Employment
- Mississippi State University Libraries
- Assistant Professor – History Research Librarian (2017-present)
- Assisting faculty and students with research
- Serving as library liaison to the Honors College
- Teaching classes and workshops on library and research skills
- Publishing and presenting scholarly research
- Contributing to library social media accounts
- Managing Special Collections blog
- Senior Associate in Manuscripts (2008-2017)
- Processed manuscripts collections
- Researched and wrote DACS finding aids
- Assisted patrons with academic and genealogical research
- Taught genealogy classes and workshops
- Wrote metadata for digitized materials
- Transcribed handwritten documents
- Planned and installed library exhibits
- Managed Special Collections blog
- Digital Projects Specialist (2007-2008)
- Wrote metadata for digitized materials
- Edited and enhanced images in Photoshop
- Assistant Professor – History Research Librarian (2017-present)
Education
- The University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL
- Baylor University – Waco, TX
- postgraduate study in religious literature (2001-2003)
- William Carey College – Hattiesburg, MS
- Bachelor of Arts (2001)
- Magna Cum Laude
- Honors in Religion
- Honors in English
- Minor: biblical languages
- Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science – Columbus, MS
Presentations & Instruction
- Ongoing library instruction workshops on Ancestry.com, Zotero, HathiTrust, and Wikipedia (2018-present)
- Genealogy workshops for public libraries (2019-present)
- “Diversity Reparations and Increased Discoverability: Bridging Technical and Research Services,” presentation with Lauren Geiger for the American Library Association annual conference (2022)
- “Against All Odds,” part of the “Recovery of Nineteenth-Century Black Histories” panel for the Association for Documentary Editing (2021)
- “Against All Odds: Facilitating Research on the First Black Legislators in Mississippi,” poster session for the American Library Association annual conference (2021)
- “Telling the Stories of the First Black Legislators in Mississippi,” panel discussion with Karen Burch and Bianca Ford for Society of Mississippi Archivists’ Virtual Table Talks (2021)
- “Mississippi’s First Black Legislators: Archival Reparations Through Digital Humanities,” presentation for LACUNY Institute (2021)
- “‘Taking out the Fun Stuff’: Reworking First Year Experience Classes’ Encounters with Archives During COVID-19,” panel with Jessica Perkins Smith and Melody Dale for Society of Mississippi Archivists annual meeting (2021)
- “Researching Black Ancestry,” invited panel discussion with Sharon Morgan, William Johnson, and Mona Vance-Ali for Mississippi Library Commission (2021)
- “Cowbell Yell: Exploring MSU History and Traditions Through MSU Libraries’ Historical Archives,” First Year Experience fall semester class co-taught with Melody Pittman Dale (2018-2020)
- “Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi,” presentation for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History’s “History is Lunch” program (2020)
- “Planning a Virtual Conference for Archival Organizations,” webinar with Rachel Ingold and Mary Rubin for Society of American Archivists’ Regional Archival Associations Consortium (2020)
- “Genealogy as a Gateway to Teaching Primary Source Literacy,” presentation for Society of Mississippi Archivists virtual conference (2020)
- “Using Technology to Document African American Cemeteries,” workshop at Black Communities: A Conference for Collaboration at Durham, NC (2019)
- “Against All Odds: Researching and Presenting the Stories of Mississippi’s First Black Legislators,” virtual presentation for Humanities Commons’ first Twitter conference (2019)
- “Mississippi State University Libraries Annual E.O. Templeton, Jr. History & Genealogy Fair,” Poster Presentation with Jennifer McGillan and Corinne Kennedy at Southern Archivists Conference and Mississippi Library Association Annual Conference (2018)
- “From Analog to Digital: Making Your Collections Available Online,” Panel Presentation with Jennifer Brannock, Elizabeth La Beaud, and Mona Vance-Ali at Mississippi Library Association Annual Conference (2018)
- “Finding Isom Stewart,” Presentation for Black Communities: A Conference for Collaboration at Durham, NC (2018)
- “Breaking Through Brick Walls,” Presentation at the E. O. Templeton Genealogy Fair, Mississippi State University Libraries (2017)
- “Online Research 101,” Presentation at the E. O. Templeton Genealogy Fair, Mississippi State University Libraries (2016)
- Lesson on beginning genealogy research for HI4343, “Immigration in the U.S.,” Mississippi State University (2015)
- “Virtual Cemeteries,” Presentation at the E. O. Templeton Genealogy Fair, Mississippi State University Libraries (2014)
Papers & Publication
- Baldwin, D. (2022). The first Black legislators in Mississippi. Mississippi History Now.
- Baldwin, D., Smith, J. P., & Dale, M. (2021). The reading room goes virtual: Retooling First Year Experience class encounters with archives and primary sources in the wake of COVID-19. The Primary Source, 37(1).
- Baldwin, D. (2021). The genealogy roadshow: Using partnerships to enhance virtual programming offerings. In K. Hughes & J. Santoro (Eds.), Pivoting During the Pandemic: Ideas for Serving Your Community Anytime, Anywhere (pp. 51-53). American Library Association.
- Baldwin, D. (2020). Beyond the family tree: Genealogy instruction as a gateway to primary source literacy. Library Philosophy and Practice.
- Baldwin, D. (2019). Biographical sketch of Ethel Clagett. Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890–1920.
- Kennedy, C., McGillan, J., & Baldwin, D. (2018). Using family connections to create community connections: How a genealogy fair can benefit the community and the library. Mississippi Libraries, 81(4), 85-88.
- Book reviews for Choice Reviews and Mississippi Libraries
Professional Development
- Society of Mississippi Archivists annual conference (virtual, 2021)
- Mississippi Historical Society annual conference (virtual, 2021)
- Digitorium: University of Alabama Digital Humanities Conference (virtual, 2020)
- Society of Mississippi Archivists annual conference (virtual, 2020)
- Mississippi Historical Society annual conference (Cleveland, MS, 2020)
- Black Communities: A Conference for Collaboration (Durham, NC, 2019)
- Society of Mississippi Archivists annual conference (Starkville, MS, 2019)
- Mississippi Library Association annual conference (Meridian, MS, 2018)
- Southern Archivists Conference (Montgomery, AL, 2018)
- American Library Association annual conference (New Orleans, LA, 2018)
- Black Communities: A Conference for Collaboration (Durham, NC, 2018)
- Society of Mississippi Archivists biennial conference (Columbus, MS, 2017)
- Library of Congress Digital Preservation Education and Outreach “Train the Trainer” program (Jackson, MS, 2016)
- Society of Mississippi Archivists biennial conference (Long Beach, MS, 2015)
- Society of American Archivists annual conference (New Orleans, LA, 2013)
- Society of American Archivists training: “Arrangement and Description of Manuscript Collections” (Hattiesburg, MS, May 2008)
Honors & Awards
- Reference & User Services Association (RUSA) History Section’s Genealogy/History Achievement Award (2021)
Professional Memberships
- American Library Association
- Reference and User Services Association
- History Section
- Chair, Membership & Communication Committee
- Genealogy & Local History Committee
- History Section
- Southeastern Archives Association
- African American Intellectual History Society
- Association for the Study of African American Life and History
- Mississippi Library Association
- Mississippi Historical Society
- National Genealogical Society
- Society of Mississippi Archivists
- Past President (2020-2021)
- President (2019-2020)
- Vice President (2018-2019)
- Board member (2017)
Research Interests & Activities
- Genealogy and family history
- Documentation of local cemeteries
- Libraries and social media / Web 2.0
- Civil rights and women’s history
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