Meet our team
Have a question about the archives? Want to schedule a visit? Our staff members look forward to connecting with you.
Have a question about the archives? Want to schedule a visit? Our staff members look forward to connecting with you.
Essence London
Publications and Programming Associate
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Essence London curates, edits, and writes across two fields: literature and film. She holds an MFA in Fiction, works on programming and outreach for the Black Film Center & Archive, and is Editor of Conjure: the docuseries.
Sarah Petras
Graduate Assistant
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Sarah Petras is a graduate assistant working on processing the Paulin S. Vieyra collection at the BFCA. She is pursuing a dual master’s degree in library science and English literature, and is hoping to pursue a career as an archivist after graduation. She is particularly interested in reparative archival work and uncovering the lives and stories told in the margins of preserved ephemera. Sarah has worked for the Lilly Library as a digitization assistant and a manuscript processing assistant.
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Black Film Center & ArchiveHours: Monday -Friday, 9 am - 12 pm, 1pm - 4.30 pm