The History Department has a long list of distinguished alumni who, from time to time, we like to honor. In December, one of our most distinguished alums died. Robert Wolfe was a history major and graduate of the class of 1942. Following military service during World War II, he used his training in history to catalog, preserve, and copy documents captured by Allied troops in Nazi Germany. Serving for many years as an important archivist at the National Archives, Wolfe was an indispensable aid to countless historians and government officials who sought to prosecute war criminals in the decades following 1945. His work as a historian, archivist, and public servant was most impressive and Wolfe serves as a model for those students of the discipline seeking a career and life of intellectual, social, and political engagement.
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