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'''Mabel |
'''Mabel Evelyn Deutrich'''<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pyMhAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA200 |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1961: January-June |date=1962 |page=200 |publisher=Copyright Office, Library of Congress |accessdate=29 November 2020}}</ref> (April 15, 1915 – June 4, 1998)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ancientfaces.com/person/mabel-e-deutrich-birth-1915-death-1998/90706290 |title=Mabel E Deutrich (1915 - 1998) |publisher=AncientFaces, LLC |accessdate=29 November 2020}}</ref> was an American Archivist. In 1975 she was the highest ranking woman in the history of the National Archives.<ref name="People">{{cite news|title=People and papers|url=http://files.archivists.org/periodicals/Archival-Outlook/Back-Issues-1973-2003/saa_newsletter_1975_11.pdf|accessdate=9 November 2016|work=SAA Newsletter|page=4|date=November 1975}}</ref> |
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She had a 29-year career as a government archivist and served as Assistant Archivist for the Office of the National Archive (predecessor of the [[National Archives and Records Administration]]) from 1975 to 1979.<ref name="Obituary"/> |
She had a 29-year career as a government archivist and served as Assistant Archivist for the Office of the National Archive (predecessor of the [[National Archives and Records Administration]]) from 1975 to 1979.<ref name="Obituary"/> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Mabel E. Deutrich was born in [[Burns, Wisconsin]] and graduated from [[La Crosse State Teachers College]] (now known as the [[University of Wisconsin at La Crosse]]) in 1942.<ref name="Obituary">{{cite news|title=Obituaries|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1998/06/20/obituaries/73311763-e869-4938-968f-d1104e2a05cd/|accessdate=3 August 2016|work=The Washington Post|date=June 20, 1998}}</ref><ref name="Ms">{{cite web|title=Ms. Archivist|url=https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2016/03/01/ms-archivist/|website=Pieces of History|publisher=The National Archives|date=March 1, 2016}}</ref> |
Mabel E. Deutrich was born in [[Burns, Wisconsin]]<ref name="Obituary"/> and graduated from [[La Crosse State Teachers College]] (now known as the [[University of Wisconsin at La Crosse]]) with an associate's degree in rural education in 1934.<ref>{{cite book |title=The 1934 La Crosse |date=1934 |page=46 |publisher=La Crosse State Teachers College}}</ref> She returned to La Crosse State Teachers College and completed a B.S. degree in 1942.<ref name="Obituary">{{cite news|title=Obituaries|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1998/06/20/obituaries/73311763-e869-4938-968f-d1104e2a05cd/|accessdate=3 August 2016|work=The Washington Post|date=June 20, 1998}}</ref><ref name="Ms">{{cite web|title=Ms. Archivist|url=https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2016/03/01/ms-archivist/|website=Pieces of History|publisher=The National Archives|date=March 1, 2016}}</ref> |
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[[File:Mabel Deutrich portrait of archivist getting her PhD.jpg|thumb|Deutrich during her PhD studies]] |
[[File:Mabel Deutrich portrait of archivist getting her PhD.jpg|thumb|Deutrich during her PhD studies]] |
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She became a clerk in the Mail and Record Division in the Office of the Chief Engineers during [[World War II]]. She served as a historian in the Department of the Army from 1947 to 1950. In 1950, she joined the National Archives in Washington, D.C. She received |
She became a clerk in the Mail and Record Division in the Office of the Chief Engineers during [[World War II]]. She served as a historian in the Department of the Army from 1947 to 1950. In 1950, she joined the National Archives in Washington, D.C. She received an M.A. in public administration from [[American University]] in 1958, followed by a Ph.D. in public administration in 1960. The subject of her thesis was ''Fred C. Ainsworth: Army Surgeon and Administrator'',<ref name="Parkinson">{{cite web|last1=Parkinson|first1=Hiilary|title=What's Your Story, Mabel Deutrich?|url=https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2015/03/26/whats-your-story-mabel-deutrich/|website=Pieces of History|publisher=The National Archives|accessdate=March 26, 2015}}</ref> work that was the basis of her 1962 book ''Struggle for Supremacy: The Career of General Fred C. Ainsworth''.<ref name="Ms"/> She served as Assistant Archivist for the Office of the National Archive (predecessor of the [[National Archives and Records Administration]]) from 1975 to 1979. She retired from NARA in 1979.<ref name="Ms"/> |
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After Deutrich's retirement, she wrote a history of American women, ''Clio was a Woman: Studies in the History of American Women'', focusing on the National Archives collections about women.<ref name="Seneca"/> |
After Deutrich's retirement, she wrote a history of American women, ''Clio was a Woman: Studies in the History of American Women'', focusing on the National Archives collections about women.<ref name="Seneca"/> |
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== Death== |
== Death== |
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Mabel E. Deutrich died of [[cancer]] in [[Santa Cruz, California]] on June 4, |
Mabel E. Deutrich died of [[cancer]] in [[Santa Cruz, California]] on June 4, 1998.<ref name="Obituary"/> |
