Background
Lytle, Richard Harold was born on July 16, 1937 in Topeka. Son of Harold Tolbert and Margaret Ann (Gumersell) Lytle.
Lytle, Richard Harold was born on July 16, 1937 in Topeka. Son of Harold Tolbert and Margaret Ann (Gumersell) Lytle.
Bachelor, Rice U., 1959; Master of Arts, Washington University, St. Louis, 1964; Master of Library Science, U. Mary., 1978; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Maryland, 1979.
Local records archivist, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, 1963-1964; archivist, Washington University, 1964-1968; archivist, Rice U., Houston, 1968-1970; archivist, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1970-1982; director office information resource management, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1982-1987; dean college information studies, Drexel U., Philadelphia, since 1987.
Fellow Society American Archivists. Member Data Processing Management Association, American Society Information Science, Society Information Management.
Married Jayne ElizabethSeastrom, September 17, 1968. Children: Christopher, Cynthia.