Wayne C. Grover
Male, Deceased Person
1906 – 1970
Who was Wayne C. Grover?
Wayne C. Grover served as Third Archivist of the United States.
Grover joined the National Archives staff in 1935. During World War II he earned the Legion of Merit for the management of Army wartime records as chief of the Records Management Branch. During his tenure as Archivist of the United States, the Presidential Library system was established, and he helped develop the Truman Library, the Eisenhower Presidential Center, and the Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum.
Grover was a founding member of the Society of American Archivists and served as its president from 1953 to 1954. He also served as the Western Hemisphere vice president of the International Council on Archives.
He died of cancer at his home in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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- Born
- Sep 14, 1906
- Also known as
- Wayne Grover
- Died
- Jun 8, 1970
Silver Spring
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on July 23, 2013
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