Archivist
Chicago Public Library
Tracy Drake is an archivist at the Chicago Public Library in the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection. She earned a Bachelor of Science in African American Studies from Eastern Illinois University, a Master of History from Roosevelt University and a Master of Science in Library and Information Service from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. A native of Chicago, she is dedicated to connecting youth in the area to valuable cultural resources and promoting safe spaces that cultivate dialogue around ideas of community, family, history and culture.