable and inclusive historical record. She is the main point of contact for RIHS' partnership on the RI COVID-19 Archive.
	Angela DiVeglia, Community Outreach and Engagement As the Outreach and Reference Librarian in Special Collections at Providence Public Library, Angela's work focuses on supporting community archives and fostering creative ways for the public to engage with collections. She applies this work directly to the RI COVID-19 Archive and is focused on outreach to activist organizations and lowering barriers to participation.
	Jeremy Ferris, Design & Layout Lead Jeremy Ferris is the Digital Content Manager at Providence Public Library, where he ensures that the library's digital resources aid in access to research, education, collections, public services, and more. With projects like the Rhode Island COVID-19 Archive, he hopes to further facilitate building community and more equitable histories.
	James McGrath, Public Humanities Lead Jim McGrath is a Part-Time Lecturer in Northeastern University's History Department, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in history, public history, and digital humanities. Previously he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Digital Public Humanities at Brown University's John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage, where he collaborated with PPL, RIHS, and other community organizations on digital initiatives (like this project!). He is also the former Project Co-Director of Our Marathon: The Boston Bombing Digital Archive.You can learn more about Jim's work over at his personal web site and you can find him on Twitter @JimMc_Grath.
	Yuselly Mendoza, Project Coordinator for Latinx/Spanish-Language Outreach & Promotion Yuselly Mendoza is a certified community health worker with ONE Neighborhood Builders where she works directly within the Olneyville community to connect residents with health and social resources. In 2020, her work has focused on connecting with community members who have been directly impacted by COVID-19. Her work with the RI COVID-19 Archive focuses on outreach about the project to the Hispanic and Latinx communities of RI. Her participation on the project is funded by a project grant from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities.
	Dana Signe K. Munroe, Developer & Technical Lead Dana Munroe is the Registrar at Rhode Island Historical Society where she cares for the library and museum's vast collections. She's also our resident expert in our digital platform for the RI COVID-19 Archive.
	Rai Terry, A/V Archiving Intern Rai Terry is a MA student in Public Humanities and Center For the Study of Slavery and Justice fellow at Brown University where they are engaging with the impact Black queer audiovisual media in the 21st century. In addition they are a fellow with the Association of Moving Image Archivists through which he has an A/V archiving internship at the Rhode Island Historical Society. Find them on Twitter @RaiMckTerry
	Kate Wells, PPL Project Manager Kate Wells is the Curator of Rhode Island Collections at Providence Public Library. Her personal mission is to facilitate communication, inclusion, and connections to history in order to catalyze social justice and empowerment in communities. She is the main point of contact for PPL's partnership on the RI COVID-19 Archive.
	Miguel Youngs, Community Outreach and Engagement Miguel Youngs is the Digital Communications Coordinator at the Rhode Island Historical Society where he supports research and access to archival, museum and library collections. His work on the RI COVID-19 Archive focuses on broadening of scope for the archive to encourage all Rhode Islanders to tell their story.