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Archive for December, 2011Presidential greetings, c. 1933The Great Depression had a serious negative impact on the situation of American diplomatic and consular officials overseas. As the end of the first year of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency drew near, the President sent the following note to Secretary of State Cordell Hull: MEMORANDUM FROM THE PRESIDENT [...] Posted by David Langbart on December 20, 2011, under Archives II, Civil Records. Boston Tea Party EtiquetteToday’s post is written by Monique Politowski, and is part of her ongoing series on the Federalists. Today is the 238th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. On December 16, 1773, men dressed as Native Americans and wearing disguises, destroyed British owned tea by throwing it into the water of Griffin’s Wharf in Boston. Archives II has [...] Posted by Monique Politowski on December 16, 2011, under Archives II, Civil Records, Military Records. Uncle Walt, Papa, and The Prom Queen of SoulWhat do Walt Disney, Ernest Hemingway, and Whitney Houston have in common? They all served with the American Red Cross! Disney served as a Red Cross ambulance driver in France during World War I. Likewise, Hemingway served as an ambulance driver in Italy during World War I. In fact, Hemingway’s service was the inspiration for [...] Posted by Jason Clingerman on December 14, 2011, under Archives II, Civil Records. Thank You!Yesterday, the editors of this blog had the honor of being among the recipients of the Archivist’s Awards for Outstanding Achievement. We were thrilled to be recognized for our work on The Text Message and want to say thank you to our readers and contributors. The ceremony, held in the Adrienne C. Thomas Auditorium at [...] Posted by Alfie Paul on December 9, 2011, under Archives I, Archives II, Civil Records, News. “Send my Daddy home”Today’s post is written by Katie Hines, a processing archivist with military records in College Park. In December 1969, six-year-old Shannon Hensley wrote to Captain William Q. Sinnott, commanding officer of the 363rd Transportation Company, 92nd Battalion, 80th General Support Group, Da Nang, requesting him to allow her daddy to return home for Christmas. Her [...] Posted by Guest Blogger on December 6, 2011, under Archives II, Military Records. |
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