David Obermayer grew up in Binghamton New York and attended Earlham College where he majored in history and minored in religious studies. During his time at Earlham David was one of the founders of the Earlham College History Journal and served on its first editorial board. After graduating from Earlham David worked for several years in the Ithaca New York area in youth community building and advocacy and received a certificate in paralegal studies. David graduated from Stony Brook University in 2014 with an MA in United States History specializing in the queer history of 19th century New York City. In 2017 David earned his MS in Library and Information Science with a concentration in cultural heritage preservation from Syracuse University. He has worked at the Syracuse University Archives, as part of the Syracuse University Book Preservation Unit, and at SUNY ESF’s College Archives and Special Collections. David previously worked as the University Archivist at Fort Hays State University and currently is the College Archivist/Records Manager for Swarthmore College. His research interests include trans and queer history, preservation, privacy, and LGBT archiving.