Background
Berkeley, Francis Lewis was born on April 9, 1911 in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. Son of FrancisLewis and Ethel (Crissey) Berkeley.
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Francis Lewis Berkeley, American archivist. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946; Fellow Society American Archivists; member American Antiquarian Society, Massachusetts, Virginia, (vice president 1970-1978, trustee since 1979), other history societies, Colonial Society Massachusetts, Walpole Society, Raven Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Education
Bachelor of Science, University Virginia, 1934, Master of Arts, 1940.
Career
Teacher Virginia public schools, 1934-1938. Curator manuscripts University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, 1938-1941, curatorand university archivist, 1946-1963, associate librarian, 1957-1963, secretary of Rector and Visitors, 1953-1958, executive assistant to president, 1963-1974, archivist emeritus, professor emeritus, since 1974. Council Institute Early American History and Culture.
Fulbright research fellow U. Edinburgh, 1952-1953.
Guggenheim fellow U. London, 1961-1962. Secretary of navy advising committee on naval history,1958-1974.
Trustee Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation. Member of advisory committee Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Papers of James Madison, Papers of George Washington.
Member Virginia Committee on Colonial Records, 1955-1971, Virginia Commision on History Records, since 1976.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Fellow Society American Archivists. Member American Antiquarian Society, Massachusetts, Virginia, (vice president 1970-1978, trustee since 1979), other history societies, Colonial Society Massachusetts, Walpole Society, Raven Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Clubs: Colonnade (Charlottesville).
Connections
Married Helen Wayland Sutherland, June 12, 1937.
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Religion
Episcopalian -
Political Party
Democrat