Mary Givens Bryan (September 3, 1910 – July 28, 1964) was an American archivist and the director of the Georgia Department of Archives and History.

Bryan was born in La Grange, Georgia in 1910, and raised in Decatur outside of Atlanta.[1] She attended Emory University and the Women's College of Georgia before joining the staff of the Department of Archives and History, where she worked her way from the position of clerk to director and state archivist over the course of a thirty-year career.[2] During her tenure as director she advocated for the construction of a state archives building, which was completed a year after her death in October 1965.[3]

Bryan was an active member of the Society of American Archivists, serving as a member of Council (1957–1958) and as president of the organization (1959–1960).[4]

In 2021 Bryan was added to the Georgia Women of Achievement hall of fame.[5]

References

  1. ^ Jones, H. G. (October 1964). "In Memoriam Mary Givens Bryan, 1910-1964". American Archivist. 27 (4): 505. doi:10.17723/aarc.27.4.k8257nx455568059.
  2. ^ Martin, Harold H. (2011). Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 1940s-1970s. Atlanta: Atlanta Historical Society. p. 414. ISBN 978-0-8203-3906-1.
  3. ^ Carmicheal, David W. (January 2005). "Building on the Past: Construction of the New Georgia Archives". Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists. 23 (1): 9–10. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  4. ^ "History of SAA Leadership". Society of American Archivists. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Mary Givens Bryan". Georgia Women of Achievement. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
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