The Schedule

AUGUST 9, 2019

20 blog posts on The Schedule , ranging from scheduling email to wrangling Google Team Drives and including a new entry in our ongoing series profiling Resourceful Records Managers. In the Other category, Digital Archives Specialist was most common. We were pleased with the interest and engagement of the folks who attended.

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Unwritten Record

JANUARY 24, 2023

We here at the Unwritten Record wanted to share past blogs about the Holocaust in an effort to help promote education on the topic. The following blog post discusses one such project and shows how film footage is used to further our understanding of the Holocaust. The following blogs highlight two such stories. Army courts.

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Archives Blogs

APRIL 30, 2020

Earlier this month we asked some of our users to write about their favourite items from our collections for #FavouriteItem on the 2nd April and one of our users seemed to have highlighted beautifully why we think of archives as being so special and so key for research. Complete run of Tsopano from the archive. revolutionary.

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Unwritten Record

APRIL 7, 2022

Robert is an Archives Technician in Research Services at the National Archives at College Park. military as a lieutenant during World War I in the all-Black 369th Infantry Regiment (known as the “Harlem Hellfighters”), in which he served as a band leader. National Archives and Records Administration. February 12, 1919.

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Unwritten Record

MARCH 25, 2021

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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Unwritten Record

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The country needed to quickly increase the number of soldiers in the military while also increasing the production of wartime goods and manufacturing. Army Air Forces, was the first military unit to be made up entirely of Hollywood professionals. The First Motion Picture Unit, part of the U.S.

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Unwritten Record

AUGUST 23, 2022

The National Archives’ extensive holdings of World War II-era radio broadcasts have long been overshadowed by our flashier newsreel holdings. They appear in this blog post organized by broad topic. Speeches, President Roosevelt’s fireside chats, and talks by military personnel are also present. General WWII Radio Collections.

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Unwritten Record

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Local Identifier: 111-SC-238651; National Archives Identifier: 531334. “No ” Local Identifier: 111-SC-200791; National Archives Identifier: 531249. ” Local Identifier: 111-SC-202080; National Archives Identifier: 175539147. ” Local Identifier: 111-SC-426441; National Archives Identifier: 175539237.

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Unwritten Record

JUNE 23, 2022

For many students, embarking upon archival research may feel like crossing a new frontier, but it’s nothing to be nervous about. For many students, embarking upon archival research may feel like crossing a new frontier, but it’s nothing to be nervous about. African-American members of the Women’s Army Corps in 1945. Documentary.

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Unwritten Record

AUGUST 2, 2022

Here in the Still Picture Branch at the National Archives, we have a handful of photographs within our holdings that show a glimpse into Elvis’ time with the military. You can also check out a previous blog post from The Unwritten Record: Summer Road Trip 2019: Memphis and New Orleans that includes photographs of the Graceland Mansion!

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Archives Blogs

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Today’s guest blog post comes from T.J. I could not have written my last book, Custer’s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America— nor have won the Pulitzer Prize for it—without the National Archives. Stiles, author of Custer’s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America. But the reason may not be obvious.

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Unwritten Record

JANUARY 18, 2022

Maps of Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay from the Army Corps of Engineers have been digitized and are available to view and download from the National Archives Catalog. Extract of Military Map of Northeast Virginia, Showing Forts and Roads. The file unit digitization was the focus of a past blog post. NAID: 225809205.

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Unwritten Record

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The Still Picture Branch at the National Archives and Records Administration houses a multitude of posters used during World War II by the United States Government. The messages range from the promotion of Victory Gardens to recruitment for the various branches of the military. 44-PF: World War II Foreign Posters, 1942 – 1945.

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Unwritten Record

JANUARY 26, 2021

In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we wanted to share a story that highlights how materials held by the National Archives and Records Administration are used to connect the past with the present. It is rare to locate and positively identify specific people who appear in the footage shot by the US military.

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Unwritten Record

JULY 12, 2018

Harry is a volunteer at the National Archives working on textual and photographic digitization projects. Harry is a former Navy photographer himself and came across this story while researching military photographers. Photographs taken by Rothman document the capture of the last enemy radio-weather outpost in Greenland.

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Unwritten Record

JUNE 6, 2019

Harry is a volunteer at the National Archives working on textual and photographic digitization projects. Harry is a former Navy photographer and came across this story while researching military photographers. This film comes from the Navy and is part of the series, Moving Images Relating to Military Activities, ca.

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Unwritten Record

AUGUST 11, 2020

To commemorate this event, the National Archives Moving Image and Sound Branch would like to present films from our holdings documenting the tremendous moment in world history. We can see no acceptable alternative to direct military use.”. as military and civilians took in the news. . service members wounded in combat.

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Unwritten Record

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Civil War era and related maps from the Army Corps of Engineers have been digitized and are available to view and download from the National Archives Catalog. The US file unit, United States, has been digitized and images are available to view and download from the National Archives Catalog. The records make up the Z file unit.

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Archives Blogs

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The National Archives opened our newest exhibition, Remembering Vietnam: Twelve Critical Episodes in the Vietnam War on November 10, 2017. Historians continue to make discoveries in National Archives’ records that provide insight into this critical period. National Archives photo by Jeff Reed. Why did the war last so long?

