Rhoads, James Berton, 1928-2015
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Biographical notes:
James Berton "Bert" Rhoads (September 17, 1928 – April 7, 2015) was the fifth Archivist of the United States. He was born on September 17, 1928, in Sioux City, IA. Rhoads received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and earned his Ph.D. from American University in Washington, DC.
Rhoads joined the National Archives in 1952 and held a number of positions before he was eventually promoted to Deputy Archivist in 1966. Rhoads first served as Acting Archivist from March 10, 1968, until the General Services Administrator appointed him to be the fifth Archivist of the United States on May 2, 1968. Under Rhoads, Prologue—the National Archives quarterly publication—and the regional archives system began. It was also during Rhoads’s tenure when American interest in genealogical records saw a massive increase, thus attracting a large influx of family history researchers to the National Archives for the first time. After leaving the National Archives in 1979, Rhoads taught at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA, before retiring.
Dr. James Berton "Bert" Rhoads, Sr., passed away April 7, 2015, in Leavenworth, KS.
Links to collections
Records Related to Archives and Archival Organizations, ca. 1956 - 1980
National Archives at College Park
Subject Files of James B. Rhoads, 1956 - 1970
National Archives at College Park
Program Files of James B. Rhoads, 1968 - 1979
National Archives at College Park
Records of the National Archives and Records Administration. 1789 - 2007. Photographs of Dr. James B. Rhoads
National Archives at College Park
Photograph of the Center for Polar Archives Presentation
National Archives at College Park
Photograph of Donation of Putnam Polar Expedition Papers
National Archives at College Park
Photograph of the Center for Polar Archives Presentation
National Archives at College Park
Historic Photograph File of National Archives Events and Personnel, 1935 - 1975
National Archives at College Park
Photograph of Donation of Putnam Polar Expedition Papers
National Archives at College Park
Photograph of the Center for Polar Archives Presentation
National Archives at College Park
Records of the National Archives and Records Administration. 1789 - 2007. Color and Black and White Photographs taken at the Opening of the Exhibit, quot;The `Art' of Diplomacyquot;, at the National Archives Building
National Archives at College Park
Photograph of Donation of Putnam Polar Expedition Papers
National Archives at College Park
Photograph of Donation of Putnam Polar Expedition Papers
National Archives at College Park
Photograph of Donation of Putnam Polar Expedition Papers
National Archives at College Park
Close Public Relations Photographs Relating to National Archives Personnel, Facilities, and Events , 1939 - 1968
National Archives at College Park
Photograph of the Center for Polar Archives Presentation
National Archives at College Park
Transcripts of Interviews with Former Staff Members and Other Noted Individuals in the Archival Profession, 1972 - 1975
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National Archives at College Park
Sound Recordings of Opening Remarks and Discussions at "Films at the Archives" Programs , 1970 - 1978
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National Archives at College Park
Sound Recordings of Opening Remarks and Discussions at "Films at the Archives" Programs , 1970 - 1978
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National Archives at College Park
Records Relating to the Case of Francis Lowenheim and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, 1969 - 1971
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National Archives at College Park
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American University (Washington, D.C.)
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University of California at Berkeley
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Western Washington university
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Subjects:
- Archives
Occupations:
- Archivists
- Archivists
- Archivists
Places:
- Sioux City, IA, US
- Washington, D. C., DC, US
- Leavenworth, KS, US
Variant Names
Rhoads, James B. (James Berton), 1928-2015
Rhoads, Bert, 1928-2015