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Tag: Meghan RyanNot Just Coffee and Doughnuts: Clubmobiles and the Clubmobile GirlsToday’s post is written by Meghan Ryan, a processing archivist at Archives II. The American Red Cross and American Red Cross Women provided many different services to military personnel during World War II. One of the lesser known branches of the Red Cross from that time is the Clubmobile service. Clubmobiles were refitted buses and trucks, [...] Posted by Guest Blogger on September 26, 2011, under Archives II, Civil Records. They Sent the Wharf-Rat In: Louisa “Henry Kaiser” Farrand and the American Red CrossToday’s post is written by Meghan Ryan, a processing archivist at Archives II. The women of the American Red Cross played an important, and often under recognized role in World War II. The valiant efforts of Red Cross hospital volunteers are more frequently acknowledged, but American women served overseas in a number of other capacities – [...] Posted by Guest Blogger on September 19, 2011, under Archives II, Civil Records. Camp Tophat: The Troops Go HomeToday’s post is written by Meghan Ryan, a processing archivist at Archives II. As World War II drew to a close, the United States military faced the daunting task of transporting the majority of the armed forces home. To facilitate this process, temporary base, or “camps” were constructed throughout Europe. Camp Tophat, near Antwerp, Belgium, [...] Posted by Guest Blogger on September 7, 2011, under Archives II, Civil Records. So…what's accessioning?Today’s post is written by Sarah Farinholt and Meghan Ryan who work on the Accessioning team. Ever wonder how documents get to the National Archives? Before federal records become part of the National Archives holdings, they must be accessioned. Accessioning is the process by which the National Archives takes legal and physical custody of records – it [...] Posted by Guest Blogger on January 12, 2011, under Civil Records, Military Records, Policy and Procedures, The Process. |
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