David S. Ferriero (also David Sean Ferriero) was the 10th Archivist of the United States. The National Archives official history page says President Barack Obama nominated him on July 28, 2009; the Senate confirmed him on November 6, 2009; he was sworn in on November 13, 2009; he retired April 30, 2022. This page is identity. The episodes live in the posts. This is not the biography he would write.
Identity
About David S. Ferriero
Titles and dates come from the National Archives official history page, the November 6, 2009 confirmation release, the Senate nomination transcript, and the Library of Congress name authority. Emphasis is the compiler’s. Identity confidence: high for the federal archivist. A second David Ferriero works in commercial insurance (Starkweather & Shepley); he is not this file.
Documented roles
- Navy. NARA: “Mr. Ferriero served as a Navy hospital corpsman during the Vietnam War.” Exact enlistment and discharge dates are not on that page. NARA official history.
- Degrees, as NARA states them. Bachelor’s and master’s in English literature, Northeastern University; master’s, Simmons College of Library and Information Science. Same NARA page.
- MIT libraries. The November 6, 2009 NARA confirmation release: 31 years, rising to associate director for public services and acting co-director. NARA press release 2010-75.
- 1996–2004. University Librarian and Vice Provost for Library Affairs, Duke University. Same release.
- 2004–2009. Andrew W. Mellon Director of the New York Public Libraries, until the 2009 nomination. Same release; NARA history.
- Nov. 13, 2009–Apr. 30, 2022. 10th Archivist of the United States, National Archives and Records Administration. He served through the Obama, Trump, and early Biden administrations. That is a documented holdover. It is not a crime. NARA official history.
- Catalog note. The National Archives catalog authority file lists birth as Dec. 31, 1945, Beverly, Massachusetts. Use that catalog, not unsourced blogs that swap Danvers. NARA catalog 16411430; LOC name authority.
What this site is not
It is not a finding that David Ferriero committed a crime. A letter to Congress is not a court order. Staff communication with the Department of Justice is not an indictment. Reporting about unsealed emails is not the email itself. This site does not invent quotes, a military rank beyond hospital corpsman, or a conviction.
It is not a White House product. It is not lawsuit-proof. Read the posts.