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	'''Waldo Gifford Leland''' (1879-1966) was an American historian and archivist.		'''Waldo Gifford Leland''' (1879-1966) was an American historian and archivist.




	== Life ==		== Life ==
	'''Waldo Gifford Leland''' was born on July 17, 1879 in Newton Massachusetts. He attended Brown University, earning a BA In 1900 he enrolled at Harvard University and earned an MS in history in 1901.		'''Waldo Gifford Leland''' was born on July 17, 1879 in Newton, Massachusetts. He attended Brown University, earning a BA. In 1900 he enrolled at Harvard University and earned an MS in history in 1901.

	In 1903 he joined the Carnegie Institute where he and Claude H. Van Tyne co-authored the ''Guide to the Archives of the Government of the United States in Washington'' (1904). Leland then produced a revised and expanded edition in 1907, did extensive work documenting materials for American history in France, and directed the foreign copying program of the Library of Congress for French manuscripts relating to the US. He also served as Secretary to the American Historical Association from 1909 to 1920 and produced documentation to support the establishment of US ~~national archives~~, which opened in 1934.		In 1903 he joined the Carnegie Institute where he and Claude H. Van Tyne co-authored the ''Guide to the Archives of the Government of the United States in Washington'' (1904). Leland then produced a revised and expanded edition in 1907, did extensive work documenting materials for American history in France, and directed the foreign copying program of the Library of Congress for French manuscripts relating to the US. He also served as Secretary to the American Historical Association from 1909 to 1920 and produced documentation to support the establishment of the US National Archives, which opened in 1934.

	Leland helped form the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and left the Carnegie Institution to serve as ACLS secretary from 1927 to 1939 and as director from 1939 until his retirement in 1946. Leland remained active with UNESCO, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library, and the National Park Service. He died on October 19, 1966.		Leland helped form the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and left the Carnegie Institution to serve as ACLS secretary from 1927 to 1939 and as director from 1939 until his retirement in 1946. Leland remained active, notably with UNESCO, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library, and the National Park Service. He died on October 19, 1966.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
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	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
			*"Bibliography of Waldo Gifford Leland." In: ''Studies in the history of culture''. Menasha, WI: George Banta Pub. Co., 1942, pp [332]-336.

			*''Guide to the archives of the government of the United States in Washington''. by Claude Halstead Van Tyne and Waldo Gifford Leland. 2d ed. [Washington]: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1907. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008870838]
	*"The national archives: a programme." ''The American Historical Review'' 18, no. 1 (1912): 1-28. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000599687]		*"The national archives: a programme." ''The American Historical Review'' 18, no. 1 (1912): 1-28. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000599687]
			*''Guide to materials for American history in the libraries and archives of Paris''. Washington, DC: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1932-1943. 2v. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication ; 392.
			*"Recollections of an Itinerant Historian." In ''Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society'' 61, no 2 (1952): 267-296.
	*''Archival Principles: Selections from the Writings of Waldo Gifford Leland''. Vol. 20. National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1955.		*''Archival Principles: Selections from the Writings of Waldo Gifford Leland''. Vol. 20. National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1955.

	*'Reminiscences of Waldo Gifford Leland, 1955.'' Columbia University, Oral History Archives. [https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/4074382]		*'Reminiscences of Waldo Gifford Leland, 1955.'' Columbia University, Oral History Archives. [https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/4074382]
			*''Waldo Gifford Leland and the Origins of the American Archival Profession''. Ed. Peter J. Wosh. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2011. Anthology of Leland's writings.

	== Offices ==		== Offices ==
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	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
	Leland received multiple honorary doctorates and other awards.		Leland received multiple honorary doctorates and other awards.
			Prizes in his honor were established by the Society of American Archivists in 1959 and by the American Historical Association in 1981.

	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	*"Waldo Gifford Leland." ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldo_Gifford_Leland]		*"Waldo Gifford Leland." ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldo_Gifford_Leland]
			*Cappon, Lester J. "In memoriam. Waldo Gifford Leland, i879-1966." ''American Archivist'' 30, no 1 (Jan 1967): 125-128. Includes portrait.
	*Ross, Rodney A. "Waldo Gifford Leland: Archivist by Association," ''American Archivist'' 46, no 3 (Summer 1983): 264-276. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000597749]		*Ross, Rodney A. "Waldo Gifford Leland: Archivist by Association," ''American Archivist'' 46, no 3 (Summer 1983): 264-276. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000597749]
	*~~Wosh, Peter J.~~ ''~~Waldo Gifford Leland and~~ the ~~Origins~~ of ~~the American Archival Profession~~''. ~~Chicago~~: ~~Society~~ of ~~American Archivists, 2011~~.
			*''Studies in the history of culture''. Menasha, WI: George Banta Pub. Co., 1942. "A testimonial of appreciation to Waldo Gifford Leland."

