Dietel Library at Emma Willard School

The Dietel Library provides girls with access to tools that will aid and enhance their learning, including databases, ebooks, research guides, and our own rich archive collection. Located in the heart of campus, the library is a quiet space where girls are often found studying intently in a cozy yogibo, or working collaboratively with peers on research projects.

In addition to always being willing to support students as they find a good book or seek out critical resources for their coursework Emma’s Director of Research, Katie Archambault, and Assistant Director of Research/Tech Integrationist Caroline Buinicky also work with teachers to provide their classes with regular, mini research lessons.

List of 4 members.

Caroline Buinicky

Director of Library Resources and Research

518-833-1351
Freya Gibbon

Assistant Librarian and Academic Technology Specialist

518-833-1895
Nancy Iannucci

Archivist, History Instructor

518-833-1388
Nick Marchese

Director of Academic Technology

518-833-1897

Housed in the Library

List of 2 items.

Emma Willard School Archive

The Emma Willard School Archive contain a wealth of historical documents that provide the written and visual proof of the school’s rich history. Researchers visit from all over the United States to access our collections. The larger and more widely used records housed in the school archive are the 19th and 20th century student letters collection, documents and artifacts related to the Troy Female Seminary, and The Emma Hart Willard collection.

The Archive collects materials relating to Emma Willard School (formerly Troy Female Seminary), including archival records from the school and private records of faculty, staff, and students. Holdings include manuscripts, textbooks, and publications of Madame Emma Hart Willard dating from 1817. The collection also includes a large number of photographs, videotapes, audio recordings, and ephemera from the school. Also included are school records and catalogs; student records, letters, diaries, and notebooks; curriculum materials, and records from administrative offices, all dating from 1814 to the present.

The Archive is pleased to accept donations of items relating to the establishment, development, growth, and activities of Emma Willard School. Please contact Archivist Nancy Iannucci when contemplating such a donation.

Requests for information may be directed to Nancy Iannucci. The Archive is open for research to outside researchers by appointment.
Maker Space

Get creative! In the basement of the library you can try your hand at making fun 3D-printed creations, buttons, and more. From low-tech to high-tech, the possibilities are endless!