Background
Dowd, Mary-Jane Martin was born on February 4, 1934 in Baltimore. Daughter of Philip Cullen and Eva Mary (Shanley) Dowd.
Dowd, Mary-Jane Martin was born on February 4, 1934 in Baltimore. Daughter of Philip Cullen and Eva Mary (Shanley) Dowd.
Bachelor, Goucher College, 1956; Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1959; certified, University of Virginia, 1972.
Archivist, National Archives and Records Svc., Washington, 1960-1985;
with editorial division, National Archives and Records Svc., Washington, 1966-1968;
with records appraisal division, National Archives and Records Svc., Washington, 1968-1973;
associate editor, National Archives and Records Svc., Washington
territorial papers branch, National Archives and Records Svc., Washington, 1973-1974;
assistant branch chief projects, senior archivist, National Archives and Records Svc., Washington, 1978-1985;
editor, project director Foreign Rels. United States, 1781-1789, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, 1985-1991;
senior records appraiser, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, 1991-1994;
private practice as writer, editor, researcher, since 1994;
genealogical and history records specialist, since 1994. Lecturer Modern Archives Institute, American U., 1979.
Reviewer grant proposals National Endowment for Humanities, Washington, 1980-1982. Deputy to executive secretariat director organizing committee International Council Archives, 1965-1966, for Extraordinary Archives Congress, Washington, 1966.
Soprano soloist, choir member Episcopal Churches Wheaton, Silver Spring, Kensington, Maryland, since 1960. Member Wheaton Parish Liturgical Commission, 1971-1972. Fellow Society of America Archivists (editorial board 1972-1975, chairman awards committee 1977-1980).
Member American History Association, Association Documentary Editing, Institute Early American History and Culture (associate).