Fitzpatrick, John Clement, 1876-1940

Archivist, librarian, historian, and editor.

From the description of Papers of John Clement Fitzpatrick, 1927-1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79827739

Biographical Note

• 1876, Aug. 10: Born, Washington, D.C.
• 1894: Graduated,Washington High School, Washington, D.C.
• 1897: Joined staff of Library of Congress and began work in the Manuscript Division
• 1913: Published Notes on the Care, Cataloguing and Arranging of Manuscripts. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office
• 1918: Edited The Autobiography of Martin Van Buren (issued as vol. 2 of 1918 Annual Report of the American Association. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1920)
• 1924: Published The Spirit of the Revolution: New Light from Some of the Original Sources of American History. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Co.
• 1926: Awarded honorary degree from George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
• 1927: Published George Washington, Colonial Traveller, 1732-1799. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co. Promoted to acting chief, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
• 1928: Resigned from Library of Congress and assumed editorship for the George Washington Bicentennial Commission of the Writings of George Washington, 39 vols.
• 1928 - 1929 : President, American Catholic Historical Association
• 1929: Published The George Washington Scandals, Washington Society of Alexandria, bulletin no. 1
• 1931: Published Washington as a Religious Man. Washington, D.C.: George Washington Bicentennial Commission
• 1939: Published Some Historic Houses, Their Builders and Their Plans. New York: The Macmillan Co.
• 1940, Feb. 10: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the John Clement Fitzpatrick Papers, 1927-1941, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)