Agnes C. Conrad

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Agnes C. Conrad
BornSeptember 7, 1917
California
DiedJanuary 10, 2011
Honolulu, Hawaii
Occupation(s)American historian and archivist of Hawaiian history
Known forState Archivist of Hawaii

Agnes C. Conrad (September 7, 1917 - January 10, 2011) was an American archivist and historian who was an expert in Hawaiian history.

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Early life

Conrad was raised on Santa Catalina Island (California). Conrad graduated from College of Holy Name in Oakland, California and University of California in 1940. [1]

Career

Conrad served as a librarian at the Army Air Force base in Victorville, California during World War II and then was the librarian at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1945 to 1950. [1] She moved to Hawaii in 1950 and was a librarian at the University of Hawaiʻi. [2] Appointed the Territorial Archivist in 1955 and served as the State Archivist from 1959 to 1982, Conrad founded the archives profession in Hawaii including promoting and facilitating the construction of the Hawaii State Archives. [3] She was involved in the Judicial History Center, founding member of the Hawaii Museums Association, Friends of ʻIolani Palace, contributing significantly to its restoration, Hawaiian Historical Society, serving as president from 1967 to 1969, Society of American Archivists, where she was a Fellow in 1964, Hawaii Library Association, where she served as president starting in 1962, and the Association of Hawaii Archivists. [3] [4] She also was the associate editor of the Hawaiian Journal of History in 1969. [5]

Awards

Conrad was awarded the Living Treasure of Hawai'i award by the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii in 1987. [2] In 2009, she was given the Governor's Award for Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Humanities by Hawaiian Governor Linda Lingle. [2] The Association of Hawaii Archivists established the Agnes C. Conrad Award in 2005 to recognize giants in the archives field in Hawaii. [3] [6]

Later life

She died on January 10, 2011, in Honolulu, Hawaii. [2]

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