Virtual Programs Newsletter
Issue #21, January 26, 2021
A Message from the Archivist of the United States
This week鈥檚 newsletter offers some very interesting ways to connect with our records on a wide variety of topics. You can find out how to get in on the fun of our next monthly #ArchivesHashtagParty, which will feature records and artifacts related to African American history, or you can read the papers of a Chinese major general responsible for receiving U.S. military aid after World War II.
You can make a real contribution as a citizen archivist, transcribing property control cards with information about cultural objects looted by Nazis, and you can peruse our featured exhibit on .
No matter what your area of interest, I鈥檓 hoping you鈥檒l find some useful and informative ways to explore our holdings, while continuing to practice social distancing and staying safe during the pandemic.
#ArchivesHashtagParty
Join us on the quad for our next #ArchivesHashtagParty on February 5!
From HBCUs and the Divine Nine to teachers and trailblazing graduates, from books to school buildings and education-related artifacts, let鈥檚 celebrate the power of #ArchivesBlackEducation!
Learn more about this monthly social media event, recently featured in the !
Research Family History
Curious why your immigrant ancestor quickly departed and re-entered the U.S. during the 1940s? Changes in residency requirements led some immigrants to pursue voluntary departures in order to obtain a visa and be legally admitted back to the United States as permanent residents. Learn more about 1940s visa practices in .
From the Catalog
Van Sung Pan Papers, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library.
V. S. Pan, a major general in the Army of the Republic of China, was responsible for supervising the receipt of shipments of military aid from the United States in 1948鈥�49. This series of records includes cargo manifestos, certificates for the receipt of materials, correspondence, military directives, and correspondence regarding "exceptions" (missing or damaged materials); a statistical report on U.S. military aid to the Nationalist Chinese in 1948鈥�49; and a photocopy of a photograph of Pan.
Citizen Archivist Missions
New Transcription Mission: World War II Looted Art. Help us transcribe property control cards, which include information indicating to which country Nazi-looted cultural objects were restituted. The cards may include information such as artwork classification, identifying marks, history and ownership, and more. In some cases, a photograph of the artwork is attached.
Question of the Week
See the answer to our Question of the Week on , our crowdsourced platform for history and genealogical research where anyone can ask questions and get answers from archivists and other community members.
on History Hub.
Featured Exhibit
On January 27, 1945, Soviet forces liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp complex in German-occupied Poland. Inside the Nazi-abandoned complex were thousands of sick, dying, and dead prisoners.
By World War II鈥檚 end, the Holocaust had claimed the lives of over 6 million Jewish people.
The Featured Document exhibit is presented in memory of all Jewish victims of the Holocaust and other victims of Nazism. Find more resources on International Holocaust Remembrance Day from the 威尼斯人娱乐场.
Education Spotlight
Whether students are learning remotely or in person, you can request one of our distance learning programs! In our newest program, What Happens in Washington?, K-2 students explore Washington, DC, as the seat of our nation鈥檚 government, as a tourist destination where people can learn U.S. history, and as a place where people can make their voices heard. Request this or any of our K-12 programs.
Public Programs
From July 24, 2018, here is journalist and author Kate Andersen Brower speaking on her book, . Brower reveals the sometimes cold, sometimes close, and always complicated relationships between our modern Presidents and their Vice Presidents.
Research Services
Join the Know Your Records Program on February 10 at 2 p.m. ET, to learn about records documenting migrant farm workers' participation in farm labor programs in the United States.
By examining these records, we can identify farm workers鈥� stories from 1942 to the present. After the presentation, a recording will be available on the 威尼斯人娱乐场 channel.
Original caption: Harmony Community, Putnam County, Georgia. Negroes in the Harmony Community. ()
MoPix Video Selection
Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, established in January 1915, is shown in the 1984 National Park Service film . Read more about its history in the Unwritten Record blog post
Visit the Online Store
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today and you will find fun apparel, home goods and replica documents so your home can play host to the founding document too!
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