October 2004 Free Public Programs at the National Archives
Press Release · Friday, August 20, 2004
Washington, DC
Press Release
August 20, 2004
October 2004 Free Public Programs at the National Archives
Washington, DC . . . In October, the National Archives and Records Administration showcases its new conference space and state-of-the-art William G. McGowan Theater with an outstanding series of author lectures and booksignings, and a two-day conference exploring Hispanic genealogy.
The McGowan Theater and Jefferson Conference Room are located in the National Archives Building on Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th Streets, NW, Washington, DC. Room G-17 is located in the National Archives Building Research Center. Please note: the public must use the National Archives Building Pennsylvania Avenue entrance between 7th and 9th Streets, NW, to access Room G-17. Some lectures will be repeated at the National Archives at College Park, MD, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, facility.
Friday, October 1 & Saturday, October 2
Location: William G. McGowan Theater and Jefferson Conference Room
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Genealogy Conference and Booksigning
"Hispanics and the Formation of the American People"
Authors, archivists and genealogists will gather to discuss the primary and secondary
sources available to trace family history. Guest speakers include professors
George Ryskamp, Carolina Crimm, Carlos Vega and Barbara Mujica; NARA archivists
Constance Potter, Michael Hussey and Claire Kluskens; genealogists Marie Melchiori
and Claire Bettag; Arthur Cresce, Chief of the Ethnic and Hispanic Branch in
the Population Division of the U.S. Census Bureau; Federal Historian Marian Smith
of the USCIS, and members of the Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral
Research.
Tuesday, October 5
Location: Jefferson Conference Room
Time: 12:00 noon
U.S. Navy in World War II
University of North Carolina Professor William Generous will discuss his book,
Sweet Pea at War: A History of the USS Portland (CA-33). Few ships in
American history have had as illustrious a history as the heavy cruiser USS Portland
(CA-33), known by her crew as "Sweet Pea." With the destruction of most of the
U.S. battleship fleet at Pearl Harbor, cruisers such as Sweet Pea carried the
biggest guns the Navy possessed for nearly a year after the start of World War
II at the Battle of the Coral Sea, The Battle of Midway, and the naval battle
of Guadalcanal.
Tuesday, October 5
Location: Room G-17
Time: 11 a.m.
Know Your Records Series
Archivist William Davis will talk about Petitions and Memorials sent to the U.S.
Congress and how to access them. This lecture will be repeated on Wednesday,
October 6 at 11 a.m. in Lecture Room C at the National Archives in College Park.
Thursday, October 7
Location: Jefferson Conference Room
Time: 12:00 noon
Presidential Elections
Can you name the first woman to run for president, or the first woman to have
a seat on the stock exchange? Do you know the first woman to own a newspaper
or to speak before Congress? Amazingly, one woman achieved each of these feats,
and her name has been all but erased from history. Children's author Kathleen
Krull will discuss her book A Woman for President: The Story Of Victoria
Woodhull.
Tuesday, October 12
Location: Room G-17
Time: 11 a.m.
Know Your Records Series
Archivist Edward Schamel will provide information about how researchers can study
the subversive activities investigation committees: HUAC, SISS and PSI. This
lecture will be repeated in Thursday, October 14 at 11 a.m. in Lecture Room C
at the National Archives in College Park.
Thursday, October 14
Location: William G. McGowan Theater
Time: 7 p.m.
Native Americans
Author and curator emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution Herman Viola will
discuss his book Trail to Wounded Knee: The Last Stand of the Plains Indians,
1860 – 1890.
Tuesday, October 19
Location: Room G-17
Time: 11 a.m.
Know Your Records Series
Archives specialist Jesse Kratz will highlight private claims submitted to Congress
and discuss how researchers can access these records. This lecture will be
repeated on Thursday, October 21 at 11 a.m. in Lecture Room D at the National
Archives in College Park.
Thursday, October 21
Location: William G. McGowan Theater
Time: 7 p.m.
Public Health
American University Professor Alan Kraut will be joined by a panel of experts
to discuss Goldberger's War: The Life and Work of a Public Health Crusader.
Joseph Goldberger, an immigrant Jew who trained as a doctor at Bellevue, fought
epidemics that swept the nation in the early 20th century: typhoid, yellow fever,
and diphtheria. His medical solution to pellagra, a disease affecting many in
the "New South," affected the economy, culture, and politics. Panelists
include Dr. Dale C. Smith, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medical
History, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Dr. Suzanne
Junod, assistant historian at the Food and Drug Administration and President
of the Society for History in the Federal Government.
Tuesday, October 26
Location: William G. McGowan Theater
Time: 7 p.m.
Interagency Working Group
Archivist Richard Myers will moderate a panel of historians as they discuss "Unique
Perspectives: How the IWG Historians Contributed to the Release and Understanding
of Classified War Crimes Records." Based in part on their book, U.S.
Intelligence and the Nazi, historians Timothy Naftali, Norman J.W. Goda,
Richard Breitman, and Robert Wolfe will discuss their roles in the Interagency
Working Group and the development and research associated with the essays appearing
in the book. The Interagency Working Group was created by the Nazi War Crimes
Disclosure Acts. The FBI, CIA, NSA, State Department, NARA, and other agencies
have worked together to release over eight million documents.
Tuesday, October 26
Location: Room G-17
Time: 11 a.m.
Know Your Records Series
Archives Specialist Ida Brudnick will examine the cartoons and political drawings
of Clifford Berryman housed in the Center for Legislative Archives. This
lecture will be repeated on Thursday, October28 at 11 a.m. in Lecture Room E
at the National Archives in College Park.
Thursday, October 28
Location: William G. McGowan Theater
Time: 7 p.m.
Presidential Elections
Author Douglas Schoen will discuss his book, On the Campaign Trail: The Long
Road of Presidential Politics, 1860-2004, a collection of historic and memorable
images -- many of them rare or unseen for decades -- capturing the excitement
of nearly two centuries of presidential campaigns.
Thursday, October 28
Location: Jefferson Conference Room
Time: 12:00 noon
Cold War Espionage
Clarence Ashley will discuss his book, CIA Spymaster. Drawing upon newly
released CIA files, conversations with a KGB defector, and interviews with key
operatives of the CIA and Secret Intelligence Service, this book is the authorized
inside story of an Agency legend, George Kisevalter. Other guest speakers will
include Leonard McCoy, a long-time friend of Kisevalter and CIA Reports Officer
and Ted Poling, backup official serving agent Pyotr Popov, the first major source
inside Soviet military intelligence.
Friday, October 29
Location: Room G-17
Time: 10 a.m.
Genealogy Workshop: Mexican Border Crossing Records
Claire Kluskens presents "Mexican Border Crossing Records." Mexican border crossing
records document the arrival of immigrants to the United States at the U.S.-Mexico
border. In addition to permanent arrivals, they also include persons who came
to the U.S. temporarily, for reasons such as short-term employment, business,
or shopping trips. Although the records primarily include Mexicans, Europeans,
Chinese, and Japanese are also listed. Although there is no fee for this workshop,
reservations are required. Call 202-208-0781.
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For PRESS information, contact the National Archives Public Affairs staff at (301) 837-1700 or (202) 501-5526.
To verify the date and times of the programs, the public should call the Public Programs Line at: (202) 501-5000, the hearing impaired should call TDD (202) 501-5404 for information, or view the Calendar of Events on the web at: www.archives.gov/about_us/calendar_of_events/index.html
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