James B. Rhoads, aka 'Bert' died April 7, 2015. I doubt it will be on the national news, although it can be found in a local newspaper. Dr. Rhoads was the 5th Archivist of the United States. (During, among other events, Watergate). He is responsible for the network of regional archives that are found across the country. He also taught at Western Washington University .... more specifically the graduate program of Archives and Records Management in the History department. He was witty and had a delightful sense of humor. We used to love to get him 'off topic' and talk about his experiences, they were absolutely fascinating.

In memory of him I'm doing a one book post: The National Archives of the United States, by Herman J. Viola. A coffee table book, it is a nice overview of some of the collections in the Archives. (Archives are so much more than just paper records)!

Reading Hermit With Dog