T. R. Schellenberg

T. R. Schellenberg
Born	(1903-02-24)24 February 1903 Garden Township, Kansas, USA
Died	Arlington, Virginia, USA
Nationality	American
Education	Tabor College (Kansas), University of Kansas, University of Pennsylvania
Occupation	Archivist, Professor
Organization	National Archives and Records Administration (USA)
Known for	Assistant Archivist of the United States

Theodore Roosevelt Schellenberg (24 February 1903 – 14 January 1970) was an American archivist and archival theorist. Schellenberg's publications and ideas are part of the foundation for archival theory and practice in the United States.

Biography

Theodore Roosevelt Schellenberg was born on February 24, 1903 to Abraham Lawrence and Sarah Schroeder Schellenberg in Garden Township, Harvey County, Kansas. Schellenberg attended Tabor College (1924–6) before transferring to the University of Kansas. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in history in 1928. He continued his education, receiving his Master's in History from the University of Kansas and his Ph.D from the University of Pennsylvania.

Career

Schellenberg had a long career with the federal government working mostly in the National Archives, where he served as Director of Archival Management from 1950 to 1956. During this time he oversaw a massive reappraisal of documents to deaccession old records and enforced a methodology more selective in the appraisal of new records.

Principal publications

• Schellenberg, Theodore R., Modern Archives: Principles and Techniques (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1956) 1996 reprint online.
• Schellenberg, Theodore R., The Management of Archives (New York: Columbia University Press, 1965) 1988 reprint online.

External links

• Schellenberg, T. R. (Theodore R.) Papers, 1903-1970 at the Kansas State Historical Society