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Sarah Sussman

Sarah Sussman
Curator, French and Italian collections; Head, Humanities and Area Studies, Humanities Resource Group
I have been Stanford Libraries' Curator of French and Italian since 2002, when I finished my PhD in History (Modern Europe/France/Jewish History) at Stanford. Since 2011, I have also served as head of the Humanities and Area Studies resource unit, promoting the fabulous collections and expertise of my colleagues in these areas of study.

Education

PhD, Stanford University, European History (2002)
MLS, Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Library science and archives (1996)
BA, UC Santa Cruz, History (1994)

Research

French and Francophone Studies
Italian Studies