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The Film Frontier: Using Films and Videos in Your National History Day Project

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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. Video clips can help add an extra dimension to your exhibit.

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

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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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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.

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State of Preservica - Highlights and Momentum Looking Ahead

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Military Women’s Memorial - The nonprofit organization is the only historical repository documenting a century of stories from all military women's service. Watch this 2-minute video to learn more. View the entire record without accessing Twitter or downloading software.

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Spotlight: The Last Footage Shot by Medal of Honor Recipient Marine Cpl. Perkins

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For National Medal of Honor Day, observed on March 25 every year, the Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Branch of the National Archives wanted to honor Marine Cpl. Finding footage shot by a specific combat photographer can be tricky and sometimes impossible depending on what branch of the military created the films.

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Gettysburg: Civil War Monuments, Nuclear Arsenals, and Dreams of Peace

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Several of these speeches are among the holdings of the Motion Picture Sound and Video Branch here at the National Archives. Fast forward 50 years to the 125th anniversary (catalog description for National Archives Identifier 75495622 forthcoming), which took place over three days, July 1 through 3, 1988. The 75 th Anniversary.

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Spotlight: Finding Footage for National History Day Projects

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In recent months, the National Archives’ Education Updates blog has posted a series of pieces focusing on award-winning National History Day documentaries. All of these titles can be downloaded from the National Archives Catalog. Click on the titles to bring you to the catalog record where you can download a video file.