Site Creators
Abigale Mumby
Abigale is a first year student in the Information Science master's program at the University of Michigan following the Digital Curation pathway. She has a bachelor's degree in History from Michigan State University and is originally from Greenville, Michigan. Abigale is interested in museum archive practices as well as performing arts archives- specifically ballet archives. Her favorite illustration out of the Arthur Rackham collection is the "Puss in Boots" illustration from "The Surprising Adventures of Tuppy and Tue."
Gabrielle Acuña
Gabrielle is a first year at the University of Michigan School of Information, pursuing her Master’s of Science in Information. She is from Morenci, Michigan and has a bachelor’s degree in English from Kenyon College. She intends to become a librarian once she graduates. Gabrielle’s favorite illustration is the Cheshire Cat illustration from “Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland”.
Jacob Branstiter
Jacob is a first year masters student studying at UMSI, specializing in digital archiving. Jacob is from Marysville, Ohio, and has earned a bachelor's degree in History from Bowling Green State University. Jacob plans to start a career in archiving, focused on educational or governmental archives. Jacob's favorite Rackham Illustration is the picture of the Three Fates from the "Wonder Book".
Herb Dittersdorf
Herb is a first year student at the University of Michigan School of Information, pursuing his Master’s of Science in Information. He is from Chevy Chase, Maryland and has a bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Kenyon College. He intends to pursue a career in digital curation, focusing on visual media. Herb’s favorite illustration in the collection is “Young Rip Van Winkle” from “Rip Van Winkle.”