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E. Brooke Fox MLIS

E. Brooke Fox MLIS

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  • Professor
College
  • Academic Affairs Faculty
Department
  • MUSC Libraries
Academic Focus
  • Archives, Manuscripts, and Rare Books
  • Exhibits
  • History of Medicine
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Biography

Brooke Fox, MS, CA, has served as the MUSC University Archivist since joining the MUSC Libraries faculty in 2007. She manages the MUSC University Archives and is responsible for acquiring, processing, cataloging, preserving, and transferring permanent institutional records in collaboration with campus departments and the MUSC Records Center. Ms. Fox provides reference and research services, conducts training for administrators, faculty, and staff on archival practices and state records requirements, and develops outreach initiatives to promote archival collections. Her additional responsibilities include curating physical and online exhibits, supporting the management of the Waring Historical Library’s rare book collection, directing the oral history program, and managing artifact collections for the Waring Historical Library, the College of Nursing, and the College of Pharmacy.

Education

  • M.S. Library and Information Science, Simmons University, Boston
  • B.A. Philosophy, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland 

Selected Publications

  • Brooke Fox. “Caring for the Collection: Lessons from a Rare Books Sabbatical.” Waring Library Society Newsletter, Spring 2026;

  •  Anna Marie Schuldt and Brooke Fox. “Pills and Potions: Developing the MUSC College of Pharmacy Exhibit.” The Watermark, Spring 2024: 15-19.

  •  Brooke Fox. “Waring Staff Puts Their Lives on the Line for History.” Waring Library Society Newsletter, Fall 2022; 66: 5.

  •  Brooke Fox. “Associated Collections: COP Alumni Association Museum Project.” Waring Library Society Newsletter, Summer 2021; 62: 5.

  •  Lisa Kerr, Brooke Fox, et al. “Minding the Gap: One Institution’s Strategy for Infusing Health Humanities into Multiple Academic Programs across a Graduate Health Science University.” Blog/Medical Humanities. BMJ Journals, https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humanities/2019/12/02/minding-the-gap-one-institutions-strategy-for-infusing-health-humanities-into-multiple-academic-programs-across-a-graduate-health-science-university-2/. Published December 2019.

  •  Tabitha Samuel and Brooke Fox. “Constructing history: digital collections and online exhibit highlight the history of the architectural expansion of MUSC.” The Watermark, Winter 2017: 52-54.

  • Susan Dick Hoffius and E. Brooke Fox, Medical University of South Carolina. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Pub., 2011. 

  • Jennifer M. Welch, MLIS; Susan D. Hoffius, MS; E. Brooke Fox, MS. "Archives, accessibility, and advocacy: a case study of strategies for creating and maintaining relevance.". Journal of the Medical Library Association. 2011 Jan; 99 (1): 57-60.

Selected Presentations

  • Kenny, S., Samuel, T. Y., Fox, B., and Schuldt, A. M. (2024, May 17). Finding the patients, following the careers, and encouraging new audiences: enhancing the academic, archival and wider learning potential of the Waring Library’s inaugural thesis collection. CLAW 2024 Archives in the Atlantic World Conference, Charleston, SC.

  • Fox, B., Schuldt, A. (2022, April 21). Strychnine, Mercury, Picric Acid, Oh My! Panel presentation at the Librarians and Archivists in the History of the Health Sciences (LAMPHHS) Annual Meeting, Saratoga Springs, NY.

  • Fox, B. (2020, October 16). Netflix and Shoes: Embracing the Side Hustle. Presentation at the South Carolina Archival Association (SCAA) Annual Meeting, Virtual.

  • Fox, B. (2020, May 7). Netflix and Shoes: Embracing the Side Hustle. Lightening Talk presented at the Librarians, Archivists and Museum Professionals in the History of the Health Sciences (LAMPHHS) Annual Meeting, Virtual.

  • Hoffius, S., Fox, B. (2017, May 4). Preserving a Medical History Time Capsule: A Rural South Carolina Doctor’s Office. Paper presented at the Archivists and Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences/Medical Museums Association (ALHHS/MeMA) Joint Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN.

  • Fox, B., et al. (2016, August 5). A Call to Action: Archiving the Memorial Materials from the Mother Emanuel AME Church. Panelist on a presentation at the Society of American Archivists and Council of State Archivists (SAA/CoSA) Joint Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

  • Fox, B. "Out of Obscurity: Celebrating Obscura Day at the Waring Historical Library." South Carolina Archival Association Fall Meeting, Columbia, South Carolina, November 17, 2015.

  • Fox, B. "Archives & Natural Disasters: Documenting MUSC's Response to Hurricane Hugo." South Carolina Archival Association Annual Meeting, Newberry, South Carolina, October 10, 2014.

Selected Recognition & Awards

  • Archivist of the Year, South Carolina Archival Association, 2012

  • Program Innovation Award, Waring Historical Library (Team Award), South Carolina Archival Association, 2011