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Vol. 30:4 ISSN 0160-8460 December 2002
Lee Stout Joins Commission
The Society of American Archivists has named Lee Stout, head of Public Services and Outreach for the Eberly Family Special Collections Library at the Penn State University Libraries, to be its representative on the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. He succeeds Fynnette Eaton, who accepted a position with the National Archives and Records Administration.
From 1974 to September 2001, Mr. Stout served as Penn State's university archivist. He is now responsible for the development and administration of public services and outreach programs for all three archival and rare book units in Special Collections. Mr. Stout also teaches in the library studies and history programs, and is a frequent guest lecturer on campus history and architecture.
Mr. Stout received his bachelor's and master's degrees in history from Penn State and the Master of Library Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh. He has written a number of articles on archival topics, and authored the state assessment report, Historical Records in Pennsylvania, for the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. A frequent presenter at archival meetings, Mr. Stout has served three terms as a member of the Pennsylvania State Historical Records Advisory Board. He has served as chair of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, and as treasurer, vice president, and president of the Society of American Archivists. In 1996, he was named a Fellow of the Society.
