Background
Brichford, Maynard Jay was born on August 6, 1926 in Madison, Ohio, United States. Son of Merton Jay and Evelyn Louise (Graves) Brichford.
Brichford, Maynard Jay was born on August 6, 1926 in Madison, Ohio, United States. Son of Merton Jay and Evelyn Louise (Graves) Brichford.
Bachelor, Hiram College, Ohio, 1950. Master of Science, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1951.
Assistant archivist, State History Society Wisconsin, 1952-1956; methods and procedures analyst, Illinois State Archives, 1956-1959; records and space management supervisor, Department Administration State of Wisconsin, Madison, 1959-1963; archivist, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1963-1995; associate professor, University of Illinois, 1963-1970; professor, University of Illinois, since 1970.
Member general commission on archives and history United Methodist Church, 1988-1996. Board chairman University of Illinois Young Men’s Christian Association, 1987-1989. With United States Navy, 1944-1946.
Fellow Society American Archivists (president 1979-1980). Member Illinois Archives Advisory Board (chairman 1979-1984).
Married Jane Adair Hamilton, September 15, 1951. Children— Charles Hamilton, Ann Adair Brichford Martin, Matthew Jay, Sarah Lourena.