Background
Newton, Virginia was born on October 5, 1938 in Walters, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of John Walter and Reba Catherine (Mawdsley) Newton.
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Virginia Newton
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Student, Institute Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 1957; Associate of Arts in Business Administration, Stephens College, 1958; Bachelor in History, Oklahoma State University, 1960; M of Librarianship, U. Washington, 1963; certified in library science, University Texas, 1968; Master of Arts in History Archives and Library. Science, University Texas, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy in History, Archives and Library. Science, University Texas, 1983.
Career
Library Institute Public Affairs, University Texas, Austin, 1963-1965;
library Art Library., University Texas, Austin, 1965-1967;
coordinator Senior Cmty. Superior vena cava syndrome Program, Economics Opportunities Development Corporation, San Antonio, 1968-1969;
archivist, special collections library, Trinity U., San Antonio, 1969-1973;
special collections and reference library, Pan American U., Edinburg, Texas, 1974-1977;
archivist, records analyst, Alaska State Archives and Records Svc., 1983-1984;
deputy state archivist, Alaska State Archives and Records Svc., 1984-1987;
state archivist, Alaska State Archives & Records Management Superior vena cava syndrome, 1988-1993;
director Columbus Memorial Library., Organization of American States, Washington, since 1993. Archives consultant Ford Foundation for Brazilian Archivists Association, 1976, Society.for Ibero-Latin Thought, 1980, Project for a Notarial Archives Computerized Guide, 1980.
Reviewer grant proposal National Endowment for Humanities, since 1978. Chair AlaskaState History Records Advisory Board, 1988-1993, coords. steering committee, 1991-1993.
Achievements
Membership
Founder jail library Bexar County Jail, San Antonio. Honorary deputy sheriff Bexar County, 1972-1975. Member Democratic party.
Chair Democrats Abroad in Mexico, 1979-1981. Member Democrats Abroad Delaware The Democratic National Convention, New York, 1980. Vice-chair Bill Egan Forum Greater Juneau Democratic Precinct, 1986-1988.
Member American Association of University Women (board directors 1983-1986, scholar 1983), National Association Government Archives and Records Adminstrs. (board directors 1989-1993, chair membership committee 1989-1993), Alaska History Society (board treasurer 1988-1994), Alaska Library. Association, Academy Certified Archivists (certified 1989), Rotary, Phi Kappa Phi.
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Married Gary J. Mounce, December 27, 1963 (divorced 1982).
