Archive for July, 2012
Striking Gold in the Records
People often refer to the National Archives as a “treasure trove” of history. Usually they’re referring to the wealth of knowledge documented in our billions of pieces of paper. But occasionally you come across something that would not be out of place in a real treasure chest. At the end of the 19th century, thousands [...]
Posted by Mary on July 31, 2012, under Prologue Magazine, Uncategorized, Unusual documents.
Tags: Alaska, C. H. Heine, Chena River, court records, George Roth, gold, gold rush, National Archives at Anchorage, property rights, prospector
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Disability History from the Presidential Libraries
Today’s blog post is written by Susan K. Donius and Sierra Gregg. Susan K. Donius is the Director of the Office of Presidential Libraries at the National Archives and Records Administration. Sierra Gregg is a summer intern at the National Archives and a senior at Truman State University in Missouri, where she is studying Computer [...]
Posted by Hilary on July 26, 2012, under Disability History.
Tags: ADA Americans with diability, disability history, Hebert Hoover, Helen Keller, intern, Sierra Gregg, Susan Donius, visually impaired
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A milestone for disability history in the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library
Today’s guest post comes from Amber Powell, archivist at the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library. At the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (known as the ADA) on July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush said, “Three weeks ago we celebrated our nation’s Independence Day. Today we’re here to rejoice in and celebrate [...]
Posted by Hilary on July 26, 2012, under - Civil Rights, - Presidents, Disability History.
Tags: ADA, George H. W. Bush
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A letter to the President—in Braille
This week marks the 22nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The National Archives holds many records that relate to American citizens with disabilities. From personal letters to historic legislation, these records from the Presidential Libraries provide insight into disability history. For the opening of the Public Vaults exhibition at the National Archives Building [...]
Posted by Hilary on July 25, 2012, under - Presidents, Disability History, Letters in the National Archives, Pennsylvania Avenue, Unusual documents.
Tags: Beaulieu, Braille, Eisenhower, Helen Keller, letter, letter from the President, Miriam Kleiman, national archives, Perkins School, Public Vaults
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In their own words: Adams, Franklin, and Vergennes (part IIc)
In the last post, we brought the Adams-Vergennes story up to their abrupt break in late July 1780. Adams departed for the Netherlands, where he hoped to raise additional funds for the United States war effort and make the United States less dependent on France. Meanwhile, Vergennes appealed to Franklin and through Franklin to Congress, [...]
Posted by Hilary on July 24, 2012, under Uncategorized.
Tags: Adams, ambassador, American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin, Congress, france, Franklin, John adams, Luzerne, Paris, Philadelphia, Vergennes
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