Contact us
(928) 523-5551 special.collections@nau.edu FAQ Special Collections and Archives Cline Library Northern Arizona University P.O. Box 6022 Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6022Special Collections & Archives team
Meet the team that keeps our collections organized
Peter Runge
Head
Email: Peter.Runge@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-6502
About: Peter is responsible for leadership and management of a dynamic and energetic team of professionals. Contact him about administrative functions of SCA, including fiscal and donor relations matters.
Mowana Lomaomvaya
Archivist for Indigenous Initiatives and cultures
Email: Mowana.Lomaomvaya@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-5891
About: Mowana oversees the management of the Indigenous Knowledges Digital Learning Library (IKDLL), a repository for Indigenous cultural and intellectual materials. Mowana assists with review of policies and care of collections that describe or depict Indigenous and Native American communities, cultures, and life to ensure respectful care and access in accordance with the Protocols for Native American Archival Materials.
Melissa Lawton
Archivist, Collections Manager
Email: Melissa.Lawton@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-6766
About: Melissa is our collections manager. Contact Melissa with potential donation inquiries or questions about our collecting scope, or copyright/rights management.
Sam Meier
Archivist for Discovery
Email: Samantha.Meier@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-5811
About: Sam oversees the processing, arrangement, and description of collections, and ensures that both physical and digital items are discoverable by our patrons. Get in touch with her for questions about the organization of collections and finding materials in the archives.
Kelly Phillips
Archivist, Digital Programs
Email: Kelly.Phillips@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-5038
About: Kelly manages the digital environment in which our born-digital and digitized resources are preserved and made available online. She oversees all aspects of SCA’s robust digitization program.
Erin Carter
Libraries Assistant Manager
Email: Erin.Carter@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-5915
About: Erin works closely with the Archivist for Discovery to facilitate access to SCA’s collections and manages all student employees in SCA. She assists with requests for processing and digitization of SCA’s archival materials. Contact Erin to inquire about available student positions in the department.
Jess Vogelsang
Library Coordinator, Intermediate
Email: Jess.Vogelsang@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-9149
About: Jess works closely with the Digital Programs Archivist, digitizing and adding material to our digital collections. Jess is also responsible for printing matting and framing the images you see in our physical exhibits.