September 4, 2026
On Oct. 5, Dr. Abigail Swingen will join Yale Library as the W. S. Lewis Librarian and Executive Director of the Lewis Walpole Library. A scholar of British history, Swingen will lead the library in furthering its goals as an internationally recognized research center for British 18th-century studies. Swingen will also serve as a key leader in Yale Library’s special collections community, which includes Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the Yale Center for British Art, and Yale University Art Gallery.