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African American Women in the Military During WWII

Unwritten Record

For some great background information, be sure to visit our previous blog – Their War Too: Women in the Military During WWII. American citizens surged to enlist in all branches of the US Military and women wanted to serve their country too. Their challenge actually began earlier that year, in May of 1941.

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

Unwritten Record

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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RIM-brain in Movies and TV

The Texas Record

Near the end of the movie the Rebel Alliance infiltrates the Imperial Center of Military Research on the planet Scarif (i.e., Who – Silence in the Library. While watching Rogue One , I could not help but notice the implications for the protection and security of Imperial records. Scarif base).

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Archives*RM Testimonial #5

The Schedule

I like to think of the Yard as a site with two lives, and this is certainly present in our special collections – comprising personal effects of former welders, carpenters, and electricians, and our flagship collection(s) which comprise architectural and engineering drawings of the site – nearly 3,000 linear feet in extent.

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Breakfast in the Archives!

Unwritten Record

Local ID: 86-G-5G-9, NAID: 522864 ) Every now and then when looking through a box of photographs in our holdings, a new potential “thread” of information will present itself that sparks curiosity for further research on a particular keyword. August 22, 1934. jpeg, NAID: 6458580) (Local ID: 330-CFD-DF-ST-87-09728.jpeg,

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Introducing Films of State, a Conference on Government Films

Unwritten Record

In addition to the academic sessions, we’ll have an evening screening with films and clips related to the presentations and a panel on the practical uses of government film, from its role as historical evidence to reuse by educators and television documentaries. Moving Images and the Military. Each list has ten to twenty films.

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Get time on your side

CILIP

RE always talking about what the library of the future might look like, but could a library be a place that contains the future? Consultant Matt Finch explains how the fourth dimension can make libraries even more attractive to their communities and funders. military and government. s not so different from a library?s