Robert Digges Wimberly Connor

Robert Digges Wimberly Connor
Robert Digges Wimberly Connor
	Robert D. W. Connor, First Archivist of the United States
Born	September 26, 1878; Wilson, North Carolina, United States
Died	February 25, 1950 (aged 71)
Occupation	Archivist of the United States

Robert Digges Wimberly Connor (September 26, 1878 – February 25, 1950) was an American historian and the first Archivist of the United States, 1934-1941.

Life and career

Connor was born to Henry G. Connor and Kate Whitfield Connor on September 26, 1878, in Wilson, North Carolina. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1899. He married Sadie Hanes of Mocksville, North Carolina on December 23, 1902.[1]

In his role as the inaugural secretary of the North Carolina Historical Commission, Connor lobbied the North Carolina General Assembly for a building and funding for what became the State Archives of North Carolina.[2] He served as the first state archivist of North Carolina from 1907-1921.[3]

Connor left the North Carolina Historical Commission to become the Kenan Professor of History and Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[4] He held that position until 1934, when President Franklin Roosevelt appointed him to head the National Archives.

Connor served as the third president of the Society of American Archivists between 1941-1943.[5]

He died on February 25, 1950.

References

Jones, H. G. (1970). Powell, William S. (ed.). Dictionary of North Carolina Biography. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0-8078-1329-X.
Brundage, W. Fitzhugh (2005). The Southern Past: A Clash of Race and Memory. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. pp. 110-111. ISBN 978-0-674-01876-1.
Jones, H. G. (2006). Powell, William S. (ed.). Encyclopedia of North Carolina. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-3071-0.
"R. D. W. Connor Papers, 1890-1950". finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
"SAA Presidents". 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

External links

Government offices
Preceded by --	Archivist of the United States 1934–1941	Succeeded by Solon J. Buck

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[1] Jones, H. G. (1970). Powell, William S. (ed.). Dictionary of North Carolina Biography. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0-8078-1329-X.

[2] Brundage, W. Fitzhugh (2005). The Southern Past: A Clash of Race and Memory. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. pp. 110-111. ISBN 978-0-674-01876-1.

[3] Jones, H. G. (2006). Powell, William S. (ed.). Encyclopedia of North Carolina. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-3071-0.

[4] "R. D. W. Connor Papers, 1890-1950". finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

[5] "SAA Presidents". 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.