Archive for 'petitions'
History Crush: Alexander Hamilton
Today’s “History Crush” comes from Jessica Kratz, an archives specialist with the Center for Legislative Archives. She’s been carrying a torch for one of our record-makers for quite some time! Most of my colleagues are all too aware that Alexander Hamilton is my history crush. Maybe the gigantic replica $10 bill hanging in my office [...]
Posted by Hilary on February 22, 2012, under History Crush, Letters in the National Archives, petitions.
Tags: Alexander Hamilton, British West Indies, Coast Guard., constitutional convention, Continental Army, Continental Congress, Elizabeth Hamilton, Federalist Papers, James Madison, National Bank, orphan, Secretary of Treasury, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Mint
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Thursday Photo Caption
Last week’s image may have sparked some of our best captions yet! Apparently a giant roll of paper makes our readers think of their experiences in the National Archives research room, Twitter, and toilet paper at the State Department. But it reminded us of another enormous rolled document featured on Pieces of History: a 1954 [...]
Posted by Hilary on November 17, 2011, under petitions, Photo Caption Contest, preservation, Unusual documents.
Tags: 1954, caption contest, Hawaii, Kay Brewington, Morgan Zinmeister, National Archives staff
Comments: 5
Inspired by the Archives! Top Ten Tips for Writers
This post was written by Laura Brandt and originally appeared on the Facebook page of the Foundation for the National Archives. Flexing your literary muscles this month but facing writers’ block? Don’t forget that the National Archives has a wealth of information to enhance your tale, whether you are writing a historical novel or are [...]
Posted by Hilary on November 8, 2011, under Letters in the National Archives, Myth or History, petitions, Social Media Guides.
Tags: gunfight, inspiration, intrigue, NaNoWriMo, novel, oleo gang, pigeon, prison, research, romance, wallet, White House Photographer, Wild West, WWI, Yeti
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Facial Hair Friday: Amnesty for this beard, 100 years later
This week saw the 150th anniversary of the first Battle of Manassas, with hundreds of reenactors and spectators ignoring the extreme heat and coming to the Virginia battlefield. There was another, stranger Civil War anniversary today. On July 22, 1975, the House of Representatives joined the Senate in voting to restore full American citizenship to [...]
Posted by Hilary on July 22, 2011, under - Civil War, Facial Hair Fridays, petitions, Unusual documents.
Tags: 1865, American citizenship, Battle of Manassas, civil war, Lexingon VA, Robert E. Lee
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Aloha treatment for a 1954 Hawaii petition
The work the National Archives Preservation staff does every day is hardly “everyday.” A recent post about Hawaii’s petition for statehood on the Preservation Program’s Facebook page demonstrated this fact. This preservation project stemmed from a request from our Center for Legislative Archives. Each archival unit creates annual and long-term preservation plans, and the Center’s [...]
Posted by Mary on February 25, 2011, under Letters in the National Archives, petitions, preservation, Unusual documents.
Tags: 50th state, american history, Hawaii, Legislative Archives, NARA, national archives, National archives and records administration, National Archives Preservation Program, petitions, preservation, us history
Comments: 1