The first Archivist, R.D.W. Connor, began serving in 1934, when the National Archives was established by Congress. As a result of a first Hoover Commission recommendation, in 1949 the National Archives was placed within the newly formed General Services Administration (GSA). The Archivist served as a subordinate official to the GSA Administrator until the National Archives and Records Administration became an independent agency on April 1, 1985. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who was the first Archivist at the National Archives? ANS1 R.D.W. Connor QSN2 When did the first Archivist start at the National Archives? ANS2 1934 QSN3 What branch of the US government established the National Archives? ANS3 Congress QSN4 What commission merged the National Archives with GSA? ANS4 Hoover Commission QSN5 The Archivist took on what role after the incorporation of the Nation Archives into GSA? ANS5 subordinate official