Background
Wright, William Cook was born on July 11, 1939 in Jersey City. Son of Harry Cook and Edna Marguerite Tompkins) Wright.
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Wright, William Cook was born on July 11, 1939 in Jersey City. Son of Harry Cook and Edna Marguerite Tompkins) Wright.
Bachelor, Gettysburg College, 1961. Master of Arts, University Delaware, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, University Delaware, 1971.
Teacher, Salem (New Jersey) High School, 1961-1965;
adjunct instructor, U. Delaware, Newark, 1968-1970;
associate director, New Jersey History Commission, Trenton, 1970-1976;
head, Bureau Archives and History New Jersey State Library., Trenton, 1976-1983;
director, Division Archives and Records Management, New Jersey State Department, Trenton, 1983-1985;
chief, Bureau Records Management, Trenton, 1985-1989;
retired, Bureau Records Management, Trenton, 1989. Coordinator state history records advisory board National History Publs. and Records Commission 1976-1987. Member of advisory committee for papers of William Livingston.
Secretary New Jersey State Records Committee, 1976-1985, chairman, 1985. Member of advisory board directors New Jersey.Archives Series, 1971-1986. Member region 2 advisory county National Archives andRecords Svc., 1976-1977.
Member of advisory committee New Jersey Newspaper Project, 1983-1985, state review committee for history sites, 1976-1979. Member implementation and planning committee New Jersey Supreme Court, 1982.
Member Lawrence Township Cultural and Heritage Advisory Committee, 1989-1992, chairman, 1991. Elder Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church, Washington Township, New Jersey, since 1998. Member Academy Certified Achivists (certified), New Jersey History Society.