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Women of the Polar Archives

Bob Bartlett and Marie Peary Stafford unveil the dedication plaque on the Peary Monument, August 21, 1932.

Film records in the National Archives shine a light on two women who were drawn to the Arctic regions: Marie Peary Stafford and Louise Boyd. More

The Artist at War

Soldiers work under a tent made of camouflage netting

Painters, muralists, sculptors, and architects worked to provide camouflage for troops in World War I. More

In Freedom’s Shadow

Detail ofo the 1900 Census schedule showing Renty Greaves, his wife, and his son

Uncovering the Reconstruction legacy of Renty Franklin Greaves of Beaufort County, South Carolina. More

Events

Events

May 26, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CDT - Independence, MO
Memorial Day at the Truman Library

May 26, 3:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. CDT - Independence, MO
National Moment of Remembrance and Taps

May 28, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. CDT - Independence, MO
Opening Reception for Jazz KC Portraits by Dan White

May 29, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CDT - Abilene, KS
Korean War Records Lunch & Learn

May 31, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT - Atlanta, GA
Exhibition Closing - The Nature of the Man: Landscapes from the Childhood of Jimmy Carter by John L. Cleaveland, Jr.

June 3, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT - Online
Genealogy Series - Washington, DC, Law and Order: Cops and Robbers, 1861–1991


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Buffalo Soldiers ride at an unidentified ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy. [NAID 239940425; view in Catalog]

 

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