Background
Wrenn, Tony Pentecost was born on May 11, 1933 in Roxboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Joseph Cleveland and Lottie Mae Tillman (Pentecost) Wrenn.
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Wrenn, Tony Pentecost was born on May 11, 1933 in Roxboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Joseph Cleveland and Lottie Mae Tillman (Pentecost) Wrenn.
Bachelor in American History, Wake Forest University, 1955. Diploma (honorary), University Vienna Summer School, 1959.
Archivist National Archives, Washington, 1960-1962, National Trust for History Preservation, Washington, 1962-1967. History preservation consultant Alexandria, Virginia, 1968-1979. Archivist American Institute of Architects, Washington, since 1980.
Board directors International Archives Women in Architecture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, l988—. Lecturer United States Department of Agriculture Graduate School, National Trust for History Preservation, Smithsonian Resident Associates Program, Old Sturbridge Village, Tryon Palace Symposium, District of Columbia Preservation League, Jonesboro (Tennessee) History Preservation Conference, West Virginia Department History and Culture, Association Architectural Libraries, Smithsonian Institution, National Park Service, Mary Washington College, District of Columbia Archivists, Special Libraries Association, others.
Member Fredericksburg (Virginia) Democratic Committee, 1977-1990. Member, secretary Fredericksburg Architectural Review Board, 1980-1988. Member Virginia Review Board for National Register History Places, Richmond, since 1985, vice-chair, 1991-1992.
With United States Army, 1955-1959. Member American Institute of Architects (honorary), Society of America Archivists, Society Architectural Historians, Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Council, Washington Rare Books Group, Academy Certified Archivists.