Background
Kahn, Herman was born on August 13, 1907 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Isadore and Dora (Schoenberg) Kahn.
Kahn, Herman was born on August 13, 1907 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Isadore and Dora (Schoenberg) Kahn.
Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, University of Minnesota, 1928, Master of Arts, 1931. University fellow in history Harvard, 1933-1934.
Teaching assistant history University of Minnesota, 1928-1931. Assistant professor of history (Peru) Nebraska State Teachers College, 1931-1933. Historian National Park Service, 1934-1936.
Archivist National Archives, 1936-1941.
Chief division interior department archives, National Archives, 1942-1946, director national resources records office, 1947-1948. Director Franklin Doctorate. Roosevelt Library Hyde Park, 1948-1961.
Assistant archivist for civil archives National Archives, 1961-1963, assistant archivist for presidential libraries, 1964-1968. Associate librarian for manuscripts and archives, also lecturer in history Yale University, 1968-1975.
Fellow Timothy Dwight College, 1969-1975.
Lecturer history Bard College, 1957. Lecturer history Columbia, 1960-1961. President Dutchess County Council Social Agilysys, 1957.
Member National Archives Advisory Council, 1971-1975. Member of advisory committee John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library. Fellow Society American Archivists (vice president 1968-1969, president 1969-1970.
Member American, Mississippi Valley history associations, Connecticut Academy Arts and Sciences.
Married Anne Elizabeth Suess, September 13, 1936. Children: Michael Frederick, Melinda Deborah (Mistress Kenneth Devens).