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ABOUT USGA

Leadership Dedicated to Preservation & Scholarship

The Ulysses S. Grant Association is guided by historians, educators, preservationists, and public history advocates committed to advancing scholarship and preserving Grant’s enduring legacy.

OUR LEADERSHIP

Guided by Experience. Committed to History.

The Ulysses S. Grant Association leadership team supports the organization’s mission through scholarship, archival preservation, public programming, educational initiatives, and institutional stewardship.

Together, the Association continues to expand public access to Grant collections while supporting ongoing historical research and engagement nationwide.

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP: USGA Officers

JAMES
BULTEMA

President

Historical documents with U.S.G.P.O. Library seal

Supports the continued preservation and advancement of Grant scholarship through leadership, institutional partnerships, and public engagement initiatives.

ANNE E. MARSHALL

Executive Director

Ulysses S. Grant in uniform and civilian attire

Leads the Ulysses S. Grant Association and Presidential Library while overseeing scholarship initiatives, collections, and educational programming.

Michelle
Krowl
Vice President for Advancement
Handwritten letter from U.S. Grant dated March 23rd 1864

Historian and scholar contributing to the advancement of Grant studies and public historical interpretation.

Ulysses
Grant Dietz
Vice President for Acquisitions
T.S. Grant Library building

Supports organizational governance and institutional partnerships connected to preservation and public history initiatives.

TBD
Secretary
Row of old leather-bound books

Oversees financial stewardship supporting preservation efforts, programming, publications, and long-term institutional sustainability.

DIRECTORS
  • Eileen Bradner
  • ​James Bultema
  • Curt Fields
  • Ulysses Grant Dietz
  • ​Harold Holzer
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  • Michelle Krowl
  • ​Anne E. Marshall
  • Edna Greene Medford
  • Brother Rogers
  • John Samson
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  • Frank Scaturro
  • Joan Waugh
  • Brooks Simpson
  • William S. Spears
  • ​Claire Ruestow Telecki
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  • Frank J. Williams, President Emeritus
  • ​John F. Marszalek , ExecutiveDirector 
    Emeritus
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U.S. Grant's letter to Julia Dent, March 17, 1888

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American History

Your support helps preserve historical collections, expand scholarship initiatives, and increase public access to one of the nation’s most important presidential archives.

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