Marcus C. Robyns, CA
University Archivist and Records Manager

Marcus is the university archivist and records manager.  He worked professionally in Texas and Oregon before coming to NMU over 15 years ago.  Marcus and his wife Suzan have two children. His hobbies include baseball, baseball, and baseball on Sundays.  He occasionally wears jeans but nothing fashionable.  You can contact Marcus at mrobyns@nmu.edu or 906-227-1046.

Elyssa has made it her mission in life to create usable descriptive information for library and archival materials in order to connect patrons with information. Employed by the library, Elyssa has been a valuable member of the Archives team and is working extensively with the Archives database. She has a B.A. in English literature and a M.S. in Library Science, and has lived in three other states (Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia). Elyssa has sweet spots for the UNC Tar Heels, Pennsylvania Dutch desserts, coffee, reading, and sewing.  You can contact Elyssa at esanner@nmu.edu or 906-227-2123.

Allison Engblom
Accessions Specialist

Allison is a Fisheries and Wildlife Management major, born and bred in Minnesota. She loves anything involving the outdoors, such as camping and fishing, and is a Supernatural/Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanatic. Allison loves animals and has volunteered at a wildlife rehabilitation center. Allison’s hobbies include dancing, playing the violin, and collecting Bambi paraphernalia. You can contact Allison at aengblom@nmu.edu or 906-227-1225.

Jaime is a native Yooper from Gladstone, she graduated from NMU in 2012 with a bachelors in English and a minor in Anthropology. In the future Jaime plans to attend graduate school to study Archival Science. She enjoys reading, but is most happy when she is traveling. When she is not traveling, she keeps herself busy with school, work, and Sticky-Note connoisseurship. You can contact Jaime at jganzel@nmu.edu or 906-227-1225.

Kacey Lewis
Digitization Specialist

Kacey is from Rudyard, MI and is majoring in Art History with a minor in German. Kacey enjoys reading, yoga, music, and volleyball. When not immersing herself in Harry Potter, Kacey likes to paint. Kacey has a fondness for plaid, and would like to live in Europe someday. You can contact Kacey at kalewis@nmu.edu or 906-227-1225.

Savannah is currently a Public Relations major and a native of Marquette. She enjoys spending time with her family and outdoor activities, such as rollerblading, camping, and hiking. Her favorite animal is a tie between a giraffe and a sloth. Savannah loves to travel and dreams of living in Italy someday. Perhaps Savannah looks familiar to you. She is the younger sister of long time Archives employee Andrew Mallo. You can contact Savannah at smallo@nmu.edu or 906-227-1225.

Victoria Dresbach
University Records Center Coordinator

Victoria is a born and raised Yooper from Hessel, MI, who enjoys spending time with her family and friends, watching movies, taking care of her horse, and going on walks. She also enjoys typical Yooper activities such as camping, fishing, and occasionally hunting. Victoria is a sophomore and working towards a bachelor’s degree in Network Computing with a Computer Information Systems minor. You can contact Victoria at vdresbac@nmu.edu or 227-1225. 

Alex Eisner
Reference Desk Manager and Public Relations Specialist

Alex is a Finance and Risk Management major from Sheboygan, Wisconsin. A graduate of the Entertainment and Sports Promotion program as of December 2012, Alex just wasn't ready to leave the beautiful Marquette area. As an active member of PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America), she looks forward to helping the Archives improve our public outreach. When she's not working or pursuing her studies, Alex enjoys sports (obviously!) and travel. If you're looking to contact Alex, you can do so at aleeisne@nmu.edu or 227-1225. 

Glenda Ward
Arrangement and Description Specialist

Glenda, a Native American Studies major, came to the Marquette area during the Vietnam era as a member of the U.S. Air Force. In her free time, when she's not busy on campus or raising her two kids, Alexis and Alex, Glenda enjoys reading, writing, watching documentaries, and doing historical research. We know that, thanks to her love of history and affinity for the smell of old books, she'll fit right in. Glenda can be reached at gward@nmu.edu or at 227-1225. 
 

Dr. Steven Peters
Volunteer Project Archivist

As cataloger, Steve creates bibliographic records for items in the library and archives collections. He also performs maintenance on the records in the online catalog.For the Archives, Steve has processed the papers of John D. Voelker, aka Robert Traver, and preparing finding aids for the collection. Currently, he is working on processing the Bay de Noquet Lumber Company records. For questions concerning the Voelker papers, or the Bay de Noquet papers you can contact Steve at speters@nmu.edu or 906-227-2123.