Prior to joining the Peabody Essex Museum, Catherine Robertson received her M.L.I.S and a master’s degree in history from Simmons College, where her studies focused on race and social history in 19th-century America. She has worked at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, and interned at Emerson College. As a reference librarian, she is excited to help others develop and expand their passions for history through the collections at PEM.