John Taylor (archivist)

John Edward Taylor (1921 – 20 September 2008) was an American military archivist at the National Archives and Records Administration for 63 years.

Life and career

Taylor was born in Sparkman, Arkansas and graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1945. He was frequently acknowledged by authors for his assistance, and the National Archives named its collection of intelligence and espionage books in his honor. Taylor died of congestive heart failure at his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland.[1]

gollark: Free non-toxic unbranded melons at GMart (nearish `/warp choruscity`).
gollark: What would be loaded from the encrypted FS image anyway?
gollark: I mean, most of the groundwork for that exists, but… why? Where would that be used and how would that be useful?
gollark: What if we remove sponge? That would fix it right?
gollark: Furnaces are broken, so 3d6 made some command computer command setup to replace them.

References
  1. Shane, Scott (September 23, 2008). John Taylor, 87, Specialist on Military at Archives, Is Dead . New York Times


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