Background
Kegan, Elizabeth Hamer was born on January 4, 1912 in Copperhill, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of John Earl and Fanny Elizabeth (Wallace) Edwards.
Kegan, Elizabeth Hamer was born on January 4, 1912 in Copperhill, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of John Earl and Fanny Elizabeth (Wallace) Edwards.
Bachelor of Arts, University Tennessee, 1933, postgraduate (fellow history), 1933-1934. Postgraduate history and political science University of Chicago, American U.
April 1971); married second, Lawrence R. Kegan, January 4, 1973. With Survey of Federal Archives in the States, 1936-1940. Various editorial public relations positions National Archives and Records Service, 1942-1947, exhibits and information officer, 1947-1950, chief exhibits and publications section, 1950-1951.
Information and publication officer Library Congress, Washington, 1951-1960, assistant librarian public affairs, 1960-1963, assistant librarian of Congress, 1963-1976, assistant librarian of Congress for American and library studies, 1976-1978.
Library of Congress representative National History Publs. and Records Committee, 1968-1978, American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, 1972-1973, Federal Agency Bicentennial Task Force, 1974-1976. Alternate for librarian of Congress, Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission, 1958-1960.
Member Federal Council on Arts and Humanities, Commander on New Technology Uses Copyrighted Works, National Study Commision on Records and Documents Federal Officials, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Delegate White House Conference International Cooperation, 1965, International Congress on Archives, Florence, Italy, 1956, Brussels, 1964, Washington, 1966, Madrid, 1968, Moscow, 1972, Washington, 1976, International Federation Library Associations, The Hague, 1966, Copenhagen, 1969, Washington, 1974.
Member 3d World Congress program committee Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists, 1965.
Member Government Liaison Group on Staffing International Orgns., from 1964. Member president’s council Graduate School Arts and Sciences, New York University 1968-1975. Advising committee on archives Rockefeller Foundation, 1973-1976.
Member United States committee for American Library in Paris, from 1970.
Official observer United Nations World Population Conference, Bucharest, 1974. Delegate Oxford Conference on Exploding Cities, 1974.
Member tribune United Nations International Women's Year, Mexico City, 1975. Trustee Greater Washington Ednl. television Association 1960-1965, honorary trustee, 1966-1978.
Fellow Library Massachusetts History Society. Member Society American Archivists (a founder.
Married Philip May Hamer, May 10, 1940 (deceased. Married second, Lawrence R. Kegan, January 4, 1973.