Unwritten Record

MARCH 11, 2021

Today I am thrilled to tell you about something we’ve been working on: Films of State, a three day online conference focused on government films and NARA’s holdings, scheduled for April 7-9, 2021. You can learn more about the program and register at the Films of State conference webpage. How the Films of State Conference Came to Be.

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Unwritten Record

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This post was adapted from a presentation given by Criss Austin and includes extracts from an email she recently sent to staff. The NARA reels come from multiple series, ranging from unedited footage and produced documentaries made by the military to issues of Universal News that were distributed in commercial theaters.

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Unwritten Record

JANUARY 23, 2024

Signal Corps cameramen recorded the conditions, the dead, and the survivors at Dachau and other liberated camps as a record of events, for troop education, use in war crimes trials , and for other educational purposes. In all, the National Archives holds 228 reels of this film, comprising 200,000 feet, or more than 37 hours of footage.

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CGI

JULY 19, 2018

Don’t think of the shambling, clanking humanoid automatons from 1950s sci-fi, or even the sleek bomb-disposal robots used today by the military and police departments. The conference runs from July 22-25, with an agenda full of educational deep dives, intriguing talks and engaging networking social events.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

I paged through weekly reports, presentation slides from status meetings, and general briefings to educate visitors. The meeting presenters try to spice things up. Presentations regularly include intelligence success stories. Despite that, I can imagine how this feels to the NSA.

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Unwritten Record

AUGUST 23, 2022

Some of the obstacles presented to placing recording online include rights issues, about which more appears at the end of this post, and the many generations of copies of the original recordings. Speeches, President Roosevelt’s fireside chats, and talks by military personnel are also present.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 14, 2021

Vamosi: So before we go to Vegas again before we return to sector or any of the other favorite conferences we might attend. It was also designed under President Eisenhower to move military troops and vehicles from point A to point B, but that's another story. That wouldn’t pack a big conference room at Mandalay Bay or Caesars.

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