Ana Ramirez Luhrs

Co-Director of Special Collections & College Archives
209C Skillman Library
610-330-5398
luhrsa@lafayette.edu

Degrees

  • MLIS, Rutgers University School of Communications & Information
  • B.A., Political Science with a minor in Philosophy, Fairleigh Dickinson University

With co-director Elaine Stomber, Ana manages the day to day operations of Special Collections and College Archives (SCCA).  She is responsible for the collection and curation of rare books and manuscripts, and the preservation of all collections in the department.  She collaborates with faculty to incorporate SCCA materials in courses and identify materials for purchase to support the curriculum. She provides reference and research support for patrons who use our collections.

Selected professional engagements
  • SALALM (Seminar for the Acquisition of Latin American Materials)
  • ACRL (Academic and College Research Libraries)- member of Library History Round Table and Rare Books and Manuscripts Section
  • SAA (Society of American Archivists)
  • MARAC (Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference)
  • Posse Mentor, DC Posse 11, 2016-2020
  • Easton Area Public Library, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Friends of the Historic Easton Cemetery, Member of the Board
Selected publications
  • Andrea Armstrong and Ana Ramirez Luhrs, “Tracing Environmental Legislative History” in Engaging Undergraduates in Primary Source Research, Rowan & Littlefield, (October 2020).
  • Lijuan Xu and Ana Ramírez Luhrs, “From Coloring the Academic Landscape to Integral Players of the Community: Underrepresented Minority Librarians Flexing their Service Muscles”, The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 46:6, 2020.
  • Rebekah E. Pite and Ana Ramírez Luhrs, “Digital Resources: Latin American Food and Food History” in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History, (2020).
  • Review of Object Lessons and the Formation of Knowledge: The University of Michigan Museums, Libraries, and Collections, 1817-2017, by Kerstin Barndt and Carla M. Sinopoli, Libraries: Culture, History and Society 3.1 (2019): 120-122.