Rand Boyd Special Collections and Archive Librarian Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives Leatherby Libraries Phone: 713-532-7711 Email: [email protected]
Education
San Jose State University, Master of Library and Information Science
Chapman University, Bachelor of Arts, History
Biography
Rand Boyd, is Special Collections and Archives Librarian in the Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections, he received his Bachelor’s degree in History from Chapman University, and his Master of Science degree in Library and Information Science from San Jose State University. He has been with Chapman University and the Leatherby Libraries since 2007. He is also the subject liaison for the department of History and the Holocaust Education program. He belongs to the Academy of Certified Archivists, the Society of California Archivists as well as the Society of American Archivists. Rand is also the Archivist for the California Academic & Research Libraries Association (CARL).
Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications
“Review of Scholarship, Commerce, Religion: The Learned Book in the Age of Confessions, 1560-1630 by Ian Maclean.” RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage, Fall 2013.
“Review of Books without Borders in Enlightenment Europe: French Cosmopolitanism and German Literary Markets by Jeffrey Freedman.” RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage, Spring 2013.
“The History and Humanity of Charles C. Chapman” (with Brett Fisher), Orange Countiana: A Journal of Local History, 2011.
“Founding Father: Master builder and grower Charles C. Chapman helps make a “happy dream” come true.” (with Brett Fisher), Chapman Magazine, 2011.
“Chapman University Timeline: Detailed timeline of the history of Chapman University compiled for the 150th Celebration”, 2011. http://www1.chapman.edu/library/archives/chronology.html
“Cobham Monumental Brass Rubbings.” Leatherby Libraries, Chapman University, 2008
Presentations and Talks
“Huell Howser and Chapman University.” Presented to the Orange Community Historical Society, Orange, California, September 2013.
“The Early 19th century American Book Trade and Jane Austen.” Presented to the Jane Austen Society of North America, Southwest, Orange, California, April 2013.
“Celebrating California: the California’s Gold Archive and Huell Howser.” Presented to the Orange County Historical Society, Orange, California, February 2013.
“The Roger and Roberta Boisjoly NASA Challenger Disaster Collection at Chapman University.” (with Doug Dechow) Presented at the Columbia Memorial Space Center, Downey, California, July 2012.
“Special Collections Librarianship.” Presented to Santa Ana College Public Services students, Santa Ana, California, April 2012.
“History and You: the beginnings of the Italian Heritage Archive.” Presented to the Italian Renaissance Lodge, Santa Ana, California, April 2012.
“Selection & Evaluation of Historical Images: A Librarian-Faculty Collaboration to Get Students Involved in Special Collections.” Presented at the Summer Retreat for Librarians, Orange, California, July 2011.
“Few Institutions Have Been Better Born…: A Quick History of Chapman University.” Presented to the Orange Community Historical Society, Orange, California, November, 2010.
“A History of Chapman University.” Presented at Chapman University’s University Advancement Retreat, Orange, California, September 2011.
“Balancing Bits and Paper: Creating a Portal for MAGIC.” (with Doug Dechow), Presented at the ESRI Education User Conference, San Diego, California, July 2010.
“Marketing MAGIC: Using Outreach to Advertise Library-based GIS Services.” (with Doug Dechow) Presented at the ESRI Education User Conference, San Diego, California, July 2010. “Flying Artillery: European Influences on the Development of Horse Artillery in the United States Army, 1778-1846. Presented at the Phi Alpha Theta Biennial Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2006.
Grant
Technical Staff (Archivist). Cal Humanities Communities Stories Grant. Chapman University, College of the Performing Arts. “California War Letters Preservation Project.” July 2013-December 2014. Award: $10,000.