Frank Gerard Burke (April 22, 1927 – November 30, 2015) served as Acting

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from April 16, 1985, to December 4, 1987. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Dr. Burke joined the staff of the National Archives in 1967 as an information retrieval specialist, after holding previous positions at the

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library and the Manuscript Division of the

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. He was one of the first National Archives employees to advocate the development of computer software for storage of archival information. DeSalvo, Daniel A. An interview on local area networks with Dr. Frank Burke acting archivist of the United States. ''Telematics and Informatics'', Volume 3, Issue 2 (July 1986) He succeeded

Robert M. Warner Robert Mark Warner (June 28, 1927 – April 24, 2007) was an American historian who served as the Sixth Archivist of the United States at the National Archives and Records Administration, National Archives, from July 24, 1980, to April 15, 1985.P ...

. He subsequently taught at the University of Maryland College of Information Studies (then known as the College of Library and Information Services), and served as president of the

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for 1991–92. He died from complications of

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on November 30, 2015.

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Archivists of the United States, 1934–present
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