Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1907, May 7 | Born, Scranton, Pa. |
| 1930 | B.S., Lafayette College, Easton, Pa. |
| 1931 | M.A., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1933-1934 | Surveyor, supervisor, and bibliographer, Historical Records Survey of Pennsylvania, Civil Works Administration, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1935 | Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1936-1937 | Research assistant and editor, Survey of Federal Archives, Works Progress Administration, National Archives, Washington, D.C. |
| 1938-1944 | Assistant archivist, National Archives, Washington, D.C. |
| 1944-1946 | Seaman and specialist third class, United States Navy, serving from Jan. 1945 to Jan. 1946 as a historian in the Bureau of Naval Personnel |
| 1946 | Archivist, National Archives, Washington, D.C. |
| 1946-1950 | Historian, Foreign Relations, Diplomatic Papers of the United States (Latin America), State Department, Washington, D.C. |
| 1950-1958 | Historian (assistant editor), The Territorial Papers of the United States (project was transferred from State Department to National Archives in May 1950) |
| 1958-1968 | Archivist, National Archives, Washington, D.C. |