Files
Transcript (292 KB)
Description
Brian Steimel was the longtime head of circulation in the Bruce T. Halle Library, retiring in 2019. Receiving his bachelor and master’s degrees at Eastern Michigan, Steimel began his professional career with the EMU library as a reshelver, eventually climbing his way to the circulation desk and monitoring the Halle Library automatic retrieval system. Away from the stacks, however, Brian is an accomplished painter and professional puppeteer having toured extensively with his partner of many years, Raymond Masters.
Interview Date
9-19-2019
Keywords
Eastern Michigan University, EMU, Bruce T. Halle Library, circulation, library, librarian, higher edcuation, puppeteer, puppeteering, puppet theater, Dreamland Theater
Permission to Use
Permission to quote from this oral history should be requested from the University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).
Copyright
Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).
Recommended Citation
Jones, Matt and Braun Marks, Alexis, "Brian Steimel, Oral History Interview, 2019" (2019). Oral Histories. 136.
https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/136