Bio

Meredith Evans was appointed director of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in November 2015. She is the first African American woman to direct a presidential library. As director she focuses on civic engagement, the role of the presidency and public policy, and making accessible the records of President Carter, his Cabinet and the White House administration. Evans has expertise in selection, acquisition and preservation of print, audio, visual and digital collections, management, library-wide staff development, fundraising, and community engagement. She has written on the role and value of museums, libraries and archives and has presented at various international and national conferences. Evans earned a master's degree in library science from Clark Atlanta University and master’s degree in public history at North Carolina State University and her doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

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