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==

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 *"The national archives: a programme." ''The American Historical Review'' 18, no. 1 (1912): 1-28. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000599687]
 *''Archival Principles: Selections from the Writings of Waldo Gifford Leland''. Vol. 20. National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1955.
 == Offices ==
 *[[ASIST|American Documentation Institute]]. President, 1947.
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 *"Waldo Gifford Leland." ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldo_Gifford_Leland]
 *Ross, Rodney A. "Waldo Gifford Leland: Archivist by Association," ''American Archivist'' 46, no 3 (Summer 1983): 264-276. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000597749]
 *Wosh, Peter J. ''Waldo Gifford Leland and the Origins of the American Archival Profession''. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2011.
 == Papers ==
-'''Location #1''' Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Washington, DC.
+*Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Washington, DC. Waldo Gifford Leland papers, 1844-1966.[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013140]
+*Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, NY. LELAND, WALDO G., Archivist and historian: Papers, 1938-52. [http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/archives/collections/franklin/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=216&q=leland]
-* Papers dates: 1879-1966
+*Columbia University. Library. Search under: Leland, Waldo Gifford, 1879-1966.

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	~~== LIfe ==~~		'''Waldo Gifford Leland''' (1879-1966) was an American historian and archivist.
	Waldo Gifford Leland (1879-1966)

	~~== Relevant Employment ==~~

	* Carnegie Institute
	* National Archives

	~~== Contributions ==~~
	Leland was a historian and archival theorist. He co-authored The Guide to the Archives of the Government of the United States in Washington (1904). In 1907, he revised and expanded the 1904 edition. He was known as the leading authority on federal archives. He collected letters of the Continental Congress delegates. He served as Carnegie's representative in France from 1907-14 and 1922-27. He wrote about libraries and the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He directed foreign copying program of LC for French manuscripts relating to the US.

	Leland was ~~best~~-~~known for~~ the ~~documentation and backup assistance he provided for Franklin Jameson~~'~~s campaign~~ to ~~establish~~ the ~~National~~ Archives~~. He helped to form~~ the ~~International Committe~~ of ~~Historical Sciences~~ (~~1926~~). ~~He was also involved~~ in the ~~formation~~ of the ~~ACLS~~. He ~~oversaw~~ the ~~publication~~ of the ~~Dictionary~~ of ~~American Biography~~ (1927~~-36)~~. He ~~was interested in international cooperation~~.		== Life ==
			'''Waldo Gifford Leland''' was born on July 17, 1879 in Newton Massachusetts. He attended Brown University, earning a BA In 1900 he enrolled at Harvard University and earned an MS in history in 1901.

			In 1903 he joined the Carnegie Institute where he and Claude H. Van Tyne co-authored the ''Guide to the Archives of the Government of the United States in Washington'' (1904). Leland then produced a revised and expanded edition in 1907, did extensive work documenting materials for American history in France, and directed the foreign copying program of the Library of Congress for French manuscripts relating to the US. He also served as Secretary to the American Historical Association from 1909 to 1920 and produced documentation to support the establishment of US national archives, which opened in 1934.

			Leland helped form the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and left the Carnegie Institution to serve as ACLS secretary from 1927 to 1939 and as director from 1939 until his retirement in 1946. Leland remained active with UNESCO, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Library, and the National Park Service. He died on October 19, 1966.

	== ~~Awards~~ ==		== Contributions ==
			Leland had a wide-ranging influence in the development of archives, archival theory, historical resources, and international developments.

			== Publications ==
			*"The national archives: a programme." ''The American Historical Review'' 18, no. 1 (1912): 1-28. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000599687]
			*''Archival Principles: Selections from the Writings of Waldo Gifford Leland''. Vol. 20. National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1955.
	== Offices ==		== Offices ==
			*[[ASIST\|American Documentation Institute]]. President, 1947.
			*International Committee of Historical Sciences. Treasurer then President, 1938-1948.
			*Union Académique International. President.
			*Society of American Archivists. President, 1939.
			*American Council of Learned Societies. Secretary, 1927-39; Director, 1939-1946.
			*American Historical Association. Secretary, 1909-20

	* ADI/ASIS \| Pres., 1947		== Awards ==
	* ICHS \| Treasurer and ~~Pres~~.~~, 1938-48~~		Leland received multiple honorary doctorates and other awards.
	* ~~SAA \| Pres~~.~~, 2 terms in 1940~~'s
	* ~~UAI \| Pres~~., ~~1940~~'s		== Further reading ==
	* ACLS \| Secretary, ~~1927~~-39		*"Waldo Gifford Leland." ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldo_Gifford_Leland]
	* ~~Director~~, ~~1939-1946~~		*Ross, Rodney A. "Waldo Gifford Leland: Archivist by Association," ''American Archivist'' 46, no 3 (Summer 1983): 264-276. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000597749]
	* ~~AHA \| General Secretary~~, ~~1909-20~~		*"Waldo Gifford Leland and Preservation of Documentary Resources," ''Federalist'' (Summer 1986).
			*Wosh, Peter J. ''Waldo Gifford Leland and the Origins of the American Archival Profession''. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2011.

