January 2024 – The Text Message

Records Relating to Prisons in the National Register of Historic Places

January 23, 2024January 19, 2024 by John LeGloahec, posted in Electronic Records, Prisons

Alcatraz Island

Recognition for a job well done, 1952

January 16, 2024January 12, 2024 by NationalArchivesBlog, posted in Cold War, State and Foreign Affairs

Employees in a bureaucracy do not always receive recognition for their contributions to the success of their institutions. This is especially true in large agencies facing a constant barrage of activities such as the Department of State. There are occasional exceptions to that rule. One of those came about in early 1952 after the mid-January … Continue reading Recognition for a job well done, 1952

Recognition for a job well done, 1962

January 9, 2024December 15, 2023 by NationalArchivesBlog, posted in Cold War, State and Foreign Affairs

During the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, communications personnel in the Department of State and at U.S. diplomatic posts overseas handling telegraphic communications went into overdrive. In addition to the standard day-to-day telegrams flowing back and forth between the Department and its diplomatic and consular posts overseas, the communicators had to take care of … Continue reading Recognition for a job well done, 1962