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J. Gordon Daines III is the curator of Research and Instruction Services and the curator of the Yellowstone Collection in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections at Brigham Young University. He holds an undergraduate degree in history from Brigham Young University, a master’s degree in history from the University of Chicago, a certificate in archives and records management from Western Washington University, and a doctorate in educational leadership from Brigham Young University. He has written on a wide variety of topics including primary source literacy, preserving digital records, finding aid design, business process management for archives, the Boise Carnegie Library, William E. Borah, and the history of Brigham Young University. He has co-curated two major exhibitions in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections’ exhibit space—one on western exploration and one on the history of Brigham Young University. He has also curated a series of small case exhibits highlighting the holdings of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. He co-teaches a course on public history with Cory Nimer. He is active professionally and currently serves on the Publications Board of the Society of American Archivists and the Governance Board of the Archives Space program. He has a deep passion for the humanities and for books. (Term 1 ends 2024)