It is with deep sadness that I announce the death of our friend and colleague Jenn Steenshorne who has died from Covid-19. Many of you knew her as an an editor of the John Jay Papers at Columbia University and for her many years as the Association’s director of publications.

Below is a notice shared on Facebook by her husband Brant Vogel and written by their friend Robert Platt of NYU.

It is with deep sadness that I report the death from Covid-19 of Dr. Jennifer Steenshorne, who worked at NYU Libraries in several capacities. Starting as clerical staff at the Graduate School of Business in 1990, she also worked as a reference associate at Bobst after the closure of GBA, moving on to the Institute of Fine Arts. After receiving her PhD in History from University of California, Irvine, she returned to NYU and worked as Manager of the Stephen Chan Library at IFA, and also taught history at John Jay College, LaGuardia Community College, St. Francis College, and Queens College.

She served as an editor of the John Jay Papers at Columbia University, where she trained future editors in the Rare Books and Manuscript Library, and was Director and Editor-In-Chief of the George Washington Papers at University of Virginia. She also published on topics as diverse as cemetary removal in Manhattan, and James Bond films.

Besides her many professional accomplishments, Jennifer was a supportive colleague and great friend to many of us and was always ready with a precisely relevant fact from her encyclopedic knowledge of New York City. Her vast array of interests ranged from fashion and design (having worked for Perry Ellis), to music, (having interned with Electra Records), to horse racing, and public health. She brewed stouts and porters. A fan of the Rolling Stones, she worked for jazz legends Max Roach and Dizzy Gillespie. She also followed Metallica across the globe, and a thoroughbred race was named The Steenshorne on the occasion of her 50th birthday in New Orleans.

For those of us who knew her, she was an unforgettable friend and colleague, always kind and understanding, but also firm in her opinions.

For the community of libraries, archives, and classrooms, she was a passionate advocate and formidable leader.

She is survived by her husband, Dr. Brant Vogel.

You can send sympathy to the family in the guestbook at this link
https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ny/new-york/jennifer-steenshorne-13970879