Verónica Reyes-Escudero

Verónica Reyes-Escudero is the Katheryne B. Willock Head of Special Collections at the University of Arizona Libraries. She most recently served as the Borderlands Curator and Instruction Coordinator for Special Collections. She works with donors, faculty, and students across disciplines in using special collections materials and engages the community through events that highlight the archive’s rich holdings on the US-Mexico borderlands. Verónica was previously the subject specialist for English Literature, French, and Italian. She has written and presented on incorporating archives-based research into the curriculum, the intersection of special collections and the digital humanities, and the archives of Mexican American literary authors. She recently coauthored the book, Latinos in Libraries, Museums, and Archives: Cultural Competence in Action! An Asset-Based Approach. She is currently chair of the Rare Books Manuscript Section for the Association of College and Research Libraries of the American Library Association.