Robert Digges Wimberly Connor
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Robert Digges Wimberly Connor (September 26, 1878 – February 25, 1950) was an American historian and the first Archivist of the United States
, 1934-1941. He was born to Henry G. Connor
and Kate Whitfield Connor on September 26, 1878, in Wilson, North Carolina
. At the time that President Franklin Roosevelt appointed him to head the National Archives
, Connor was serving as a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
, from which he graduated himself in 1899.
Archivist of the United States
The Archivist of the United States is the chief official overseeing the operation of the National Archives and Records Administration. The first Archivist, R.D.W. Connor, began serving in 1934, when the National Archives was established as an independent federal agency by Congress...
, 1934-1941. He was born to Henry G. Connor
Henry G. Connor
Henry Groves Connor was a North Carolina politician and jurist, and a United States federal judge.Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, Connor read law to enter the bar in 1871. Connor was born in Wilmington, North Carolina. He read law . He was in private practice in Wilson, North Carolina from...
and Kate Whitfield Connor on September 26, 1878, in Wilson, North Carolina
Wilson, North Carolina
Wilson is a city and the county seat of Wilson County in the Coastal Plain region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The 18th largest city in the state, Wilson had a population of 49,167 according to the 2010 census.- Geography :...
. At the time that President Franklin Roosevelt appointed him to head the National Archives
National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives and Records Administration is an independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records and with increasing public access to those documents, which comprise the National Archives...
, Connor was serving as a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
, from which he graduated himself in 1899.