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“Don’t Be Cruel”: Elvis Presley’s Visit to FBI Headquarters
Today’s post is by Megan Dwyre, Special Access and FOIA Program Archivist at the National Archives at College Park, MD. Many of us are familiar with this photo of Elvis Presley’s famous meeting with...
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The Iran-Contra Affair: Faded in Time, but not Forgotten
Today’s post was written by Lynn Nashorn, textual processing and accessioning archivist at the National Archives at College Park. Called many names from the Iran-Contra Scandal to the McFarlane affair...
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“Wait a Minute Mr. Postman” Post Offices on the National Register of Historic...
Today’s post is by John LeGloahec, Archives Specialist in the Electronics Records Division at the National Archives in College Park, MD. This post is part of an ongoing “road trip” featuring records...
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The Creation of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS)
Today’s post is by Dr. Greg Bradsher, Senior Archivist at the National Archives at College Park, MD. On June 25, 1941, an order was drafted which would establish William J. Donovan’s wished-for...
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An 1890 Census Fragment for Alaska is Rediscovered
Today’s post is by Claire Kluskens, Genealogy/Census Subject Matter Expert and Digital Projects Archivist at the National Archives in Washington, DC. The National Archives recently digitized a...
View ArticleWomen Homesteaders
Today’s post is by Dr. Greg Bradsher, Senior Archivist at the National Archives at College Park, MD. Next year marks the 160th anniversary of the Homestead Act, a law making free public lands...
View ArticleWorld War II-era Far East Cultural Property Losses: Research at the National...
Today’s post is by Dr. Greg Bradsher, Senior Archivist at the National Archives at College Park, MD. Dealing with World War II-era looted assets can be a challenging endeavor. Prior to 1990 there were...
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Shutting Down the Sky: The Federal Aviation Administration on 9/11
By Megan Dwyre, Special Access and FOIA Program Archivist at the National Archives at College Park, MD. September 11, 2001, began as an ordinary day in the United States’ air traffic control system. A...
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From the Bronx to the Bench: Sonia Sotomayor’s Trailblazing Journey to the...
Today’s post was written by Lynn Nashorn, textual processing and accessioning archivist at the National Archives at College Park. Looking South from the Bronx to Manhattan, May 1973 (NAID 548407) Born...
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with the Records of the National Register...
Today’s post is by John LeGloahec, Archives Specialist in the Electronics Records Division at the National Archives in College Park, MD. This post is part of an ongoing “road trip” featuring records...
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