Dr. Meredith Evans

Dr. Evans assumed the role of Director of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum on Nov. 29, 2015. Prior to joining the Carter library, she oversaw the Washington University Department of Special Collections in St. Louis.Dr. Evans earned her master’s degree at Clark Atlanta University. She was curator of printed materials at Atlanta University Center’s library and participated on an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-funded project to process and digitize the papers and books of Martin Luther King Jr.She also has held senior leadership positions at George Washington University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She taught library science courses at several universities, including Clark Atlanta University, and recently published “Modern Special Collections: Embracing the Future While Taking Care of the Past” in which she discusses the strategic thinking needed to ensure the history and cultural memory reflected in collections.

Affiliation

Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum

Sector

Library, Archive, Museum, Government (incl National and State libraries and archives)

Country

United States