Kendall receives state archives award

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POUGHKEEPSIE – Dutchess County Clerk Brad Kendall will receive statewide honors on October 29 in Albany for his work in preserving county records, organizing archives and making them accessible to the public.

The New York State Archives selected Kendall as the 2019 recipient of the William H. Kelly Annual Archives Award for Excellence in Local Government Archival Program Development, an honor given to one person from New York each year.  The award is named for William H. Kelly, former mayor of Asharoken in Suffolk County, known as an advocate for strengthening local government archival and records management programs.

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The organization acknowledged that over the past 13 years as county clerk, Kendall’s leadership and drive have transformed the county’s archival records management program. Investment in key infrastructure, new procedures, and expert staff has enabled increased accessibility, improved preservation, and introduced greater efficiency in the management of Dutchess County’s archival resources for years to come.

State Archivist Thomas Ruller said Kendall’s achievements and his “extraordinary commitment to promoting the identification, preservation and the use of local government records is a model program in all these areas.”




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