Grace King was recognized by Penn State News for her work on materials associated with George Nelson, the chaplain on board the Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899

“From 2022 to 2024, Grace King, a doctoral student in English at Penn State, with support from the English Department and the Libraries, worked as a graduate assistant in Special Collections to transcribe Nelson’s diary, research the geographic and tribal origins of the [Indigenous] artworks [purchased by Nelson], collaborate with library colleagues to digitize, redescribe and rehouse parts of the collection, and organize events and conversations related to the project. Check out the full story here.