Frank G. Burke Explained

Frank G. Burke
Birth Date:22 April 1927
Birth Place:New York, New York
Death Place:Annapolis, Maryland
President:Ronald Reagan
Office:(Acting) Archivist of the United States
Term Start:April 16, 1985
Term End:December 4, 1987
Predecessor:Robert M. Warner
Successor:Don W. Wilson
Spouse:Hildegard Burke
Alma Mater:University of Chicago

Frank Gerard Burke (April 22, 1927 – November 30, 2015) served as Acting Archivist of the United States from April 16, 1985, to December 4, 1987. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.[1]

Dr. Burke joined the staff of the National Archives in 1967 as an information retrieval specialist, after holding previous positions at the University of Chicago library and the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. He was one of the first National Archives employees to advocate the development of computer software for storage of archival information.[2] He succeeded Robert M. Warner. He subsequently taught at the University of Maryland College of Information Studies (then known as the College of Library and Information Services), and served as president of the Society of American Archivists for 1991–92.[3] He died from complications of Alzheimer's disease on November 30, 2015.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dr. Frank G. Burke, Professor Emeritus. University of Maryland. July 11, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130719060422/http://www.ischool.umd.edu/faculty-staff/frank-burke. 2013-07-19. dead.
  2. DeSalvo, Daniel A. An interview on local area networks with Dr. Frank Burke acting archivist of the United States. Telematics and Informatics, Volume 3, Issue 2 (July 1986)
  3. Web site: Appendix F: SAA Leadership History. Handbook . Society of American Archivists . July 11, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020222154049/http://www.archivists.org/governance/handbook/app_f.asp. dead. 2002-02-22.
  4. Web site: SAA Remembers Frank G. Burke | Society of American Archivists.