Leslie Armbruster

Lead Archivist

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Winthrop Highlights

• Winthrop archivist 2001-2006, 2018-present

Education

• Wayne State University, Master of Library and Information Science
• Wayne State University, Graduate Certificate in Archival Administration
• Oakland University, Bachelor of English Literature

Notable Clients

• Ford Motor Company

Memberships and Affiliations

• Midwest Archives Conference, 2018-present
• Automotive History Preservation Society, honorary member 2015-present
• Midwest Archives Conference, Local Arrangements Committee member, 2003
• Michigan Archival Association, editor of Open Entry 2004-2006

About Leslie

Leslie Armbruster is Lead Archivist at Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan, where she has held a variety of archival positions since 1999. Her experience in disaster preparedness, moving archival collections, and large-scale digitization projects complements her work in collections management. While at Ford Motor Company she has supported departmental and corporation-wide anniversary projects.   Leslie worked at the Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives and the General Motor Media Archives early in her career and completed practicum work at the Plymouth (MI) Historical Museum.