Dates

• Existence: 1951-

Biography

Doris Malkmus was born in 1951. She earned an MA from the University of Oregon in 1993 and a PhD in history at the University of Iowa in 2001. Malkmus also holds an MS in archival science from the University of Michigan. From 1997-2001, Doris Malkmus served as Project Archivist for the Rural Women's Project of the Iowa Women's Archives. Malkmus collaborated witih stakeholders in rural communities, such as the Farm Bureau, and traveled across Iowa giving presentations and conducting oral history interviews to deepen the historical record of rural women's experiences. Malkmus used a set of glass canning jars filled with historical documents and artifacts as a visual aid to emphasize the value of "preserving" these stories. Malkmus has worked and volunteered as an archivist and oral historian at Penn State University, the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum in Duluth, Minnesota, and in collaboration with the LGTBQ+ Religious Archives Network. Malkmus retired in 2014.

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