Establishing a Presidential Library
Alan Lowe, Director of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and former director of the Howard Baker Center
Thurs., March 31
7 p.m.
Toyota Auditorium
Webcast:
http://tinyurl.com/6c9e3wg
Lowe will talk about the Presidential library system - what libraries do, how the Bush Library fits into that system, and the challenges we face at Bush, especially with electronic records. I
of course will talk about our future facility and museum.
Lowe was previously the Executive Director of the Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy. As founding director, he has expanded the Center’s archival collections, established public programs and
implemented educational and research initiatives dedicated to promoting public service and civic engagement. He also oversaw the construction of the new Baker Center facility on the University of Tennessee at Knoxville campus which opened in October 2008.
While at the National Archives, Lowe worked first as an archivist at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. In 1992, Alan transferred to the Office of Presidential Libraries. He worked closely with
libraries and foundations on the development and renovation of new and existing libraries and provided administrative oversight of library operations.
Lowe has also served as the representative of Senate Majority Leader William Frist on the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress and is currently President of the Association of Centers for the
Study of Congress. He is a member of the Advisory Board for the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, and serves on the advisory Panel for the Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center.
Lowe received a B.A. and an M.A. in history from the University of Kentucky. The George W. Bush Library is temporarily located in Lewisville, Texas, and is administered by the National Archives and Records
Administration. The permanent George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum will be constructed on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas as part of the George W. Bush Presidential Center which will include the library, museum and institute.
The Library will be the 13th library in the National Archives Presidential library system. Once constructed, the library and museum will be operated by the National Archives and Records Administration. The independent public policy institute will be operated
by the Bush Foundation.
Amy K. Gibson, Ph.D.
Director of Communications and Public Programming
Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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