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CHRIS ALLAN RETIRES AS DEPUTY STATE ARCHIVIST; TIM BAKER
APPOINTED SUCCESSOR
On July 1, Chris Allan will retire after 25 years of
dedicated service to the Archives. His successor as Deputy
State Archivist will be Tim Baker who will take up his
duties on July 10. These staff changes were announced by
State Archivist Edward C. Papenfuse at a meeting of the
Hall of Records Commission on June 4. At the meeting,
Chris was presented by Senate President Thomas V. Mike
Miller, Jr. with a resolution of appreciation from the
Senate. He also received a Governor's Proclamation and a
Resolution from the House of Delegates. Dr. Papenfuse also
introduced Tim Baker to the Commission.
Chris began his career as a college intern working for
the St. Mary's City Commission, under the supervision of
Dr. Lois Green Carr. In April 1977, he joined the staff of
the Archives as an Archivist. In 1984 - 1985, he helped
plan and supervise the construction of the new Hall of
Records Building on Rowe Boulevard in Annapolis. He was
also manager of the Maryland Newspaper Project which,
through funding from the National Endowment for the
Humanities, enabled the Archives to develop one of the
best collections of Maryland newspapers available. In
1995, he was appointed Deputy State Archivist. In that
position, Chris has managed the Archives' information
technology initiatives which have been at the forefront of
state government electronic data preservation and
retrieval.
Tim Baker comes to the Archives from Enterprise
Information Solutions, Inc. where he was Director of
Business Development. From 1995 - 2001, he was employed by
the Maryland Department of Planning
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