Rachel Doddato, of Sharpsville, Pa., has accepted the position of Assistant Curator at the Sutliff Museum in Warren. She will be responsible for the Museum's collection management activities.

Ms. Doddato has a master’s degree in history with a certificate in historic preservation from Youngstown State University and brings to the Museum experience in researching the Underground Railroad in Northeast Ohio, a major focus of the Sutliff. “Her experience in transcribing historic, hand-written documents will be put to good use as she takes on the huge task of establishing a database of our collection of historic and personal documents from the Sutliff family,” said Sally Thomas, Museum Curator. “She brings expertise and the additional quality of personal charm to the job,” Thomas added.

The Sutliff Museum, a memorial to Levi and Phebe Marvin Sutliff, is the repository of hundreds of letters, diaries, newspapers, pamphlets and other print materials relating to the Abolition Movement, the Anti-Slavery Society, the Underground Railroad and life in Victorian times. These materials have been preserved but not made accessible because of their fragility. When they are incorporated into a database, they will be available to interested researchers with no danger to their safekeeping, according to Ms Doddato.

Ms Doddato is also an Instructor in the English Department at Youngstown State University and Adjunct Professor of History and English at Thiel College in Greenville, Pa., where she designed the Introduction to Public History course that she teaches.

To contact Rachel Doddato, phone 330-399-8807, ext. 121, or e-mail Rachel.Doddato@sutliffmuseum.org.