About Volunteer Voices
Volunteer Voices is a statewide digitization program that
provides online access to sources that document Tennessee’s
rich history and culture. This program involves the
collaborative efforts of Tennessee archives, historical
societies, libraries, museums, and schools.
The initial Volunteer Voices digitization project,
“The Growth of Democracy in Tennessee,” will build a collection
of 10,000 historically significant photographs, letters,
artifacts, and other items from across the state. This project is
funded by a three-year grant from the Institute of Museum and
Library Services.
Working Groups
Content
- Aaron Purcell, Chair
- University Archivist, University of Tennessee, apurcell@utk.edu
- Celia Walker
- Director, Communications and Library Advancement, Vanderbilt University, celia.s.walker@vanderbilt.edu
- Jim Johnson
- Memphis Public Library and Information Center, johnsonj@memphis.lib.tn.us
- Sharon Hull Smith
- Head of Special Collections, Tennessee State University, shull@tnstate.edu
- Wayne Moore
- Tennessee State Library and Archives, wayne.moore@state.tn.us
- Wayne Dowdy
- Memphis Public Library and Information Center, dowdyw@memphislibrary.org
- Tiffani Conner
- Project Manager- Volunteer Voices, University of Tennessee, tconner2@utk.edu
- Andy Carter
- Digitization and Content Specialist, West TN - Volunteer Voices, University of Tennessee/Memphis Public Library and Information Center, acarte20@utk.edu
- Genny Carter
- Digitization and Content Specialist, Middle TN - Volunteer Voices, University of Tennessee/Tennessee State Library and Archives, genny.carter@state.tn.us
- Alison Bentley
- Digitization and Content Specialist, East TN - Volunteer Voices, University of Tennessee, abentle1@utk.edu
- Chuck Sherrill
- Director, The Brentwood Library, sherrill@brentwood-tn.org
- Ed Frank
- Curator of Special Collections, University of Memphis Libraries, efrank@memphis.edu
- Mayo Taylor
- Middle Tennessee State University, mtaylor@ulibnet.mtsu.edu
Technical
- Ken Middleton, Chair
- Middle Tennessee State University, kmiddlet@mtsu.edu
- Anthony Smith
- Digital Library Center Coordinator, University of Tennessee, adsmith@utk.edu
- Cathi Carmack
- Director, Archival Technical Services, Tennessee State Library & Archives, cathi.carmack@state.tn.us
- James Staub
- Government Documents Librarian, Tennessee State Library & Archives, james.staub@state.tn.us
- Margaret Casado
- Reference & Instructional Services, University of Tennessee, casado@lib.utk.edu
- Melanie Felter-Reichert
- Metadata Librarian, University of Tennessee, feltner@email.lib.utk.edu
- Teresa Braden Walker
- Information Technology Services Librarian, University of Tennessee, walker@aztec.lib.utk.edu
- Dan Greene
- IT Technologist III/ Web Designer, University of Tennessee, dgreene@utk.edu
- Tim Henderson
- Humanities Tennessee, tim@tn-humanities.org
- Tiffani Conner
- Project Manager- Volunteer Voices, University of Tennessee, tconner2@utk.edu
Education
- Lisa Oakley, Chair
- Curator of Education, East Tennessee Historical Society, oakley@east-tennessee-history.org
- Kathy Bennett
- Librarian, Maplewood High School, kathryn.bennett@mnps.org
- Kira Duke
- Education Coordinator, National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, kduke@civilrightsmuseum.org
- Becky Verner
- Social Studies Program Coordinator, Nashville Public Schools, rebecca.verner@mnps.org
- Kelly Wilkerson
- Director, Membership and Programs, Tennessee Historical Society, kellyw@tennesseehistory.org
- Brenda Ables
- Social Studies Coordinator, Tennessee Department of Education, brenda.ables@state.tn.us
- Nancy Kemp
- Education Coordinator - Volunteer Voices, University of Tennessee, nkemp1@utk.edu
- Tiffani Conner
- Project Manager- Volunteer Voices, University of Tennessee, tconner2@utk.edu
Metadata
- Melanie Felter-Reichert
- Metadata Librarian, University of Tennessee, feltner@email.lib.utk.edu
- Kira Duke
- Education Coordinator, National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, kduke@civilrightsmuseum.org
- Celia Walker
- Director, Communications and Library Advancement, Vanderbilt University, celia.s.walker@vanderbilt.edu
- Cathi Carmack
- Director, Archival Technical Services, Tennessee State Library & Archives, cathi.carmack@state.tn.us
- Tiffani Conner
- Project Manager- Volunteer Voices, University of Tennessee, tconner2@utk.edu
Training
- Teresa Braden Walker
- Information Technology Services Librarian, University of Tennessee, walker@aztec.lib.utk.edu
- Margaret Casado
- Reference & Instructional Services, University of Tennessee, casado@lib.utk.edu
- Tiffani Conner
- Project Manager- Volunteer Voices, University of Tennessee, tconner2@utk.edu
Assessment
- Carol Tenopir, Chair
- Center for Information Studies, University of Tennessee, ctenopir@utk.edu
- Sunny Windingstad
- Center for Information Studies, University of Tennessee, sol7sun7@yahoo.com
- Casey Williams
- Center for Information Studies, University of Tennessee, cwilli50@utk.edu
- Tiffani Conner
- Project Manager - Volunteer Voices, University of Tennessee, tconner2@utk.edu