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Revision as of 20:14, 29 November 2020
Mabel E. Deutrich | |
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| Born | April 15, 1915 |
| Died | June 4, 1998 (aged 83) |
| Alma mater | La Crosse State Teachers College, American University |
| Occupation | Archivist |
Mabel Evelyn Deutrich[1] (April 15, 1915 – June 4, 1998)[2] was an American Archivist. In 1975 she was the highest ranking woman in the history of the National Archives.[3]
She had a 29-year career as a government archivist and served as Assistant Archivist for the Office of the National Archive (predecessor of the National Archives and Records Administration) from 1975 to 1979.[4] She was a specialist on the American Revolutionary War, who inventoried War Department collections of Revolutionary War records. She was particularly active in assessing the role and status of men and women archivists. She received the 1976 NARS Meritorious Service Award for “advancing the status of women in the archival profession."[5][6] After her retirement, she wrote a history of American women, Clio was a Woman: Studies in the History of American Women, focusing on the National Archives collections about women.[7]
Biography
Mabel E. Deutrich was born in Burns, Wisconsin[4] and graduated from La Crosse State Teachers College (now known as the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse) with an associate's degree in rural education in 1934.[8] She returned to La Crosse State Teachers College and completed a B.S. degree in 1942.[4][5]
She became a clerk in the Mail and Record Division in the Office of the Chief Engineers during World War II. She served as a historian in the Department of the Army from 1947 to 1950. In 1950, she joined the National Archives in Washington, D.C. She received an M.A. in public administration from American University in 1958, followed by a Ph.D. in public administration in 1960. The subject of her thesis was Fred C. Ainsworth: Army Surgeon and Administrator,[6] work that was the basis of her 1962 book Struggle for Supremacy: The Career of General Fred C. Ainsworth.[5] She served as Assistant Archivist for the Office of the National Archive (predecessor of the National Archives and Records Administration) from 1975 to 1979. She retired from NARA in 1979.[5]
After Deutrich's retirement, she wrote a history of American women, Clio was a Woman: Studies in the History of American Women, focusing on the National Archives collections about women.[7]
Professional surveys
Deutrich carried out a study of individual training and the rewards received by men and women archivists, entitled "Women in Archives: Ms. versus Mr. Archivist" in 1973.[9][10] She headed the Committee on the Status of Women in preparing The Report on the Status of Women in the Archival Profession (1974), which compared the "rank, salary and professional commitment" of men and women in the archival profession.[11] Responsibility for enforcing the Equal Pay Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act were transferred from the Labor Department to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 1979.[12] Deutrich carried out a major review of the archival profession in 1979, published in 1980 as "The Society of American Archivists: Survey of the Archival Profession—1979".[13]
Published works
- Deutrich, Mabel E. (1962). Struggle for Supremacy: The Career of General Fred C. Ainsworth. Washington, D.C.: Public Affairs Press.
- Deutrich, Mabel E.; Purdy, Virginia Cardwell (1980). Clio was a Woman: Studies in the History of American Women. Washington: Howard University Press. ISBN 9780882582375.
Death
Mabel E. Deutrich died of cancer in Santa Cruz, California on June 4, 1998.[4]
References
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1961: January-June. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. 1962. p. 200. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Mabel E Deutrich (1915 - 1998)". AncientFaces, LLC. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "People and papers" (PDF). SAA Newsletter. November 1975. p. 4. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Obituaries". The Washington Post. June 20, 1998. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Ms. Archivist". Pieces of History. The National Archives. March 1, 2016.
- ^ a b Parkinson, Hiilary. "What's Your Story, Mabel Deutrich?". Pieces of History. The National Archives. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ a b "Seneca Falls Convention and the Origin of the Woman's Movement" (PDF). 120. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ The 1934 La Crosse. La Crosse State Teachers College. 1934. p. 46.
- ^ Owens, Irene (2003). Strategic marketing in library and information science. Binghamton: Haworth. p. 176. ISBN 978-0789021434. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ Deutrich, Mabel (April 1973). "Women in Archives: Ms. versus Mr. Archivist". The American Archivist. 36 (2): 171–181. doi:10.17723/aarc.36.2.x74vh77270228681. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Publications" (PDF). SAA Newsletter: 3. March 1978.
- ^ "REORGANIZATION PLANS REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 1 OF 1978 RE: FEDERAL EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ACTIVITIES". U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ Deutrich, Mabel E.; Dewhitt, Ben; Cappon, Lester J. (1980). "The Society of American Archivists: Survey of the Archival Profession—1979". The American Archivist. 43 (4): 527–537. doi:10.17723/aarc.43.4.n378r12779k51052. JSTOR 40292355.
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