Thomas McAdory Owen

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Thomas McAdory Owen was an American historian and archivist best known as the founder and longtime director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History.

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instanceOf archivist
founder of cultural institution
human
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt University of Alabama NERFINISHED
Washington and Lee University NERFINISHED
employer State of Alabama NERFINISHED
familyName Owen NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork archival science
history of Alabama
founded Alabama Department of Archives and History NERFINISHED
gender male
genre biographical dictionary
state history
givenName Thomas NERFINISHED
hasPartInCollection Alabama state archives NERFINISHED
influenced development of state archival programs in the United States
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Alabama Historical Society NERFINISHED
American Historical Association NERFINISHED
name Thomas McAdory Owen NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableFor founding the Alabama Department of Archives and History
organizing one of the first state-supported archives in the United States
promoting preservation of Alabama public records
notableWork History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography NERFINISHED
occupation archivist
historian
lawyer
librarian
placeOfBirth Alabama NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Alabama NERFINISHED
positionHeld director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History
state archivist of Alabama
relative John H. Bankhead NERFINISHED
residence Montgomery, Alabama NERFINISHED
spouse Marie Bankhead Owen NERFINISHED
workLocation Montgomery, Alabama NERFINISHED

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