Pinkett, Harold T., 1914-2001
African Americans,
Americans,
English,
Latin,
Biographical notes:
Harold T. Pinkett, born on April 7, 1914 in Salisbury, Maryland was the first African-American Archivist at the National Archives. He graduated summa cum laude from Morgan College (now Morgan State University) in 1935, and received his master’s degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania in 1938. He was appointed to the position of Archivist at the National Archives in 1942, where he served as a specialist on records relating to agriculture. Pinkett continued his education by earning his doctoral degree in history from American University in 1953. His dissertation focused on the work of Gifford Pinchot, Chief of the Forest Service, in which Pinkett used records from RG 95 Records of the Forest Service, located at the National Archives. Dr. Pinkett died on March 31, 2001.
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Subjects:
- African American historians
- Archival Practice
- Archives
- Archivists
- Forest and forestry
Occupations:
- Archivist
- Historian
- Instructors
- Military personnel
- Professor
- Teacher
Places:
- MD, US
- MD, US
- NC, US
