Jack Schmitt, Early Career Member

Jack Schmitt is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan School of Information, obtaining an MSI in library science and archives with a focus on managing and sustaining collections. For his efforts towards this degree, Jack received the prestigious Margeret Mann Award, the first and oldest student award at UMSI, for demonstrating exceptional academic ability and professional promise in the field. He is currently the Henry Austin Clark Jr. Graduate Intern at the Henry Ford, in completion of the University of Michigan’s museum studies graduate certificate program. As a biracial man, Jack believes strongly in the value and impact of representation and aims to uplift stories of underrepresented communities and marginalized voices. He is a 2022–2023 American Library Association (ALA) Spectrum Scholar, a 2023 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Kaleidoscope Program Scholar, and an early career member of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) Archival Repatriation Committee and the SAA Foundation Board. He holds a BA in government and theater from Georgetown University and his professional interests include social memory and inclusive history.