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The Wright Military Flyer Soars on Celluloid: Uncovering the Story of Our Oldest Government Film

Unwritten Record

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is well known for preserving the first written records of our nation. But what about the first government films? Wilbur and Orville Wright , several years out from their historic first flight at Kitty Hawk , decided to make a bid for the government contract.

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50 Years Makes a Difference! How Film Research Has Changed Since the 1972 Conference on Audiovisual Archives

Unwritten Record

You may have heard that the National Archives is partnering with the University of Maryland Cinema and Media Studies Program to present Films of State , an online conference on government-produced moving images (if not, check out my last blog post for more background). Researchers for the most part came to Washington, D.C.,

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Part 2: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about the evolution from RIM to Content Services?

ARMA International

While these RIM practices are still important to help ensure governance, compliance, and manage risks, it is also important to realize that information is both a product and a service. In the Neolithic Revolution, early humans discovered agriculture, which helped establish early civilizations. Information Governance (IG).

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Caretakers of the Sky: The Wright Brothers and Recording the Aerial Age

Unwritten Record

Photograph of the Wright Brothers’ Camp in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina,” Records of the US Army Air Forces, Record Group 18, National Archives Local Identifier: 18-WP-48625. Despite such a momentous achievement, as laid out by the Smithsonian Institute, the US government initially took little interest in the Wright’s invention.

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Mobile Libraries: Culture on the Go

Unwritten Record

Today’s post is written by Joseph Smith, who volunteers at the National Archives at College Park. government used bookmobiles to promote a concept known as “cultural diplomacy.” government to uphold American foreign policy through public diplomacy. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the U.S. As defined by the U.S.