James Berton Rhoads

Background

Rhoads, James Berton was born on September 17, 1928 in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. Son of James Harrison and Mary (Keenan) Rhoads.

Education

Student, Southwestern Junior College, 1946-1947; student, Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1947-1948; Bachelor, University of California-Berkeley, 1950; Master of Arts, University of California-Berkeley, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, American U., 1965.

Career

With, General Services Administration-National Archives and Records Service, Washington, 1952-1979; assistant archivist for civil archives, General Services Administration-National Archives and Records Service, 1965; department archivist United States, General Services Administration-National Archives and Records Service, 1966-1968; archivist United States, General Services Administration-National Archives and Records Service, 1968-1979; chairman, National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1968-1979; chairman administrative committee, Federal Register, 1968-1979; chairman, National History Publs. and Records Commission, 1968-1979; member, Federal Council on Arts and Humanities, 1970-1979; president, Rhoads Associates International, 1980-1984; director graduate program in archives and records management, Western Washington U., Bellingham, 1984-1994; professor of history, Western Washington U., Bellingham, 1987-1994; director Center for Pacific N.W. studies, Western Washington U., Bellingham, 1994-1997; professor emeritus, since 1994.

Achievements

• James Berton Rhoads has been listed as a noteworthy government official, consultant, archivist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 1969-1979. Vice president Intergovtl. Council United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Information Program, 1977-1979.

Member of advisory board Washington State History Records, since 1990. Fellow Society American Archivists (president 1974-1975). Member International Council Archives (president 1976-1979), American Antiquarian Society, American Council Learned Socs.

(committee Soviet-American archival cooperative 1986-1991), Massachusetts History Society (correspondent), Washington State History Society (trustee 1986-1995), Academy Certified Archivists (pres.1992-1994). M C.

Connections

Married S. Angela Handy, August 12, 1947 (deceased January 8, 2007). Children: Cynthia Patrice Neven, James Berton, Marcia Marie MacKellar.

Father:

James Harrison Rhoads

Mother:

Mary (Keenan) Rhoads

Spouse:

S. Angela Handy

child:

Marcia Marie MacKellar Rhoads

child:

Cynthia Patrice Neven Rhoads

child:

James Berton Rhoads