Mary F. Yearwood

Mary F. Yearwood

Director of Collections and Information Services, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
New York Public Library
Speaker, Panel 2, Black Research Collections: Successes and Challenges
Mary Yearwood

Mary F. Yearwood is Director of Collections and Information Services at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library. In that capacity she oversees five curatorial units and is responsible for special collections development, services and operations.  A long-time librarian, archivist and collections manager, Mary received her MLS from Columbia University and from 1993-2017 served as the Schomburg’s Curator of Photographs and Prints.