Schiff will be honored for her half-century of service to Yale at the Long-Service Recognition Dinner on March 31.
"Schiff soon became skilled in the cataloguing and maintenance of historic archives, including manuscripts, photographs, scrap books, daguerreotypes, paintings, movies, recordings and all manner of memorabilia."
A mutually beneficial town-gown relationship, the diplomatic mission of Yale University and its host city New Haven, has the perfect ambassador in Judy Schiff, who has strong ties and even stronger loyalties to both worlds.
Schiff, who grew up in the Westville section of New Haven and attended Sheridan Middle School and Hillhouse High School, is marking her 50th year of employment at Yale. She, along with more than 200 other long-service honorees, will be feted at the Long-Service Recognition Dinner this spring. But, as the sole 50-year honoree and someone whose contribution to Yale is unique, Schiff is in a class by herself.
For the last 40 of her 50 years at Yale, Schiff has held a single title – chief research archivist. In that capacity, she has worked on such significant Yale projects as the Tercentennial celebration, the World Special Olympics in New Haven and the archives of Charles Lindbergh and his family, one of the largest and most valuable in the Sterling Library archives. Read Full Article Here | Making history by living history:
