Archivist of the United States to Lecture At Purdue

David S. Ferriero,
Archivist of the United States

On Thursday, September 28, 2017, David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, will present "Preserving the Past to Inform the Future: The View From the National Archives." 

This program is presented by the Purdue University Libraries. It is free and open to the public.

Details:

Thursday, September 28, 2017

6:30pm

Hiler Theater, Wilmeth Active Learning Center

Purdue University Campus, West Lafayette

Questions: ahutchcr@purdue.edu or (765) 494-2849 

About David S. Ferriero

David S. Ferriero was confirmed as the 10th Archivist of the United States on November 6, 2009. Created in 1934, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is responsible for preserving and providing access to the records of the U.S. Government. NARA has 43 facilities across the country, including 14 Presidential Libraries, containing approximately 13 billion pages of textual records; 42 million photographs; miles and miles of film and video; and an ever increasing number of electronic records.

Previously Mr. Ferriero served as the Andrew W. Mellon Director of the New York Public Libraries and held top library positions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Duke University. 

Mr. Perriero earned bachelor's and master's degrees in English literature from Northeastern University and a master's degree from the Simmons College of Library and Information Science. Mr. Ferriero served as a Navy hospital corpsman in Vietnam.