Thomas P. Wilsted

Background

Wilsted, Thomas P. was born on April 16, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Barbara J. and Donald E. Wilsted.

Education

Bachelor in History, Kalamazoo College, Michigan, 1966. Master of Arts in American History, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1968.

Career

Field archivist Illinois State History Library., Springfield, 1968—1973. Manuscripts library Alexander Turnbull Library., Wellington, New Zealand, 1973—1978. Director Salvation Army Archives & Research Center, New York City, 1978—1990.

Associate director American Heritage Center, University Wyoming, Laramie, 1990—1996. Director Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University Connecticut, Storrs, 1996—2008.

Achievements

• Thomas P. Wilsted has been listed as a noteworthy archivist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Rotary Club, Coventry, Connecticut, 1999—2000. Gubernatorial appointee Connecticut History Records Advisory Board, Hartford, 2000—2008. Fellow: Society of America Archivists (editor 2009, Sister M. Claude Lane award 1990, Philip M. Hamer & Elizabeth Hamer Kegan award 1994).

Member: Academy Certified Archivists, New England Archivists, Archives & Records Association New Zealand (life. President 1976-1978), Society Rocky Mountain Archivists 1995-1996.

Connections

Married Mary R. Brubaker, March 19, 1966. 1 child Jeffrey T.

Father:

Barbara J.

Mother:

Donald E. Wilsted

Spouse:

Mary R. Brubaker

child:

Jeffrey T. Wilsted