Background
Palmer, Archie MAcinnes was born on May 9, 1896 in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States. Son of Robert Kelty Kennedy and Sarah Grace (MacInnes) Palmer.
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Palmer, Archie MAcinnes was born on May 9, 1896 in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States. Son of Robert Kelty Kennedy and Sarah Grace (MacInnes) Palmer.
AB, Cornell University, 1920. AM, Columbia University, 1927. Data Control Language, University of the South, 1941.
Secretary, acting dean College Arts and Science,, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1920-1923;
executive secretary Cornellian Council, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1934-1938;
with sales and personnel research, Procter & Gamble Company, 1923-1924;
alumni secretary, magazine editor, Columbia University, 1925-1927;
assistant director, Institute International Education, 1927-1929;
associate secretary, Association American Colls., 1929-1934;
president, U. Tennessee, Chattanooga, 1938-1942;
associate director food rationing, OPA, 1942-1943;
associate director food rationing, War Production Board, 1943-1944;
with, unites states department State, 1944-1946;
director patent policy survey, National Research Council, 1946-1966;
chairman, Government Patents Board, 1950-1955;
director, Gale Research Center, 1965-1981. Past president Tennessee Recreation Association and Southeastern Aviation Training Association. Secretary-treasurer Southern U. Conference, 1941-1942.
Member patent policy committee National Research Council, 1933-1966.
Director Washington office Lasdon Foundation, 1957-1960. First lieutenant infantry, United States Army, 1917-1920. With American Expeditionary Force, France and Germany.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American History Association, American Legion, Military Order Foreign Wars, Chattanooga Executive (former president), Cornell Club, Half Century Club, Torch Club (president Washington chapter 1946-1947), The Inquirendo (president 1954-1955), Masons, Rotary, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho, Pi Gamma Museum.
Married elizabeth Cheatham, June 24, 1930. Children: Elizabeth Reynolds, Archie MacInnes.