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International Holocaust Remembrance Day

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The purpose of International Holocaust Remembrance Day is to serve as a date for the official commemoration of the victims of the Nazi regime and to promote Holocaust education. We here at the Unwritten Record wanted to share past blogs about the Holocaust in an effort to help promote education on the topic. Army courts.

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Preservica - 2022 highlights & momentum looking ahead

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Preserving our digital memory is the backbone of how we educate ourselves, advocate for change, and support each other and our institutions for future generations to come. As a proud member of the archive community, Preservica also celebrated Archives Month with a new social media campaign – #WhatDoYouPreserve.

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A Framework for Remembrance: NARA Contributes Holocaust Films to EU Project

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Criss is the supervisor of the Motion Picture Preservation Lab at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. . The National Archives holds tens of thousands of feet of motion pictures recording the horrors of Nazi concentration camps as they were liberated by Allied troops. Stills from Death Mills ( 111-OF-19 ).

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Go for Broke: The 442nd Infantry Regiment

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In Hawaii–where many of the members of the 442nd would later originate from–the military imposed martial law, including curfews and blackouts, as concentration camps were not practical with the large population of people of Japanese ancestry. The National Archives does not grant exclusive or non-exclusive publication privileges.

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A User’s Guide to World War II-Era Radio in the National Archives

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The National Archives’ extensive holdings of World War II-era radio broadcasts have long been overshadowed by our flashier newsreel holdings. Speeches, President Roosevelt’s fireside chats, and talks by military personnel are also present. Stull Is The Driver Of The Vehicle. 22 May 1943”, 342-FH-3A12741-69518AC. 1940 – ca.

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Meet Ike

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An opportunity to get to know this man can be found at the newly unveiled Eisenhower Memorial in Washington, DC , and the all-new exhibits in the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, Kansas. The library building houses the documents of his administration. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, Abilene, Kansas.

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Introducing Films of State, a Conference on Government Films

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Every panel will also include either a briefing on related moving image records held at the National Archives or a staff member on hand during the discussion session to help attendees learn how to find and use federal moving image records or associated textual records. Moving Images at the National Archives And Records Administration.