Well, we can't send you to Hollywood, but we can give you two reserved seats to our free film screenings starting on Wednesday, February 26! The National Archives is hosting the 10th annual free screenings of the Academy Award nominees in four categories—Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Live Action Short Film, and Animated Short Film. … Continue reading Want two free tickets to the Oscars?
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On Display: Record of the Kidnapping of Solomon Northup
The slave manifest of the brig Orleans, April 27, 1841 is on display from February 21 to March 30 in the East Rotunda Gallery of the National Archives Building in Washington, DC. Today’s post comes from curator Corinne Porter. From the birth of the American republic to the abolition of slavery, kidnapping for sale into … Continue reading On Display: Record of the Kidnapping of Solomon Northup
Ansel Adams visits the National Archives
Today’s post comes from Alan Walker, archivist at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. A fellow named Ansel Adams visited the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, in 1941. Here's a record--in pictures, of course!--of his visit. Adams was at the National Archives to select and print images from the Mathew Brady collection (now … Continue reading Ansel Adams visits the National Archives
Nazi Art Looter’s Diary, Long Missing, Found and Online for the First Time
Don't miss Robert Edsel at the National Archives on February 19 at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Today's blog post comes from Miriam Kleiman of the National Archives Public Affairs Office. The new Monuments Men blockbuster film opens with Herman Goering gleefully viewing looted artwork at a Parisian art … Continue reading Nazi Art Looter’s Diary, Long Missing, Found and Online for the First Time
State Dinners at the White House
Today's post comes from the National Archives Office of Presidential Libraries. King David Kalakaua of Hawaii was the first head of state to be honored with a White House state dinner on December 12, 1874, by President and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant. In the years that have followed, state dinners have come to signify the utmost respect … Continue reading State Dinners at the White House
“I was a gunner and a gun captain on a 90MM-AAA gun during World War II…”
Today’s post comes from Alan Walker, archivist at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. Now, maybe it's happened to you: that "needle in a haystack," "home run," unbelievable find that blew you away, and brought joy to a researcher. We archival folks live for that moment. Let me share with you one such moment … Continue reading “I was a gunner and a gun captain on a 90MM-AAA gun during World War II…”
10 Football Facts Featuring U.S. Presidents
Today’s guest post comes from Susan K. Donius, Director of the Office of Presidential Libraries at the National Archives. President Obama is an avid football fan, an interest shared by many of his predecessors in the White House. As young men, several future Presidents played football in high school and college. Other Presidents have enthusiastically assumed the … Continue reading 10 Football Facts Featuring U.S. Presidents
A big cheese for the Big Cheese in 1837
In 1836, President Jackson accepted 1,400-pound wheel of cheese from Col. Thomas Meacham, a dairy farmer near Sandy Creek, NY. The cheese was mammoth, and it sat, ripening, in the White House for over a year. Eventually, Jackson invited everyone in Washington, DC, to stop by and help consume the massive wheel. He threw the … Continue reading A big cheese for the Big Cheese in 1837
Celebrating Benjamin Franklin’s Birthday with Founders Online
Today's post comes from Keith Donohue, Communications Director for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) at the National Archives. This post was also published on the White House blog. “The noblest question in the world is What Good may I do in it?” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1737 Today we celebrate the 308th birthday of Benjamin … Continue reading Celebrating Benjamin Franklin’s Birthday with Founders Online
On display: Finding stolen art using this album
A recently discovered album donated to the National Archives by Monuments Men Foundation President Robert M. Edsel is on display until February 20, 2014. The album is open to a photograph of an important painting by master French painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Girl Holding a Dove was repatriated by the Monuments Men in 1946. It sold … Continue reading On display: Finding stolen art using this album