Wilfred I. Smith
Politician
1919 – 1998
Who was Wilfred I. Smith?
Wilfred I. "Wilf" Smith was a Canadian public servant and Dominion Archivist from 1970 to 1984.
Born in Port La Tour, Nova Scotia, Smith received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1943 and a Master of Arts degree in 1946 from Acadia University. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota.
Smith joined the Public Archives of Canada in Ottawa in 1950. He was chief of the Manuscript Division, director of the Historical Branch, Assistant Dominion Archivist and Acting Dominion Archivist. From 1970 to 1984, he was Dominion Archivist.
He was President of the Society of American Archivists from 1972 to 1973.
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- Born
- May 20, 1919
Port La Tour, Nova Scotia - Also known as
- Wilfred Smith
- Died
- Jul 28, 1998
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on July 23, 2013
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