Jessamy Gloor
Third Treaty of Prairie Du Chien between the U.S. and the Winnebago Tribe, 1829, iron gall ink on parchment. The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
Paper Conservator
Jessamy first heard of conservation in the book 101 Career Alternatives for Teachers, a few years after she had already graduated with a degree in biochemistry. Conservation sounded like the perfect way to combine her love of art, science, and problem solving. She took courses in art history, studio art, and languages at a community college, while interning and working as a science tutor and jewelry maker. She earned her master's in conservation of Works on paper from Northumbria University in England in 2009. Before coming to The Huntington, she worked as a conservator in Scotland and England.