Wayne Clayton Grover (September 14, 1906 – June 8, 1970) served as Third

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Career

Grover joined the National Archives staff in 1935. During

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he earned the

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for the management of Army wartime records as chief of the Records Management Branch. During his tenure as Archivist of the United States (from 1948 to 1965), the Presidential Library system was established, and he helped develop the

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, the

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, and the Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum. Also during this period, the National Archives produced the first code of ethics for the archival profession, prepared as part of its inservice training program and published under the title "The Archivist's Code"; Grover was known to be the author, although his name did not appear in the 1955 publication.As it is presented currently on the website of the National Archives,
The Archivist's Code
of 1955 indeed carries Grover's name; a preface explains that "although the guidance remains sound even today," the Society of American Archivists, in response to the increasing complexity of archival issues, subsequently developed a fuller code of ethics for archivists, first adopted in 1980 (see Horn, 1989, p. 65-66) and periodically revised since then. Retrieved 2015-09-01. Grover was a founding member of the

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and served as its president from 1953 to 1954. He also served as the Western Hemisphere vice president of the International Council on Archives. He died of

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at his home in

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.Staff report
Recent Deaths.
''The American Historical Review'', Vol. 75, No. 6 (Oct., 1970), pp. 1885-1887Staff report (June 9, 1970). Wayne C. Grover, U.S. Archivist, 64; Unit Chief, '48-65, Dies-- Johnson Library Adviser. ''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grover, Wayne C. 1906 births 1970 deaths American archivists National Archives and Records Administration Recipients of the Legion of Merit People from Garland, Utah Presidents of the Society of American Archivists Lyndon B. Johnson administration personnel Kennedy administration personnel Eisenhower administration personnel Truman administration personnel