Salvador Güereña

Salvador Güereña is an American archivist, curator, and writer. Güereña specializes in ethnic and multicultural archives, and in digital technologies involving Chicano/Latino arts.

Early life and education Güereña and his two siblings were raised by a single mother. At age 15, he began working in the Santa Barbara Public Library as a summer job.

Güereña graduated from Westmont College in 1975; he attended the school with the help of a "substantial scholarship" from the Hispanic Baptist Churches of the Pacific Southwest.

In 2012, Güereña was elected president of the board of the Santa Barbara Education Foundation.

Publications He is a published author and editor, including several books and numerous articles in the field of library science, bibliography, and archival science. He was editor and co-author of Library Services to Latinos: an Anthology (2000), and is co-editor and co-author of Pathways to Progress: Issues and Advances in Latino Librarianship (2009).

Personal life As of 2012, Güereña lived in Santa Barbara with his wife and son.