DiAnna Hemsath is a new faculty member at UNMC.
- Name: DiAnna Hemsath
- Hometown: Omaha
- Title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor/archivist, McGoogan Library of Medicine
Research/professional interests:
- Special collections organization and development
- Collectors and collecting
- UNMC history
- Medical history
How I fell in love with archiving:
I prefer to create order from chaos. I like to develop the narrative existing in unexplored documents and share that information with others.
Degrees:
- B.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Memberships:
- Society of American Archivists
- Midwest Archives Conference
Three things people may not know about me:
- I have worked with many types of collections, from documents of the founding fathers to shrunken heads to fine scale miniatures.
- I don’t collect anything personally.
- I enjoy spending time outdoors and in museums.