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
Today’s post is written by Daniel Dancis, an Archivist in the Textual Processing Branch at the National Archives, College Park. Americans and cinema enthusiasts the world over will be tuning in this weekend to watch who will receive the Academy Awards at the 90th Oscars ceremony. Someone from the Pentagon may also be paying attention … Continue reading With the Pentagon’s Blessing: Hollywood, the Military, and Don Baruch
By T. Juliette Arai File: J-38(7)-1813 (Johnson letter, pg. 1), NARA Microfilm Pub #M221, Roll #54 In a previous blog (Music at the National Archives) I wrote about those rare instances when archivists and researchers come across a document that stands out because it is so different from what is usually found within our holdings. … Continue reading The War of 1812: Beyond Battle Reports and Correspondence
