Mary Pedraza

Mary Pedraza is an Instructor and Assistant Reference Archivist at the Special Collections and University Archives of the University of Illinois at Chicago. She holds a Master of Science in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2021) and a Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University (2019). Her professional roles include archival work in academic and museum settings, such as the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and The Block Museum of Art.

Education:

• Master of Science in Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2021
• Bachelor of Arts, Northwestern University, 2019

Professional Experience:

• Instructor & Assistant Reference Archivist, University of Illinois at Chicago, Sep 2024–Present
• Archivist, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Jun 2021–Sep 2024
• Archives Apprentice, Urbana Free Library, Aug 2020–May 2021

Her work focuses on archival management, special collections preservation, and institutional history. She is fluent in Spanish (Latin American) and proficient in German.