documents

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• SOURCE: American Ancestors
  2/10/10
  

  New England Historic Genealogical Society Receives Collection of Roosevelt Family Papers from the Theodore Roosevelt Association of Oyster Bay, New York

  The new Roosevelt family materials will comprise part of the R. Stanton Avery Special Collections at American Ancestors.

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• SOURCE: AP
  2/1/20
  

  Historians Struggle to Understand Oral History Written in Forgotten Shorthand

  The 1951 transcription is written in a decades-old shorthand style that few people use today. “It’s definitely a lost art,” Langsdon said.

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• SOURCE: Telegraph
  1/7/20
  

  British National Archives to trial 12-document limit per day for visitors, as academics warn research could be affected

  The National Archives claimed the move was designed to increase efficiency - but faced an immediate backlash from historians who complained their work could become untenable. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  12/18/19
  

  Why we all have the knowledge to decide whether Donald Trump should be impeached

  by Karin Wulf

  The crucial importance of keeping historical records public and easily accessible.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  12/9/19
  

  After 3 Year FOIA Lawsuit, Washington Post Publishes Afghanistan Papers, A Secret History of the War

  More than 2,000 pages of interviews and memos reveal a secret history of the war.

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• SOURCE: Irish Times
  12/5/19
  

  Irish Archive Recreates Documents Lost in in 1922 fire

  Four Courts fire at start of Civil War destroyed centuries of historic documents.

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  11/20/19
  

  Between the Lines of the Xinjiang Papers

  by James A. Millward

  The Chinese Communist Party is devouring its own and cutting itself off from reality.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  10/30/19
  

  The priceless history inside the Reagan Library, narrowly saved from a fast-moving wildfire

  by Gillian Brockell

  The article includes tweets and quotes from historians Glenda Gilmore, Douglas M. Charles, Peter A. Shulman, and Kevin Kruse. 

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• SOURCE: 60 Minutes
  10/20/19
  

  Who's stealing Christopher Columbus letters from libraries around the world?

  Copies of a letter written by Christopher Columbus describing his first impressions of the Americas have become so rare and valuable, they're being stolen and replaced with forgeries at some of the world's most prestigious libraries.

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• SOURCE: Orlando Sentinel
  9/22/19
  

  New exhibit calls selfies the history of tomorrow

  A new exhibit at the Orange County Regional History Center, titled “The Accidental Historian,” reminds us that even in our selfie-taking modes, we may very well be valuable historians without even realizing it.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  9/9/19
  

  The hidden story of two African American women looking out from the pages of a 19th-century book

  by Kate Clarke Lemay and Martha S. Jones 

  A 19th-century volume contained a mystery for two historians who combined their knowledge to tell the story of the women and their contributions to American democracy.

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• SOURCE: Wall Street Journal
  8/19/19
  

  New Documents Show Japan's Wartime Emperor Showed Remorse Over Nanjing Massacre

  The notes, taken by former Imperial Household Agency chief Michiji Tajima, were released Monday by public broadcaster NHK, which aired a documentary on the subject Saturday.

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• SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
  5/14/19
  

  Redacting Democracy

  by Karen J. Greenberg

  What You Can’t See Can Hurt You

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  5/10/19
  

  Truth, justice and declassification: Secret archives show US helped Argentine military wage ‘dirty war’ that killed 30,000

  by Rut Diamint

  The archives narrate the human rights abuses committed by Argentina’s military government, often with the assistance of the United States.

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• SOURCE: National Security Archive
  4/12/19
  

  Trump Administration Turns Over Massive Collection of Intelligence Records on Human Rights and Argentina

  The 47,000 Pages of CIA, FBI, NSC, DOD and State Dept. Records Touted as “Largest” Government-to-Government Transfer of Declassified Documentation

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  3/25/19
  

  U.S. Said to Have Tapes of Alleged 9/11 Mastermind Plotting With Co-Conspirators

  The tapes featuring Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and three of his accused co-conspirators were made between April and October 2001, prosecutors say.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  3/13/19
  

  The government effort to make FOIA “as bad as possible”

  by Nate Jones

  The Department of Justice's historical effort to weaken the Freedom Of Information Act and why Congress must strengthen the law. 

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• SOURCE: Wall Street Journal
  3/13/19
  

  Long-Classified Memo Surfaces Warning of ‘Perfect Storm’ From Invading Iraq

  Diplomats accurately forecast many setbacks: sectarian violence, attacks on U.S. troops, Iranian intervention and long road to structural change.

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• SOURCE: National Security Archive
  2/28/19
  

  National Security Archive Sues Defense Information Agency for Able Archer 83 Document

  by Nate Jones

  The Archive filed suit after receiving no substantive response to the FOIA request for six months. 

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• SOURCE: National Security Archive
  2/22/19
  

  National Security Archive Publishes New Declassified Documents on Dick Cheney

  by Tom Blanton and Nate Jones

  Oscar-worthy Documents on the Dark Side, from Cheyenne to Baghdad