Raquel Flores-Clemons

Raquel Flores-Clemons, MSLIS, serves as the Head of the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection at Chicago Public Library since December 2021. Previously, Raquel held the position of University Archivist at Chicago State University from October 2016 to December 2021, overseeing Archives, Records Management, and Special Collections while managing over 30 collections that reflect the history of the university and south side Chicago communities. With experience at Fermilab, Allied Vaughn, and East Maine School District 63, Raquel has developed specialized skills in archival processing, digital asset management, and records preservation. Raquel holds a Master of Science in Library and Information Science from the iSchool at Illinois and a Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences in Art History from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.