He then continued his studies at Emory University, completing a master's degree in 1963 and Ph.D. in history in 1970.
[3] His dissertation, "Mark Sullivan's Progressive Journalism, 1874–1925: An Ironic Persuasion," was based on the personal papers of Sullivan held by the Hoover Institution Library and Archives.
[7] He then returned to NARA in 1980 where he served as Deputy Archivist of the United States for two years.
He served on SAA Council, as editor of the Society's journal, and then as president between 1981 and 1982.
[10] He also helped found the Society of Georgia Archivists in 1969, and served as its first president.