Archives and Special Collections
University Library

Amy Schindler is an associate professor in the Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library. She has worked as Director of Archives and Special Collections at UNO since 2014. Her primary focus in librarianship is increasing access to archival materials and expanding the scope of UNO’s distinctive collections.   

Her research interests include community outreach utilizing archival materials, exhibits, community archives, and the evolution of archival practice.  Schindler was one of the founders of the Queer Omaha Archives in 2016, and continues to lead efforts to collect, preserve, and share Omaha and Nebraska LGBTQIA2S+ history.     

She was previously University Archivist at the College of William and Mary and Curator of Manuscripts at the University at Albany, SUNY. She has held leadership positions in the Society of American Archivists, Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, and other archives organizations. She has presented at professional meetings of the Society of American Archivists, Academic Library Advancement & Development Network, Joint Conference of Librarians of Color, and other organizations. 

She earned master’s degrees in history and library and information science with an archives concentration from the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee (2001) and a BA in History with a certificate in Asian American Studies from the University of Wisconsin—Madison (1998).