Occupation Archivist | Years active 1972–2016 | |
Born c. 1950 Atlanta, Georgia Employer Georgia Archives, Banks Archives Consultants Died 25 July 2016, Emory University Hospital, Georgia, United States Alma maters Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University | ||
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Brenda S. Banks (c. 1950 – July 25, 2016) was an American archivist known for her work at the Georgia Archives and as a consultant.
Banks was the President and CEO of Banks Archives Consultants and part of the SGA Fellow class of 2009. She has held positions as managing archivist for the Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA, Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection, project manager for SOLINET’s (Solutions for Innovative Networks, since merged to create new company) Gulf Coast Academic Library Recovery Project, Audre Lorde Collection at Spelman College as the senior project archivist, and assisting various architecture firms and cultural institutions with archival design. She was the president of the Society of American Archivists for the 1995-1996 term.
She has received several awards throughout her career, including: Fellow of the Society of American Archivists, Governor's Award in the Humanities, Archives Advocacy Award (Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board), Individual Achievement Award in Archives and Records Management at the Georgia Records Association, Society of American Archivists Council Exemplary Award, Fellow of the Society of Georgia Archivists, Distinguished Alumnae Award at the National Association for Equal Education Opportunity, Alumnae Achievement Award at Spelman College, Beta Phi Mu, and she was highlighted in the magazines Black Enterprise and Ebony.