James D. Griesel, C.A.

Archivist James D. Griesel, C.A., is currently working on a rehousing project for the Library of Congress's Collections Access, Loan and Management Division. His responsibilities include appraising, arranging, and rehousing uncataloged books, booklets, and pamphlets. He has also worked on processing and rehousing projects for maps, newspapers, photographs, and records for government and corporate clients including the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division, National Park Service, National Institutes of Health, and congressional offices. In addition, Mr. Griesel has performed historical research at federal records repositories including the National Archives and Records Administration, Library of Congress, and National Library of Medicine.

He is a certified archivist through the Academy of Certified Archivists since 2006 and is a member of the Society of American Archivists and the Midwest Archives Conference.

Mr. Griesel earned his bachelor's degree in historic preservation from Southeast Missouri State University and his master's degree in museum studies with an archives management specialization from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He completed internships at the Jimmy Carter and Andersonville National Historic Sites and at the Nebraska State Historical Society. While completing his master's degree, he was responsible for moving the U.S. Geological Survey Nebraska Water Science Center scientific records, archives, and publications library to its new facility in Lincoln, Nebraska.