Lucy Patrick

From FSU Libraries Subject Pages

Head, Special Collections
Strozier Library, Room 110C
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee, FL 32306
Phone: (850) 644-6167
Fax: (850) 644-1221
Email: lpatrick@mailer.fsu.edu

Job Responsibilities

Head of the Special Collections Department.

• Special Collections includes the following: rare books, manuscripts, Napoleon and the French Revolution Collection, University Print and Photo Archives, Shaw Childhood in Poetry Collection, Florida Collection, and Scottish Collection.
• We provide assistance with identifying and using department materials; also class instruction in using special collections and archives, and identifying and using primary source materials.
• The department welcomes internship proposals from a variety of disciplines.

Liaison Areas

• History

Education

• PhD - Humanities - Florida State University
• MLn - Librarianship - Emory University
• BA - Religion - Emory University

Selected Work History

• Consultant - Georgia Department of Education - Division of Public Library Services
• Librarian - Georgia Department of Education - Division of Public Library Services

Selected Publications

• Dissertation: Religion and revolution in the thought of Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826-1898)
• "The John Mackay Shaw Childhood in Poetry Collection." Florida Libraries vol. 49, no. 2 (Fall 2006): 13-15.
• Book reviewer for CHOICE.

Professional Affiliations

• American Library Association (ALA)
• Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
• ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Section
• ACRL Women's Studies Section
• Organization of American Historians (OAH)
• Southeastern Library Association
• North Florida Library Association

Professional Interests

• 19th Century American history, especially women's history, the gilded age and progressive era
• Working with faculty to stimulate student interest in working with rare books and manuscripts
• Collaborating with faculty to develop digital projects based on materials in Special Collections

Personal Interests

• Fiber arts