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Unwritten Record

MAY 6, 2020

Twelve days later, on May 7, 1945, General Alfred Jodl , representing Nazi Germany’s top leaders, signed the first Instrument of Surrender unconditionally surrendering all German military forces the following day, May 8. The celebrations in Paris were documented by American military cameramen stationed in the city.

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Unwritten Record

MAY 12, 2020

Within the holdings of the Still Picture Branch we have personality indexes can help assist in the search for specific individuals in the military. Army Signal Corps Photographic Files (111-SC, 111-P, 111-PC, 111-C), 1940 – 1981 became available through the National Archives’ online Catalog. Searching 111-PX. 1918 – ca.

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Unwritten Record

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Upon searching the National Archives’ collections for this blog post on Chinese New Year, I found a film, Chinese New Year Parade (Lion Dance), Saigon, Vietnam in the 342-USAF collection, Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities, 1947-1984.

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Unwritten Record

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In conjunction with the 100th anniversary of World War I and with the funding of an anonymous donor, the National Archives has been able to digitize over 110,000 photographs and over 400 reels of film relating to WWI. More than 350,00 African Americans served in segregated units in the United States military during World War I.

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Unwritten Record

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

9981 signed by President Truman, all branches of the military were desegregated and Montford Point was decommissioned on September 9, 1949. Photographs documenting Montford Point Marines are available in the National Archives Still Picture Branch. There are no copyright restrictions on the photographs used in this blog post.

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Unwritten Record

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

By the end of their time in the war, they were one of the most famous military bands and are credited with introducing jazz to European audiences. . The members of the 369th Infantry Regiment, despite facing racism at home and in the military, served their country honorably. Clip taken from 111-H-1181 showing the 369th Regimental Band.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2019

The discovered attack appears to be designed to lure military personnel: it leverage a legit document of the “State of the Armed Forces of Ukraine” dated back in the 2nd April 2019. Actually, the file is a Self Extracting Archive (SFX) claiming to be part of some Oracle software with an invalid signature. exe::6start “” “%fnQWAZC%.exe”If

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Unwritten Record

APRIL 27, 2023

Fortunately for me (and perhaps for you, dear reader), I work in the Cartographic Branch of the National Archives, and maps are our specialty. Compiled under the direction of the Military Geology Branch, U.S. So, without further ado, let’s go to the Moon! RG 342: Records of U.S. For more information about U.S.-lead

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Unwritten Record

MARCH 1, 2022

This post was co-written with Katherine Stinson , an Archives Specialist in the National Archives (NARA) Moving Image and Sound Branch. One of the joys of archives is discovering a research subject you never even knew was missing from your life. Local Identifier: 165-WW-429P-1281; National Archives Identifier: 45532836.

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Unwritten Record

DECEMBER 20, 2018

All of the photographs included in this blog post are held and maintained by the NARA Still Picture unit. The images presented within this blog post are free of copyright restrictions and as such, the photographs may be used without permission. The following are examples of preferred credit lines: National Archives photo no.

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Unwritten Record

APRIL 13, 2022

Using these happenings as inspiration, I decided to take a dive through the National Archives Catalog to see what kinds of cool basketball related images I could unearth. For those interested in doing their own basketball related research in the National Archives Catalog, this link is a great place to get started.

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Unwritten Record

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Plan Showing Location of Graves in American Expeditionary Forces Cemetery 388: Plot in French Military Cemetery Chateau Thierry, Aisne. The Initial Burial Plats for World War I American Soldiers series has recently been digitized and is now available online through the National Archives Catalog.

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Unwritten Record

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

To read more about moving image records related to the flag raising on Iwo Jima, please see these blog posts: Forensic Film Archiving: Who Raised the Flag on Iwo Jima and Raising the Flag Over Iwo Jima. .” Uncommon Valor can be viewed in its entirety below as well as in our catalog here: Local Identifier 428-MH-7331.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

He had been working on the Edward Snowden archive for a couple of months, and had a pile of more technical documents that he wanted help interpreting. It’s used to keeping this stuff behind multiple levels of security: gates with alarms, armed guards, safe doors, and military-grade cryptography.

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Archives Blogs

JANUARY 18, 2019

The Archives’ student biographical files cannot capture the full extent of personal experiences in the war – but the files do provide enough detail to show the hardships faced overseas. In this blog post we present a selection of materials from the class of 1914. The Amherst College archives holds his diary for this period.

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Unwritten Record

APRIL 11, 2019

For 12 years thereafter Cochise fought with the military and the whites. Photographs of American Military Activities. In the background are the mess kits for other prisoners standing trial before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg.” Credit National Archives (photo no. 286-MP-YUG-23. 238-NT-99 ).

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Unwritten Record

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

He and his team evoked pageantry and fanfare with live music, large statues, fireworks, symbolic decorations, the release of 2,000 pigeons, a military gun salute and 5,000 entertainers. Winter Olympics can be viewed in its entirety in our online catalog and on the National Archives YouTube Channel.

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Archives Blogs

MAY 30, 2019

Specifically, my favorite subjects of history include Asian history, European history, and Military history. With that degree, I plan to go into the field of archiving, which is the dream career that I am diligently working towards. I strongly believe that technology is going to have a major impact on how archives are going to be run.

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