Archives and Society: The First Archival Revolution

Abstract

President, Society of American Archivists 1983-84 David B. Gracy II has been state archivist of Texas since 1977. He is also senior lecturer on archives and manuscripts in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Texas at Austin. From 1971-1977 he was the archivist for the Southern Labor Archives at Georgia State University, and prior to that he served as archivist of the Southwest Collection at Texas Tech University. Gracy received his Ph.D. in history from Texas Tech in 1971. He served on SAA's Council from 1976-1980 and on the Executive Committee from 1979-1980. He was elected a Fellow of the Society in 1979. Gracy has been active on numerous SAA committees and served as a member of the Editorial Board of the American Archivist from 1976-1979. He has been active in regional archival organizations as well, serving as president of both the Austin Archivists and the Society of Georgia Archivists. Gracy is the author of Archives & Manuscripts: Arrangement and Description and An Introduction to Archives and Manuscripts. He is a member of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission and is the United States' representative to the Archives Committee of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History.

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