Research: Publications

RESEARCH INTERESTS

U.S. social and cultural history; culture and memory; historic preservation; libraries and archives; public history; and material culture

PUBLICATIONS

Books

Nyitray, Kristen J. Long Island Beaches. Postcard History Series. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2019. 

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Ann M. Becker. Stony Brook: State University of New York. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2002.

Book Chapters in Edited Volumes

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Dana Reijerkerk. “Transliteracy in Archives: Engaging Students with Primary Sources.” In Libraries Empowering Society Through Digital Literacy, edited by Prudence Dalrymple, Heather Todd, Luisa Marquardt, and Charles Wanjala. IFLA Publication 149, De Gruyter Saur, 2025.

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Dana Reijerkerk. “Archivists and Emotional Labor: Preserving Personas and Personal Identities in Archives.” In Archives and Emotions: An International Dialogue – Past, Present, and Future, edited by Ilaria Scaglia and Valeria Vanesio. History of Emotions, Peter N. Stearns (series editor) and Susan J. Matt (series editor) (London; New York: Bloomsbury, 2024): 163-184.

Reijerkerk, Dana and Kristen J. Nyitray. “Flexible Work Empowers: An Inclusive Strategy for Recruitment and Retention of Academic Librarians.” In Innovative Library Workplaces: Transformative Human Resource Strategies, edited by Lisa Kallman Hopkins and Bridgit McCafferty (Chicago: ACRL Editions, 2024): 271-282.

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Dana Reijerkerk. “Librarian Mentorship through Mutual Scholarship: An Approach to Foster Higher Morale and Strengthen Collegiality.” In Toxic Dynamics: Disrupting, Dismantling, and Transforming Academic Library Culture, edited by Monica D.T. Rysavy, Russell S. Michalak, Trevor A. Dawes, and Jon Cawthorne (Chicago: ACRL Editions, 2024): 303-325.

Reijerkerk, Dana and Kristen J. Nyitray. “Mind the (Training) Gap: A Case Study in Assessing Metadata Competences by Transforming Records for a Multi-System Migration,” In Transforming Technical Services through Training and Development, edited by Marlee D. Givens and Sofia Slutskaya) Chicago, IL: ALA Editions, 2022): 69-78.

Refereed Journal Articles

Nyitray, Kristen J. “Archival Enterprise Across Early Modern Europe: A Review Essay.” Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists 39, no. 1 (2023).
https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/provenance/vol39/iss1/1.

Reijerkerk, Dana and Kristen J. Nyitray. “A Role by Any Other Name: A Content Analysis of Digital Asset Management on Library and Archives Job Boards.” Journal of Digital Media Management 11, no. 2 (2023): 180-189. 

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Dana Reijerkerk. “From Pathfinder to Indigenized: An Assessment of LibGuides for Indigenous Studies by ARL Member Institutions.” College & Research Libraries 83, no. 6 (2022): 1014-1031. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.83.6.1014,
https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/25299.

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Christine Fena. “More than Recipes: Enriching a Campus Common Read with Historical Cookbooks.” Teaching with Primary Sources, Case 23, Society of American Archivists (July 2022): 1-13.
https://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/TWPSCase_23_More_Than_Recipes.pdf.

Nyitray, Kristen J., Dana Reijerkerk, and Chris Kretz. “‘There Will Be an End, But We Don’t Know When’: Preserving Diverse COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences Through Oral History.” Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals 18, no. 2 (June 2022): 280-300. https://doi.org/10.1177/15501906221079052.

Reijerkerk, Dana and Kristen J. Nyitray. “(Re)Moving Indigenous Knowledge Boundaries: A Review of Library and Archival Collection Literature Since the Enactment of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).” Collection Management 48, no. 1 (2022): 22-47. doi: 10.1080/01462679.2022.2033144.

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Dana Reijerkerk. “Searching for Paumanok: Methodology for a Study of Library of Congress Authorities and Classifications for Indigenous Long Island, New York.” Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 60, no. 2: (2022) 19-44. DOI: 10.1080/01639374.2021.1989640.
Dataset: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.17205846.v1.
Open access: https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/library_articles/44.

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Dana Reijerkerk. “Digital Repository Legacies: A Case Study in Assessing Organizational Trustworthiness.” Journal of Library Administration 61, no. 7 (2021): 793-812. https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2021.1972729.

