Background
Bakken, Douglas Adair was born on March 12, 1939 in Breckenridge, Minnesota, United States. Son of John and Marie (Folstad) Bakken.
Bakken, Douglas Adair was born on March 12, 1939 in Breckenridge, Minnesota, United States. Son of John and Marie (Folstad) Bakken.
Bachelor of Science, North Dakota State University, 1961. Certified archives administration, American University, 1966. Master of Arts in History, University Nebraska, 1967.
Archivist, Nebraska State History Society, Lincoln, 1966-1967; associate archivist, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1967-1971; archivist administrator, Anheuser Busch Companies, St. Louis, 1971-1977; director archives and library, Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan, 1977-1983; executive director, Ball Brothers Foundation, Muncie, Indiana, since 1983.
President Indiana Donors Alliance Foundation, since 1993. Member Minnesota Cultural Foundation, since 1989. Served to 1st lieutenant Intelligence Corps United States Army, 1962-1964.
Fellow Society of America Archivists. Member Muncie Rotary Club, Indiana Colleges of Indiana, Sports and Hobby Development Group Inc., Indiana Donors Alliance (founding member).
Married Jacquelyn Ann Nielsen, July 8, 1962. Children: Amy Michelle, Wendy Kay.
