Wayne Clayton Grover (September 14, 1906 – June 8, 1970) served as Third Archivist of the United States.

Also during this period, the National Archives produced the first code of ethics for the archival profession, prepared as part of its inservice training program and published under the title "The Archivist's Code";[1][2] Grover was known to be the author, although his name did not appear in the 1955 publication.

[3][4] Grover was a founding member of the Society of American Archivists and served as its president from 1953 to 1954.

He also served as the Western Hemisphere vice president of the International Council on Archives.

He died of cancer at his home in Silver Spring, Maryland.