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2013 Regional Residency Fellowship: Request for ProposalsPhotograph of Mrs. Adelaide Minogue Checking Humidity Recorder in Stacks, 1942 (National Archives Identifier: 3493247) The National Archives, with the generous support of the Foundation for the National Archives, is now inviting proposals for the 2013 Regional Residency Fellowship Program. The Residency Fellowship Program gives researchers the opportunity to conduct original research using records held at [...] Posted by Meredith D. (admin) on January 23, 2013, under NARA Coast to Coast, National Archives Fellowship, Research. Help Our Curators Find Signatures in the RecordsJennifer Johnson, an exhibit curator at NARA, would love your help finding records in the National Archives with signatures. She’s working on an exhibit and would love your suggestions. At the National Archives, we have a range of signatures from the infamous (Lizzie Borden), to signatures of individuals before they were famous (Julia Child’s OSS [...] Posted by Meredith D. (admin) on January 16, 2013, under Online Research, Research. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation with a new eBookToday’s post comes from Stephanie Greenhut, Education Technology Specialist, in the Education and Public Programs division. We’re going to ring in the new year here at the National Archives with a special celebration to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Visitors to the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, can [...] Posted by Meredith D. (admin) on December 19, 2012, under Education, Events, Research, Social Media (Web 2.0). Tell Us What You Think!How do you like to get your news and information from the National Archives? Do you have access to what you need? How can we serve you better? Tell us what you think! Take this 10-minute survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/naraexternal The survey will be available until midnight, December 6. Thank you! * Update! The survey will now be [...] Posted by Meredith D. (admin) on December 5, 2012, under Online Research, Photographs, Questions, Research. Record CollectingToday’s post comes from Pascal Massinon, 2012 National Archives Legislative Archives Fellow. Stay tuned to NARAtions as Pascal provides updates on his research and experience at the National Archives. Dry fingers, dusty hands, and dirty knees. Common ailments for record collectors scouring through “new arrivals” bins and passed over shelves for rare used LPs. Historians [...] Posted by Meredith D. (admin) on September 13, 2012, under National Archives Fellowship. Learn about the Constitution on iTunes UToday’s post comes from Stephanie Greenhut, Education Technology Specialist, in the Education and Public Programs division. It’s almost Constitution Day! This September 17th marks 225 years since the signing of the United States Constitution in Philadelphia in 1787. At the National Archives we’re commemorating the occasion throughout September with special programs, online media, and learning materials. [...] Posted by Meredith D. (admin) on September 11, 2012, under Education, Events, Social Media (Web 2.0). Mixtapes in Da NangToday’s post comes from Pascal Massinon, recipient of the 2012 National Archives Legislative Archives Fellowship. Pascal is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at the University of Michigan, and will be using records at the National Archives to research his dissertation topic, “Home Taping: Participant Listeners and the Political Culture of Home Recording [...] Posted by Meredith D. (admin) on August 28, 2012, under National Archives Fellowship, Research. Roof Work at the National Archives Building (Archives I) This SummerToday’s post comes from James Garvin, General Engineer at the National Archives The replacement of the tier 20 upper roof at the National Archives Building (Archives I) began in mid-July. This project is scheduled for completion in mid-October 2012. Each day, part of the old roof will be removed and the exposed area prepared [...] Posted by Meredith D. (admin) on July 26, 2012, under DC-area Researchers. Progress Report on Construction Activities in the Archives I Research CenterWe know that you must be wondering when the dust will settle in the Archives I research center. So far, the classroom, finding aids room, and microfilm research room have been reconfigured. The cork floor and the new wood paneling are beautiful. The floor in the research commons (lobby) remains a work in progress. When [...] Posted by Meredith D. (admin) on June 25, 2012, under DC-area Researchers, Research. DC-Area Researcher Forum Meeting Minutes from May 18th AvailableResearchers are invited to read the minutes of the Researcher Forum meeting on May 18, 2012, posted to the DC-area Researcher Forum web page. The main feature of the meeting was a discussion with NARA’s digitization partners: Sabrina Petersen from Ancestry.com; Aaron Spencer from Fold3 (formerly Footnote.com); and John de Jong from FamilySearch.org. Rebecca Warlow [...] Posted by Meredith D. (admin) on June 1, 2012, under DC-area Researchers, Digitization, Open Government, Research. |
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