Background
Coy, Donald Richard Mc was born on January 18, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Patrick Emmett and Rose Roma (Hewitt) O'Day.
Coy, Donald Richard Mc was born on January 18, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Patrick Emmett and Rose Roma (Hewitt) O'Day.
Bachelor of Arts, University Denver, 1949; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, American U., 1954.
Archivist interior section, National Archives, 1951-1952;
faculty department social studies, State University College, Cortland, New York, 1952-1957;
faculty department history, U. Kansas, Lawrence, since 1957;
University distinguished professor, U. Kansas, since 1974. Fulbright professor of history U. Bonn, Germany, 1962. Mary Ball Washington professional history University College, Dublin, Ireland, 1976-1977.
Director special Research.project Harry S. Truman Library. Institute, 1967-1972. Principal investigator Control American Oral History Project, universities Costa Rica and Kansas, 1970-1972.
Member of advisory committee for protection archives and record centers United States General Services Administration, 1974-1976. Member of national Archives Advisory Council, 1976-1979, Joint committee Historians andArchivists, 1977-1980, chairman, 1979-1980, advising committee on the records of Congress, 1991-1994.
Alderman, Cortland, 1955-1957. Served with Signal Corps United States Army, 1945-1947. Fellow Society of America Archivists.
Member American History Association, Organization American Historians, Kansas History Society (president 1981-1982), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Sondra Jo Van Meter, June 29, 1980. Children: Patricia, Bernard, William.