David Sean Ferriero is an American librarian and library administrator, who served as the 10th Archivist of the United States.
21 Facts About David Ferriero
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David Ferriero previously served as the Director of the New York Public Library, and before that, the University Librarian and Vice Provost for Library Affairs at Duke University.
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David Ferriero was born and raised in Beverly, Massachusetts, and graduated from Beverly High School.
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David Ferriero earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in English literature from Northeastern University.
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David Ferriero's education was interrupted by service in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War.
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David Ferriero served as a Navy hospital corpsman assigned to a Marine unit in Danang, Vietnam, and on a hospital ship, the USS Sanctuary, in Vietnamese waters.
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David Ferriero worked at MIT Libraries for 31 years, including as associate director of public services.
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David Ferriero was the Rita DiGiallonardo Holloway University Librarian and vice provost for library affairs at Duke University from 1996 through 2004.
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David Ferriero was the first Duke university librarian to address the members of the university's Board of Trustees in person.
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David Ferriero was actively involved in the evolution of North Carolina's Triangle Research Libraries Network.
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David Ferriero was responsible for the management and operations of NYPL's research libraries since 2005 and the branch libraries since 2007.
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David Ferriero presided over a major restructuring, which was accompanied by elimination of some positions and the creation of new ones.
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David Ferriero argued that transformation was imperative as NYPL adapted to the profound cultural and societal developments affecting the future of libraries.
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David Ferriero made it a point to try to visit the main reading room every day, assessing the varied needs of NYPL patrons.
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On July 28,2009, President Obama nominated David Ferriero to be 10th Archivist of the United States.
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David Ferriero was confirmed by the US Senate on November 6,2009; he was sworn into his new office on November 13,2009.
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On January 13,2022, David Ferriero announced he would retire effective mid-April 2022 after a twelve-year tenure as Archivist of the United States.
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David Ferriero urged President Biden to "not hire another white male" to replace him, and said that he chose to retire at that point so that Biden could be the one to name his replacement.
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David Ferriero's retirement was effective on April 30,2022, and Deputy Archivist Debra Steidel Wall took over as acting Archivist of the United States.
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In January 2020, David Ferriero supported the Archives' decision to censor a photograph containing signs critical of President Trump and references to women's anatomy in an exhibit devoted to the centennial of women's suffrage in the United States.
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David Ferriero married Gail Zimmermann, the daughter of MIT Professor Emeritus Henry Zimmermann.