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Dana Reijerkerk. “Searching for Paumanok: A Study of Library of Congress Authorities and Classifications for Indigenous Long Island, New York.” Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 59, no. 5 (2021): 409-441. DOI: 10.1080/01639374.2021.1929627.
Open access: https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/library_articles/45.

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Sally Stieglitz. “Spies in the Archive: Acquiring Revolutionary War Letters Through Community Engagement.” RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage 18, no. 2: 44-58 (2017). DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/rbm.18.1.44.

Articles (non-peer reviewed)

Nyitray, Kristen J. Standing features column “Rare Treasures” in the online edition of Stony Brook University Magazine: https://mag.stonybrook.edu/category/extras/rare-treasures

  • “Preserving History,” winter 2024
  • “Bytes of History,” spring 2024
  • “Melville Milestone,” fall 2023 
  • “Environmental Champions,” spring 2023 
  • “Cooking Up History,” fall 2022
  •  “Poetic Beauty,” spring 2022 
  • “Trailblazing Women,” fall 2021 
  • “From Special Collections,” spring 2021

Nyitray, Kristen J. “Game On to Game After: Sources for Videogame History.” The Alert Collector. Reference & User Services Quarterly 59, no. 1 (Fall 2019): 7-11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.59.1.7219.

Stieglitz, Sally and Kristen J. Nyitray. “Using Oral History to Assess Community Impact: A Conversation with Beverly C. Tyler, Historian, Three Village Historical Society.” Engaged Scholar Journal 22, no. 2 (2017): 115-122. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15402/esj.v2i2.166. 

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Lisa Patterson. “Chinese Culinary History.” Flavor and Fortune 19, no. 1 (2012): 33, 35. 

Nyitray, Kristen J. “William Alfred Higinbotham: Scientist, Activist, and Computer Game Pioneer.” Biographies. IEEE Annals of the History of Computing 33, no. 2 (April-June 2011): 96-101. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5771315.

Nyitray, Kristen J. “The AIDC 100 Archives” and “Library Overview: Stony Brook University.” In Celebrating Research: Rare and Special Collections from the Membership of the Association of Research Libraries edited by Philip N. Cronenwett, Kevin Osborn, and Samuel Allen Streit. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries, 2008.

Blogs

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Dana Reijerkerk. “Using Native-Land.ca Data for Studying Indigenous Long Island, New York.” Guest blog post. Native Land Digital. Published September 27, 2021. https://native-land.ca/using-native-land-ca-data-for-studying-indigenous-long-island-new-york

Nyitray, Kristen J. Stony Brook University Libraries, News Blog, 2006-present.
Authored more than 250 blog posts to promote the department and related library activities.
https://library.stonybrook.edu/author/knyitray

Newsletters (selected)

Nyitray, Kristen J. “60 Years of the Melville Library!” LILRC Newsletter 42, no. 1 (Jan/Feb 2024): 5-7. https://lilrc.org/Newsletters 

Contributor to “A Guide to Art on Campus.” Stony Brook Matters, August 23, 2023.
https://sbmatters.stonybrook.edu/a-guide-to-art-on-campus.   

Nyitray, Kristen J. “Max Fink Papers Span 65-year Career of World-Leading Expert on Catatonia and Electroconvulsive Therapy.” Archival Elements. Newsletter of the Society of American Archivists Science, Technology, and Health Care Section​ (Summer 2018): 28-30.

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Raiford Guins. “Tennis for Two: The William A. Higinbotham Game Studies Collection at Stony Brook University.” Metropolitan Archivist 20, no. 2 (Summer 2014): 6-8.
https://www.nycarchivists.org/resources/Pictures/Metropolitan_Archivist/Metropolitan-Archivist-Volume-20-No-2-Summer-2014.pdf

Nyitray, Kristen J. “Stony Brook Special Collections and University Archives.” Metropolitan Archivist 15, no 2 (Winter 2010): 35.

Nyitray, Kristen J. “Repository Profile: Special Collections and University Archives at Stony Brook.” Metropolitan Archivist 10, no. 2 (Summer 2005): 12-15.

Nyitray, Kristen J. and Ann M. Becker. “Portrait of a University: Documenting Stony Brook.” Metropolitan Archivist 10, no. 1 (Winter 2004): 3-5.