Channel Title: US National Archives Channel Description: The nation's record keeper. <video> Inside the Vault: Holidays at the White House with Former White House Chefs Description: Join us as former White House chefs discuss their colorful experiences working in the White House during the holidays and what it was like to cook for the Presidents and their families. Moderated by Alex Prudhomme, author of Dinner with the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House, the program will feature William Yosses, White House Executive Pastry Chef, 2007–14, and John Moeller, White House Chef, 1992–2005, and author of A Conversation With Chef John Moeller. This program is made possible in part by the National Archives Foundation. Tell us how we did: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7gnxblp For live captioning, please use: https://iyellowcaptions.1capapp.com/event/naravault/ </video> <video> BRIDG Meeting, 12/10/2024 Description: Bi-monthly Records and Information Discussion Group (BRIDG) Meeting National Archives and Records Administration 12/10/2024 2:00PM Eastern </video> <video> Awakening The Spirit of America with Paul M. Sparrow Description: The Archivist of the United States, Dr. Colleen Shogan, will join Paul M. Sparrow, the former Director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, in a conversation about his recent book, Awakening the Spirit of America. The book chronicles how President Franklin Roosevelt, with the prospect of a war with Germany looming, faced adversaries from within the United States, particularly famed aviator Charles A. Lindbergh, to transform America from an isolationist observer to a leader in the fight against fascism. This program is made possible in part by the National Archives Foundation. </video> <video> Know Your Records - Jubilee! Records of Emancipation at the NARA (December 12, 2024) Description: Jubilee! Records of Emancipation at the National Archives and Records Administration by Damani Davis ● Damani is a reference archivist at the National Archives in Washington, DC, and a Subject Matter Expert for Records Relating to the African American Experience ⇒ Presentation Slides: https://www.archives.gov/files/calendar/know-your-records/handouts-presentations/2024-12-12-presentation-davis.pdf ⇒ Transcript: Request from KYR@nara.gov ⇒ Event Evaluation Form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KYREventEval​ ⇒ Know Your Records Program web page: https://www.archives.gov/calendar/know-your-records ⇒ Know Your Records Program YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC641EF0E3F8AFDF9 On June 19, 1865, U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, which informed the people of Texas that all enslaved people were now free. This day has come to be known as Juneteenth, a combination of June and 19th. It is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. This presentation features emancipation-related records housed at the National Archives in Washington, DC. Although the bulk of these records—other than General Order No. 3—are not directly associated with the tradition of Juneteenth itself, the featured records highlight the general theme of emancipation that ultimately culminated in General Order No. 3 and the Juneteenth tradition. The records highlighted in this presentation are significant due to their genealogical value as well as for general historical information related to the history of emancipation in the United States. 00:00 - Welcome 01:08 - Session overview and presenter biography 03:27 - Introduction to Jubilee! 03:39 - Primary Acts, Proclamations, and Orders 05:03 - Benjamin Franklin Transmittal of Anti-Slavery Petition, 1790 07:00 - Petition from the Pennsylvania Society Promoting the Abolition of Slavery - Full text 09:27 - An Act Prohibiting the Importation of Slaves - 1807 12:17 - Coastwise Slave Manifests 12:52 - Washington, DC as center for Domestic Slave trade 14:16 - Citizens of the State of Pennsylvania Anti-slavery petition - full text 18:31 - Petition from the citizens of Portland, Maine - full text 20:02 - Petition from the citizens of the State of Delaware 20:58 - Petition from the citizens of the State of Delaware - full text 21:47 - About petitions prior to the 1830s, Select Committee of the 14th Congress 24:08 - Deposition of Francis Scott Key - observations of DC slave trade - full text 29:34 - Deposition of Philadelphia Physician and Abolitionist Jesse Torrey to the Select Cmte 30:41 - Jesse Torrey's Deposition - Full text 31:14 - The story of slave Anna Williams 37:49 - Select Committee upon Slavery in the District of Columbia - 1836 38:44 - Select Committee upon Slavery in the District of Columbia - full text 41:09 - Records relating to Slavery in the District of Columbia 41:37 - DC Emancipation Act - April 1862 46:05 - Supplemental Act of July 1862 46:47 - M520, Records of the Board of Commissioners (DC Emancipation) 1862-1863 47:54 - Slave laborer Philip Reid and Clark Mills petitioner for slave labor 51:46 - M520 Records of the Board of Commissioners, example from Supplemental Act 54:54 - Slave Philip Meredith and General Robert Lee 56:36 - The Emancipation Proclamation 57:27 - The Emancipation Proclamation -Text 1:00:05 - General Order 3 1:02:19 - Thank you 1:02:31 - Closing, Event Survey, Other Resources 1:03:15 - Questions and answers in the chat #KnowYourRecords </video> <video> Using Extracted Text to Transcribe Description: Learn about extracted text in the National Archives Catalog and how you can use it to transcribe. </video> <video> Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting Description: Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting Public Meeting November 7, 2024 </video> <video> Declarations and Resolves, October 14, 1774. #ArchivesRoadtoRevolution Description: The Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress was an effort by the colonists to define their constitutional rights and to justify resistance to British policies that violated them, like taxation without representation. The first resolve stated, “They, [the colonists], are entitled to life, liberty, and property.” Much of Congress’s statement of rights found in the Declaration and Resolves foreshadows themes articulated in the Declaration of Independence. View the First Continental Congress virtual exhibit and featured documents at visit.archives.gov/whats-on/explore-exhibits/road-revolution. *** 📸: Rough Journals of the First Continental Congress, Declaration and Resolves, October 14, 1774. Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention </video> <video> Know Your Records - New Deal-Era Photographs of the Still Picture Branch (November 19, 2024) Description: New Deal-Era Photographs within the Holdings of the Still Picture Branch by Sarah Bseirani and Kaitlyn Crain Enriquez Sarah is an Archivist in the Still Picture Branch at the National Archives at College Park, MD Kaitlyn is an Archivist in the Still Picture Branch at the National Archives at College Park, MD ⇒ Presentation Slides: https://www.archives.gov/files/calendar/know-your-records/handouts-presentations/2024-11-19-presentation-bseirani-crain-enriquez.pdf ⇒ Transcript: Request from KYR@nara.gov ⇒ Event Evaluation Form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KYREventEval ⇒ Know Your Records Program web page: https://www.archives.gov/calendar/know-your-records ⇒ Know Your Records Program YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC641EF0E3F8AFDF9 More than 60 federal agencies and offices were created between 1933 and 1939. Consequently, New Deal-era photographic records are spread across many different record groups and series. Our presenters will provide an overview of Still Picture Branch holdings that document New Deal-era programs. They will specifically focus on series that contain images related to New Deal arts and culture programs, public works programs, rural and farm assistance, and land and wildlife conservation. 00:00 - Welcome 01:08 - Session overview and presenter biographies 02:35 - Introduction to New Deal Photographs of the Still Picture Branch 04:38 - Presentation goals and expectations 06:15 - Record Group 69 - Works Progress Administration Arts and Culture 08:03 - Federal Art Project in Record Group 69 08:48 - Federal Theatre Project in Record Group 69 09:35 - Federal Writers' Project in Record Group 69 10:18 - Record Group 121 Records of the Public Buildings Service 10:45 - Art and Buildings 12:21 - Art in Federal Building contests 13:31 - Art for the People 14:09 - Public Works projects - Works Projects Administration, Public Works Administration 15:23 - Record Group 69 an overview 19:08 - Record Group 69 Series documenting WPA projects and activities 23:49 - Record Group 135 Records of the Public Works Administration (PWA) 25:32 - PWA search example 31:19 - Rural and Farm assistance and Land and Wildlife conservation 32:50 - Record Group 33 overview 33:45 - Record Group 33-SC Photographs of Extension Service Activities and Personnel 35:38 - Record Group 33 Extension Service agency activities 36:59 - Record Group 33 People, communities, land 38:30 - Record Group 79 Records of the National Park Service 40:39 - Record Group 114 Soil Conservation Service overview 43:32 - Record Group 114 Photographic print series 45:02 - Record Group 221 Rural Electrification Administration (REA) overview 48:15 - Record Group 221 REA activities 48:48 - Record Group 221 Prominent people 49:40 - Fun facts 51:03 - Famous Photographers in New Deal records 51:50 - New Deal Records beyond the Still Picture Branch 53:32 - For more information 53:41 - Closing, Event Survey, Other Resources 54:25 - Questions and answers in the chat #KnowYourRecords </video> <video> 80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge Description: As part of the National Archives’ Veterans Day celebrations, we will host a program honoring the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in partnership with the Friends of the National WWII Memorial. Joining us for this discussion are two veterans from the battle: Frank Cohn and Harry Miller. They will share their eyewitness accounts of this critical battle during WWII. The conversation will be moderated by Alex Kershaw, journalist and author of and The Longest Winter: The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of World War II's Most Decorated Platoon and his most recent book, Patton’s Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II. For live-only captions: https://iyellowcaptions.1capapp.com/event/narabattleofthebulge/ Tell us how we did: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7gnxblp </video> <video> FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting, 12/05/2024 Description: FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting December 5, 2024 10am Eastern For live-only captions: https://iyellowcaptions.1capapp.com/event/narafreedomofinfoact/ </video> <video> Inside the Vault: Masters of the Air Description: Inside the Vault: Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany Inside the Vault is a new series of monthly virtual public programs that will examine stories of the people, events, and ideas found in the records of the National Archives. A variety of special guests—authors, historians, and eyewitnesses—will be invited to participate and share their knowledge and experiences. Join us to hear from Donald L. Miller, World War II expert and author of Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany, and Kirk Saduski, co-producer of the related Apple TV+ miniseries. The book and series explore the riveting history of the American Eighth Air Force in World War II and the young men who flew the bombers that helped beat the Nazis and liberate Europe. The program will include clips from the series. This program is made possible in part by the National Archives Foundation. Learn more in this National Archives News story: https://www.archives.gov/news/articles/inside-the-vault-masters-of-the-air Inside the Vault Series Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLugwVCjzrJsXxfGTDhgN_u0giCK_oE9kI Tell us how we did: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7gnxblp </video> <video> Proceedings of the Commissioners Appointed to Negotiate a Treaty with the Six Nations, 1775 Description: The Six Nations of the Iroquois, also known as the Haudenosaunee, was a powerful league of independent tribes in western and upstate New York. At the start of the Revolutionary War, the tribes maintained unity and neutrality, calling the conflict a “family affair” and would “take no part in the Quarrel.” The pressure of war ultimately fractured the Six Nations confederacy. The Cayuga, Mohawk, Onondaga, and Seneca tribes sided with the British, while many Oneida and Tuscaroras supported the Americans. The divided allegiances of the tribes transformed the Revolutionary War into a civil war among the Six Nations. Learn more: https://visit.archives.gov/whats-on/explore-exhibits/native-americans-american-revolution#182 *** 📜: Proceedings of the commissioners appointed by the Second Continental Congress to negotiate a treaty with the Six Nations of Indians, pages 32-33, 1775. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/453249157 *** #ArchivesRoadToRevolution #Declaration250 @America250 @SmithsonianNMAI </video> <video> Keeping the Republic: A Defense of American Constitutionalism Description: Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan will join authors Dennis Hale and Mark Landy to discuss their recent book, a defense of the U.S. Constitution; the central argument being the Constitution provides for a free government because it places effective limits on the exercise of power—an essential ingredient of any good government, even one that aims to be a popular government. </video> <video> Ambuscade of the Indians at Kingsbridge, August 31, 1778 #ArchivesRoadToRevolution Description: The Stockbridge Indians were a mixed community of Mohican, Housatonic, and Wappinger people from Stockbridge, Massachusetts. They united with American colonists in the hope it would protect their lands and sovereignty. In 1778, a company of Stockbridge Indians were ambushed by British forces in Kingsbridge, NY. The skirmish, which killed as many as 40 Native American soldiers, devastated the Stockbridge community. Learn more: https://visit.archives.gov/whats-on/explore-exhibits/native-americans-american-revolution#main *** 📜: Map of Ambuscade of the Indians at Kingsbridge, August 31, 1778. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/102279744 📜: Memorial of the Stockbridge Indians to Congress, March 25, 1782. Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention *** #Declaration250 #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth @America250 @SmithsonianNMAI </video> <video> Native American Heritage Month Program Description: Native American Heritage Month Program in Partnership with Arlington National Cemetery and the National Museum of the American Indian A panel of experts will discuss the American Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 and Zitkala-Sa’s role in its passage. The program will also cover citizenship through military service and Native Americans buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Jay Trainer from the National Archives will provide opening remarks: participating on the panel will be Rose Buchanan from the National Archives, Rachelle Pablo from the National Museum of the American Indian, and Steve Carney from Arlington National Cemetery. Amber Forrester from the National Archives will serve as moderator. For live captioning use: https://iyellowcaptions.1capapp.com/event/naranativemonth/ Tell Us How We Did: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7GNXBLP </video>

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