Don W. Wilson

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Don W. Wilson was born in 1942. Wilson was appointed the Archivist of the United States by President Reagan and served from December 4, 1987[1] to March 24, 1993. On May 18, 1992 he has signed the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Publications 4 Awards 5 Quotes 6 Trivia

[edit] Education

• Wilson attended Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, obtaining a bachelor’s degree.
• The University of Cincinnati awarded Wilson both an M.A. and Ph.D. in history

[edit] Career

• Wilson was on the history faculties at the University of Michigan and Washburn University.
• At Texas A&M University he was associated with the Center for Presidential Studies as a research professor
• He worked as Archivist at the Kansas State Historical Society.
• Wilson was Associate Director at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
• He served as Deputy Director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library.
• Wilson was the first Director of the Gerald Ford Presidential Library, in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1981.[2]
• He worked as the Executive Director of the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation at Texas A&M University from April, 1993 to [[ ]].
• During his time at NARA, Wilson was a strong and vocal advocate for the preservation of electronics records.[3][4]
• In late 1992 there was a controversy regarding his prior choice of Lawrence Oberg as NARA Inspector General.[5]

[edit] Publications

• The Birth of The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad by Joseph W. Snell and Don W. Wilson 1968[6]

[edit] Awards

• Wislon was a National Defense Fellow from 1964 to 1967 while at the University of Cincinnati.
• Don W. Wilson was honored by having his portrait placed in the grand staircase of the National Archives Building along the National Mall in Washington.[7]
• He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Cincinnati in 1988.

[edit] Quotes

• When asked why he works in the field of philanthropy, Dr. Don W. Wilson replies, “I take great

satisfaction in seeing people and organizations achieve goals they might have originally believed to be beyond their reach.”[8]

[edit] Trivia

• US Congressman Dick Cheney served as the master of ceremonies when Wilson was sworn in as Archivist.[9](Wilson's remarks.)[10]

Preceded by Frank Burke

Archivist of the United States 1987–1993

Succeeded by Trudy Huskamp Peterson