There is no document in the National Archives entitled the “Red House Report.” There is, however, a SHAEF intelligence report that mentions a late 1944 meeting that took place at the Hotel Rotes Haus [Red House] in Strasbourg, France, that has become known colloquially as the “Red House Report.” On November 7, 1944, the SHAEF … Continue reading SHAEF Intelligence Report EW-Pa 128 (AKA the “Red House Report”): Real Plan or Red Herring?
Today's post was written by Ruth Chan, Archivist at the National Archives at San Francisco. 1872 Patent for Francis C. Browns Improvement in Artificial Dentures. (NAID 177389417) The mid-19th century became known as the “era of false teeth for the masses.” Why? This was thanks to Charles Goodyear’s invention on vulcanized rubber - which was … Continue reading The Era of False Teeth for the Masses
Today's blog was written by Ruth Chan, Archivist and Subject Matter Expert for Asian American and Pacific Islander Related Records. A heartfelt thanks to Zoe Lee-DiVito, Caroline Perez, and Rebecca Fong, dedicated interns and volunteers at the National Archives in San Francisco, for their invaluable assistance in digitizing the Abo case. In the final stages … Continue reading Restoring U.S. Citizenship: Tadayasu Abo et al. v Tom Clark et al., Northern District of California (San Francisco), Civil no. 25294
Today’s post is by Rachael Salyer, Subject Matter Expert for Modern Military Records at the National Archives in College Park, MD. German officers sign unconditional surrender in Reims, France, May 7, 1945. NAID 195337 (detail), FDR-PHOCO- Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs In the early morning of May 7, 1945, representatives from the four … Continue reading Unconditional Surrender: Commemorating 80 Years Since the End of World War II in the European Theater of Operations
Thomas Edward Lawrence is most famous for his action in the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire in support of British forces in the Middle East during World War I, activity that won him the appellation of “Lawrence of Arabia.” T.E. Lawrence Lawrence was introduced to Arab language, culture, and history while doing archeological work … Continue reading Lawrence of Arabia: A View from 1939
Today’s post is by Cara Moore Lebonick, Archivist at the National Archives at St. Louis Bankston, Mary J. RG 92: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Individual Deceased Personnel File, pg 6, NAID 330441288 Three of the four women interred at Normandy-American Cemetery and Memorial as a result of World War II deaths … Continue reading Return to Sender: Individual Deceased Personnel Files of the 6888th
Washington, DC, sitting as it does in the mid-Atlantic region, experiences hot and humid summers. Office buildings evolved to make the summertime work situation tolerable. By the early twentieth century, many government buildings had high ceilings, large windows, and opening/closing transoms over doors to allow air flow-through in an effort to make offices as comfortable … Continue reading Getting Ready for Summer in Washington
One of the more notable events in U.S.-Soviet relations during the Eisenhower Administration War was the American National Exhibit in Moscow from July 25 to September 4, in 1959. This was the scene of the so-called Kitchen Debate between Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Chairman of the Soviet Council of Ministers Nikita Khrushchev. The … Continue reading Sticky Fingers in Moscow, 1959
In October 1960, in the last months of the Eisenhower Administration, the Civil Service Commission announced the establishment of the Federal Woman’s Award for outstanding achievement by women in the Federal career service to be administered by the Board of Trustees, Federal Woman’s Award. The award was announced in the following press release: A pamphlet … Continue reading Recognizing Women in Federal Service, 1961
The major United Artists motion picture On the Beach came out in 1959. It was based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Nevil Shute. The book and the movie depict a post-apocalyptic world in the aftermath of a nuclear war. It was the first major movie about nuclear conflict and it threatened to … Continue reading More on preparing for the release of “On the Beach”
