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Food and the War Effort

Unwritten Record

The National Archives’ Still Pictures Branch holds numerous posters produced by different government agencies during World War I & II, which promoted not only military recruitment, but also conserving and growing food. which explored the government’s effect on American diet. During World War I, the U.S.

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Meet Ike

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The exhibition includes many historic objects from our holdings which highlight Eisenhower’s career through the military years and into the White House. Several new films and interactives have been added throughout the exhibit including a D-Day film using newly digitized footage from the archives.

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Meet Your 2018-2019 Records Management Section Steering Committee

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Courtney has worked as a Records Analyst at the State Archives of North Carolina for five years. She also works for the Traveling Archivist Program through the State Archives and serves on the publications board of the Society of North Carolina Archivists. Courtney has been an RMS steering committee member since 2015.

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What’s In a Name? American Vessels Called Enterprise

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So, sit back, buckle up, and get ready for a tour of the some of the National Archives’ holdings related to vessels called Enterprise. The first three of these vessels are, most unfortunately, not accounted for in the holdings of the National Archives. Naval History Blog , Naval Institute Archive, 13 Apr. Military News , 9 Feb.

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Katyn Massacre Records Show Need to Prioritize Disclosure of Historical Information with Significant Public Interest

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The prisoners represented a majority of Poland’s governing elite—military, police, and civil society leaders captured in 1939, when the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany invaded and divided Poland by secret diplomatic agreement. officials that had prevailed during the alliance of the Second World War.

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On Finding Rabindranath Tagore

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Tisha is a National Archives Volunteer and Judy is the manager of Volunteer and Education Programs at Archives II in College Park, Maryland. Records created by the War Department, Military Intelligence Division between 1918 and 1947, include biographies of leaders, politicians, and significant people such as Tagore.