John Dwight Warner, Jr.
BS Foreign Service from Georgetown University, 1984.
M.A. in History from Boston College, 1992.
Certified Massachusetts Secondary School Teacher, 1993
Ph. D. in American History, Boston College 1997.
Dissertation: “Crossed Sabres: A History of the Fifth Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry, an African American Regiment in the Civil War.”
Taught History at Boston College, the Art Institute of Boston and Boston University.
Adjunct Professor of History, University of Massachusetts, Boston.
Appointed Archivist of the Commonwealth by Secretary of State William F. Galvin, 1996.
The Massachusetts Archives has its foundation in the 1780 State Constitution. Chapter Nine of the Massachusetts General Laws states: “The archivist of the commonwealth shall, under the direction of the secretary, have charge of the non-current records of the commonwealth, particularly with regard to their custody, preservation, management and, when authorized, their destruction, and shall supervise the operation of the archives museum.”
Masters in Library and Information Studies from the University of Rhode Island, 2009.
Retired 2018 as Master Chief Boatswain’s Mate (E-9), U.S. Coast Guard Reserve. Last post was Waterside Security Chief, Port Security Unit 301, Joint Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Riders in the Storm: The Triumphs and Tragedies of a Black Cavalry Regiment in the Civil War Published May 2022 by Stackpole Books.
Member, Finance Committee, Board of the Council of State Archivists; Member, National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators; New England Archivists, Past President, Charitable Irish Society of Boston, Past President, Military Historical Society of Massachusetts.
Groups : CoSA Finance Committee, CoSA State Archivists