Robert M. Warner
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Early life
Born in Montrose, Colorado, he graduated from South High School in Denver, Colorado, in 1945. He then earned a bachelor's degree at Muskingum College in 1949 and a Ph.D. in American history in 1958 from the University of Michigan.
Career
He was third director of the Michigan Historical Collections before taking the federal job.
The National Archives, founded in 1934, had been part of the General Services Administration since 1949 and was controlled by political appointees. During his term, he was elected president of the Society of American Archivists, and served in that position from 1976 to 1977.[2] As Archivist, Warner pushed for institutional independence for the archives. Charles McC. Mathias and Thomas F. Eagleton introduced legislation that turned the Archives into the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in 1985.
That year, Warner returned to the University of Michigan, eventually becoming Dean of the School of Information and Library Science. The NARA Robert M. Warner Research Center is named in his honor.[3]
Death
He died in Ann Arbor, Michigan, of a heart attack on April 24, 2007, after battling cancer for a year.[4]
References
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- ↑ Press release (April 27, 2007). Robert M. Warner, Sixth Archivist of the United States Died April 24, 2007. via National Archives
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- ↑ Press release ( May 20, 2005). National Archives Names New Research Center For Former Archivist of the United States Robert M. Warner. via National Archives
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