2001. In 2006 he was the joint author of The American Flag: Two Centuries of Concord & Conflict In 2013 he transferred The Flag Research Center's library and archives to The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. On November 17, 2016, Smith died from complications of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 76. Bibliography Smith wrote 27 books on the subject of flags, notably Flags Through the Ages and Across the World, The Flag Book of the United States, and Flag Lore of all Nations. He was the designer of the national flag of Guyana, 21 Saudi Arabian navy flags and served as a vexillographer (flag designer) to a number of governments and organizations. In 1981, Smith was part of a committee that developed the flag of Bonaire and assisted in the design of the flag of Aruba. Smith also wrote over 250 articles for the Encyclopædia Britannica. See also Graham Bartram William Crampton Alfred Znamierowski Vexillological symbol References External links A Guide to the Dr. Whitney Smith Flag Research Center Collection at Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin The Flag Bulletin #234 In Memoriam: Whitney Smith 1940 births 2016 deaths Boston University College of Arts and Sciences alumni Boston University faculty Harvard University alumni People from Arlington, Massachusetts People from Winchester, Massachusetts Flag designers Vexillologists Writers from Massachusetts Neurological disease deaths in Massachusetts Deaths from Alzheimer's disease Boston University alumni