About Ellen Cunningham-Krupp

Cunningham-Kruppa is the Ransom Center’s Associate Director for Preservation and Conservation. She has been a practitioner, educator, and consultant in the field of cultural record preservation for over 30 years. In 2016 Ellen was awarded the American Library Association’s Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Award in Preservation. She holds a Ph.D. in American Studies and an MLIS from UT Austin, and is an affiliated assistant professor with the University of Delaware/Winterthur Program in Art Conservation. She received an Endorsement of Specialization in Administration of Preservation Programs from Columbia University’s School of Library Service. In 2019 The Legacy Press published her book Mooring a Field: Paul N. Banks and the Education of Library and Archives Conservators.