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==

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	* Source: NUCMC, MS 68-2051, p. 233.		* Source: NUCMC, MS 68-2051, p. 233.

	* '''Location #2''' Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, NY.
			'''Location #2''' Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, NY.
	* Papers dates: 1938-1952		* Papers dates: 1938-1952
	* Size: ca. 50 items		* Size: ca. 50 items

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 == LIfe ==
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+Waldo Gifford Leland (1879-1966)
-Address:
+== Relevant Employment ==
-Email:
+* Carnegie Institute
+* National Archives
 == Contributions ==
 Leland was a historian and archival theorist. He co-authored The Guide to the Archives of the Government of the United States in Washington (1904). In 1907, he revised and expanded the 1904 edition. He was known as the leading authority on federal archives. He collected letters of the Continental Congress delegates. He served as Carnegie's representative in France from 1907-14 and 1922-27. He wrote about libraries and the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He directed foreign copying program of LC for French manuscripts relating to the US.
 Leland was best-known for the documentation and backup assistance he provided for Franklin Jameson's campaign to establish the National Archives. He helped to form the International Committe of Historical Sciences (1926). He was also involved in the formation of the ACLS. He oversaw the publication of the Dictionary of American Biography (1927-36). He was interested in international cooperation.
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 == Offices ==
-ADI/ASIS Pres. 1947; ICHS: Treasurer; Pres. 1938-48; SAA Pres. 2 terms in 1940's; UAI Pres. 1940's; ACLS:Secretary 1927-39; Director 1939-1946; AHA General Secretary 1909-20.
 == Papers ==
-Location #1: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Washington, DC.
+'''Location #1''' Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Washington, DC.
-Dates: 1972
+* Papers dates: 1879-1966
-Size: Transcript: 63 leaves.
+* '''Location #2''' Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, NY.
-Finding aid:
+'''Location #3''' Columbia Oral History Research Office, Box 20, Room 801 Butler Library, New York, NY 10027; search under: ''Leland, Waldo Gifford, 1879-1966.''
-Source: RLIN
+* Papers dates: 1972

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== LIfe ==
1879-1966

Address:

Email:

Worked at: Carnegie Institute; National Archives

== Contributions ==
Leland was a historian and archival theorist. He co-authored The Guide to the Archives of the Government of the United States in Washington (1904). In 1907, he revised and expanded the 1904 edition. He was known as the leading authority on federal archives. He collected letters of the Continental Congress delegates. He served as Carnegie's representative in France from 1907-14 and 1922-27. He wrote about libraries and the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He directed foreign copying program of LC for French manuscripts relating to the US.

Leland was best-known for the documentation and backup assistance he provided for Franklin Jameson's campaign to establish the National Archives. He helped to form the International Committe of Historical Sciences (1926). He was also involved in the formation of the ACLS. He oversaw the publication of the Dictionary of American Biography (1927-36). He was interested in international cooperation.

== Awards ==

== Offices ==
ADI/ASIS Pres. 1947; ICHS: Treasurer; Pres. 1938-48; SAA Pres. 2 terms in 1940's; UAI Pres. 1940's; ACLS:Secretary 1927-39; Director 1939-1946; AHA General Secretary 1909-20.

== Papers ==
Location #1: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Washington, DC.

Size: 45 ft; ca. 55,000 items

Includes: Correspondence, diaries, articles, reports, memoranda, notes, and misc. papers concentrating on periods: 1915-28; 1948-66; ACLS (1919-28); UNESCO (1954-64); and material relating to his "Guide to Materials for American History."

Dates: 1879-1966

Finding aid:

Source: NUCMC, MS 68-2051, p. 233.

Location #2: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, NY.

Dates: 1938-1952

Size: ca. 50 items

Includes: Correspondence, speeches, surveys, plans, publications relating to the establishment of the FDR Library; Access restricted.

Finding aid:

Source: NUCMC, MS 75-540, p. 59.

Location #3: Columbia Oral History Research Office, Box 20, Room 801 Butler Library, New York, NY 10027; search under: Leland, Waldo Gifford, 1879-1966.

Dates: 1972

Size: Transcript: 63 leaves.

Includes: American Historical Association and American Historical Review; State and regional historical societies; Public Archives Commission; International Committee of Historical Sciences; Origin of the American Council of Learned Societies and of the Dictionary of American Biography; Interviewed by Dean Albertson; Access is open; Copyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1972; Permission required to quote, cite, and reproduce; Contact repository for information; Microfiche copy available for purchase; (Columbia University oral history collection, part I, published by Meckler Publishing, Westport, CT).

Finding aid:

Source: RLIN