Profile
Annie Tummino
Education
- MLIS and Certificate in Archives and Preservation of Cultural Materials, Queens College, CUNY, 2010
- MS in Maritime and Naval Studies, Maritime College, SUNY, 2020
Biography
Annie Tummino serves as Head of Special Collections and Archives (SCA) in the Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library. In this role, she manages collections and staff, develops short- and long-range plans, curates Queens College history, teaches with primary sources, and collaborates with campus partners. In 2019, she founded the Graduate Archives Fellowships program to provide hands-on learning and mentorship opportunities to archival studies students. As Head of SCA, her goal is to maximize access and use of the collections for research, teaching, and creativity.
Subject Liaison To
Research Areas
- Archives Management
- Archives and Social Justice
- Archival Description and Access
Selected Publications and Links
Tummino, A., Thayer, J., & Thorn, M. (2026). Rethinking Internships in United States Graduate Programs in Archival Studies: The Queens College Graduate Archives Fellowship. In M. Wiśniewska-Drewniak, J. Lowry, P. Seelakate, & T. Mosweu (Eds.), Archival Pedagogies. Litwin Books. https://litwinbooks.com/books/archival-pedagogies/
Tummino, A. & Colban-Waldron, C. (2025, May/June). Queer at Queens College: An Evolving Initiative to Document LGBTQ+ Life on Campus. Archival Outlook, 10-11. https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=847458
Tummino, A. & Fernandez, V. (2023). Amplifying Civil Rights Collections with Oral Histories: A Collaboration with Alumni at Queens College, City University of New York. Archival Issues, 42(1), 7-28. doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/archivalissues.16292
Tummino, A. (2022). The Personal Papers of American Sailors, 1890s–1940s. Archivaria, 93, 100-133. https://archivaria.ca/index.php/archivaria/article/view/13839
Tummino, A. E., Wong, J., & Mondésir, O. (2021). Uplifting Diverse and Marginalized Voices Through Community Archives and Public Programming. Urban Library Journal, 27 (2). https://academicworks.cuny.edu/ulj/vol27/iss2/6