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Vol. 24:3 ISSN 0160-8460 December 1996
Howard Lowell Joins Commission
Howard P. Lowell of the Delaware Public Archives will join the National Historical Publications and Records Commission at its meeting in February 1997.
Kathryn Hammond Baker, president of the National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators, has announced that Mr. Lowell will represent NAGARA, which is one of six national, professional associations authorized by statute to appoint members to the Commission. Lowell succeeds Brenda Banks of the Georgia Department of Archives and History, whose term on the Commission has expired. The Commission at its most recent meeting approved a resolution of appreciation for Ms. Banks' contributions.
Mr. Lowell directs the Delaware Public Archives as state archivist and records administrator. Previously he has been administrator of the Oklahoma Resources Branch of the State of Oklahoma Department of Libraries; director of the Revere, Massachusetts, Public Library; education specialist for the Massachusetts Bureau of Library Extension; and administrative services officer for the Maine State Archives. He holds a B.A. degree in history from the University of Maine, Orono, and an M.S. in library science from Simmons College, Boston. Also at the graduate level, he has studied American history at the University of Maryland, archives administration at the American University, and public administration at Lewis and Clark College.
Mr. Lowell's many distinctions include being a member of the Academy of Certified Archivists, past president of NAGARA, and author of more than thirty articles, manuals, and reports. Additionally he has consulted with institutions across the country on information management.
