Staff & Governance

Digital Scriptorium (DS) is a non-profit, tax-exempt consortium of American libraries with collections of pre- and early modern manuscripts. DS is registered in the State of Missouri.

Staff

Acting Executive Director: Lynn Ransom, The Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Contact: [email protected]

DS Catalog Project and Data Manager: L.P. Coladangelo, College of Communication and Information, Kent State University
Contact: [email protected]

Manuscript Data Curation Fellow:

  • Kelly Tuttle (2025-2027)

Manuscript Data Curation Graduate Fellow:

  • Rose McCandless, University of Denver (2023-2025)
  • Mario Sassi, University of Pennsylvania (2022-2023)

Graduate Assistant: Justin Blair, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2023-2024)

Graduate Volunteer: Gaby Stephenson, San Jose State University (2025)

Consultants

Technical Consultant: Doug Emery, Special Collections Digital Content Programmer, University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Contact: [email protected]

Board of Directors

Susan M. Steuer, Western Michigan University, President (current term: 2024-2027)
Emily Runde, Columbia University, Vice President & Member Services Representative (current term: 2025-2028)
Regine Heberlein, Princeton University, Secretary (current term: 2023-2026)
Lynn Ransom, University of Pennsylvania, Treasurer (current term: 2024-2027)
Anna Siebach-Larsen, University of Rochester, Director at Large (current term: 2024-2027)
Eve Wolynes, University of Kansas, Director at Large (current term: 2024-2027)
Ronald Patkus, Vassar College (current term: 2025-2026)

Advisory Council

Lisa Fagin Davis, Medieval Academy of America; Simmons University, Chair (current term: 2024-2027)
Elizabeth Hebbard, Indiana University, Member (current term: 2024-2027)
Andrew Hicks, Cornell University, Member (current term: 2024-2027)
Eric Johnson, The Ohio State University, Member (current term: 2024-2027)
Kivilcim Yavuz, University of Leeds, Member (current term: 2025-2028)
Evyn Kropf, University of Michigan, Member (current term: 2025-2028)
Megan Kelly, Newberry Library, Member (current term: 2025-2028)

Governing Documents

Bylaws of Digital Scriptorium (approved 2016; amended 2024)

Digital Scriptorium Meetings

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