By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News
WASHINGTON, September 30, 2020—The National Archives and Records Administration released a new, streamlined social media strategy this week, with a focus on creating more engaging digital content and increasing participation by staff in the spectrum of...
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Issue #14, September 29, 2020 A Message from the Archivist of the United States Enlarge David S. Ferriero Coming up in October, the National Archives hosts its first Virtual Pajama Party. This online event, for children aged 8–12 and their families, will focus on Jackie...
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By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News Enlarge President Barack Obama visits with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan in the Blue Room of the White House, prior to Kagan's confirmation reception in the East Room, August 6, 2010...
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By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News Enlarge "Harvest," one of the records from the Federal Works Agency collection, "Completed Murals and Sculptures in United States Post Offices and other Federal Buildings, 1935 - 1943." The artwork was one of the items tagged during a now-completed...
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By National Archives News Staff | National Archives News Enlarge Constitution of the United States. View in National Archives Catalog WASHINGTON, September 15, 2020—The National Archives and Records Administration, permanent home of the original U.S. Constitution, celebrates the 233rd...
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Issue #13, September 15, 2020 A Message from the Archivist of the United States Enlarge David S. Ferriero This month the National Archives is commemorating the U.S. Constitution, hosting many resources and programs about this founding document. Constitution Day is September 17. Family...
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By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News Enlarge A snapshot of the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum page from the newly created Presidential Library Explorer. WASHINGTON, August 27, 2020—Researchers now have a new pathway into millions of digitized records across the...
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Issue #12, August 25, 2020 A Message from the Archivist of the United States Enlarge David S. Ferriero We’ve had record numbers of Citizen Archivists volunteering their time while working from home to help in transcribing and tagging our nation’s records. Thank you for your ongoing...
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By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News WASHINGTON, August 24, 2020—The National Archives Building in Washington, DC, and several Presidential Libraries are awash in gold and purple for a few more days, giving the public a socially distanced way to mark the official centennial anniversary of...
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By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News WASHINGTON, August 20, 2020—If you slip up and say “suffragette,” Coline Jenkins will calmly but swiftly correct you, with only a hint of reprimand. There is no leeway for diminutives here. “It’s suffragist.” This is how Jenkins, the great-great...