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Contact the Archivist for general inquiries.

Contact the Senior Archivist for information about donating materials, volunteering and internship opportunities, and information about educational programming and public speaking requests.

Jennifer Henderson portrait

Jennifer Henderson, Senior Archivist

Jennifer serves as Senior Archivist for Hershey Community Archives, where she is currently working on making the holdings of the Archives more accessible by accessioning, arranging, describing, and digitizing materials. Additionally, Ms. Henderson provides reference services for a variety of corporate and public users, and represents HCA at various community outreach events. Prior to joining HCA, Ms. Henderson worked for The History Factory (supporting a number of corporate and non-profit clients) and Steelcase Inc. She received her MSI degree with an Archives and Records Management specialization from the University of Michigan, and her BA from Kalamazoo College where she first fell in love with archives. Jennifer earned the Certified Archivist credential in 2013 and is an active member in the Society of American Archivists and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference. She currently services as the Vice Chair on the SAA Business Archives Section.

Tesa Burns, Archivist

Tesa has served The M.S. Hershey Foundation since 2015 and became part of the Hershey Community Archives team in 2017. She provides general reference services, works with the Senior Archivist on acquiring, arranging, describing, and preserving HCA's archival collections, assists with research and special projects, and manages the Archives’ social media. Ms. Burns earned her B.A. in Archaeology from Dickinson College in 2015, M.A. in American Studies from Penn State Harrisburg in 2019, and Graduate Certificate in Archival Studies from Louisiana State University in 2020. She has worked in the museum field since 2010 and, in 2017, found her passion for archives.