Robert Digges Wimberly Connor
Robert Digges Wimberly Connor (born September 26, 1878 in Wilson , North Carolina , † February 25, 1950 ) was an American historian and the first archivist in the United States . He was the son of Henry G. Connor and Kate Whitfield Connor. US President Franklin Roosevelt appointed him head of the National Archives . He worked in this position from October 10, 1934 to September 15, 1941. Before that he was a history professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , from which he himself graduated in 1899.
Web links
- Connor in the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography
- North Carolina Collection
- Time Magazine article from 1934
- North Carolina Historical Marker
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SURNAME | Connor, Robert Digges Wimberly |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American archivist of the United States |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1878 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wilson , North Carolina |
DATE OF DEATH | February 25, 1950 |