National archives Essays

  • Maylasia's National Archives is Our Nation's Heritage Treasures

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    .Audiovisual archives is part of our national heritage treasures. It is kept at the National Archives and can be referred by the researchers and publics. It also acts as historical sources and national cultural to the nations. It symbolizes national art achievement creativity and reflection roles as audiovisual media development in Malaysia (Dasar Koleksi Bahan Audiovisual Negara, Arkib Negara Malaysia, 2010). The National Archive of Malaysia through Pusat Pendokumentasian dan Pemeliharaan Audiovisual

  • The Significance of Library and Archives Canada in Preserving Canadian History

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    Thesis The significance Library and Archives Canada is the preservation of Canadian history. Introduction Without the protection of Library and Archives Canada, Vital documentation of Canadian History Act could be lost. The significance of the Library and Archives of Canada is that it holds every important document this country was built on and more including Constitutional laws and all the past and current amendments made. Library and Archives Canada also contains the Census of Canadian citizens

  • Personal Narrative: Arlington And The National Archives

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    country in the form of rows of the dead. I shed tears as I watched the finely choreographed march of those participating in the changing of the guard ceremony. I saw the eternal flame. I felt a sense of national pride that carried over to the dark, climate controlled rooms of the National Archives. There, after an hour wait to get into the building, I had to fight through throngs of people all trying to see a piece of paper with faded writing that was the reason for America. I fought, again, to

  • Archivists Essay

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    archivists their greatest challenge in identifying, selecting, and preserving records of enduring value. Since the introduction of the computer, archivists have been concerned about its impact on their profession's mission. Based on report by the National Archives of Canada on machine-readable data stated that "if one were to take the traditional archival approach of waiting for whatever recorded information came out of the system, then the archivist in the electronic age will undoubtedly die of information

  • Birkenstocks

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    resident of a small German village, was registered in the church archives as a "subject and shoemaker" in 1774. By 1897 his grandson Konrad Birkenstock designed the first shoe for use b... ... middle of paper ... ...ry/bstory.html Eskenazi, Joe. "Birkenstock Stands on Solid Footing." The Daily Californian 9 October 1996: np,archives. Online. Internet. ProQuest Direct. 23 Nov. 1997. Available: http://www.dailycal.org/archive/09.09.96/birkenstock.txt Sacks, Diane Dorrans. "Joining the establishment:

  • Japanese Internment

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    Museum Of The City Of San Francisco has established a great source for those interested in studying the internment of Japanese during World War II. This topic is reflected very accurately and fairly in the archives of the museum because the archives consist of primary documents. Their archives of original newspaper articles are the basis of this research document. The content listed on the museum’s web site is very relevant to the topic of Japanese internment because it provides a wealth of primary

  • Identifying Information Resources in Context

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    be of any worth. This is true not only for libraries, but for all information providers. This paper will analyze how Hagler’s function is demonstrated by the St. Charles City-County Library District (http://youranswerplace.org/home), the Einstein Archives Online (http://www.alberteinstein.info/), and the domestic organization website, FlyLady.net (http://www.flylady.net/). St. Charles City-County Library District The St. Charles City-County Library District in St. Charles County, MO is organized

  • The Tragedy of Mileva Maric Einstein - Einstein's First Wife

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    considered to be the intellectual equal of her husband Albert, but somehow went unrecognized for her contributions to the 1905 Papers, which included the Special Theory of Relativity. The stronger force of these two bodies would be propelled into the archives of scientific history, while the other would be left to die alone, virtually unknown. Mrs. Einstein was robbed. She deserved to be recognized for at least a collaborative effort, but it was not to be. The role which society had accorded her and plain

  • An Assassin of John F. Kennedy

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    Assassination Archives and Research Centre of Washington - and some Midland Businessmen. The possibility of Ricky White's story being a hoax - a falsehood concocted either by Ricky or his father - has not been dismissed by the people urging him to publicly talk about the matter. During the last 27 years, many private researchers have claimed to have found evidence of a conspiracy, only to be proved wrong or deceitful. Bernard Fensterwald, executive director of the Assassination Archives and Research

  • OLD GRINGO

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    made a systematic search of records in the Presidio County courthouse and found no trace of anyone with a name resembling Bierce having died there during that period. Importantly, Elam also spent a lengthy period in the military records at the National Archives in Washington, D. C. during 1989. While there he located and recovered reams of documentation concerning military activities on both sides of the Big Bend of the Rio Grande border during the Mexican revolution, but he found no trace of Ambrose

  • The Development of the Centre for Migration Studies Irish Emigration Database

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    early 1980s at the UAFP. In 1987, Graham Kirkham, of the new University of Ulster in Coleraine, had completed a feasibility study in various archives which held material on Irish emigration. These were the Linenhall, Central & Queen's University libraries in Belfast, the Public Record Office, N. Ireland (PRONI) and the Public Record Office (now the National Archives), in Kew in London. This feasibility study covered only a small percentage of the material available as time allotted to do this research

  • Interactive Cable Archives and Videoconferencing

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    Interactive Cable Archives and Videoconferencing The integration of technology into curriculum and instructional practices in P-12 education has been gaining momentum in classroom reform across the nation (Mowre-Popiel, Pollard, & Pollard, 1994). Interactive and digital technologies are now recognized as tools by which educators can bring unique resources into the classroom (Schutte, 1998; Wise, 2002) and engage students in dynamic, self-constructed learning (Branzburg, 2001). The use of technology

  • Sleeping and Dreaming

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    dreams for guidance in life. Shamans dreamed in order to gather information from the spirits. Sleep and dreams have defined eras, cultures, and individuals. Sigmund Freud’s interpretation of dreams revolutionized twentieth-century thought. Historical archives record famous short sleepers and notable insomniacs—some accounts reliable, some not. When Benjamin Franklin counseled, “Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise,” he was using sleep habits to symbolize his pragmatism.

  • Socio-cultural Issues

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    extensions brought man universal literacy and education (McLuhan 235). Furthermore, primary and secondary research can be conducted through the web. A student can interview a foreigner or visit the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian, the White House Archives, and libraries from all over the world, traveling to places their circumstances might prevent. I know personally that when I was in high school, research on the Internet was almost mandatory. Most schools were taking a proactive approach to the integration

  • History and Honesty

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    not anymore self-evident that the prosecutor was also the judge. The documents for contracts, inheriting and other legal matters were needed. The documents needed to be written and with written laws and documents there appeared also the need for archives, the fundamental history source. So the people not only lived the history, they've begun to write it. The history as science was born. The history had experienced further development in the times of ancient Greeks. Two of their historians were of

  • Document Analysis: Calendar of State Papers

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    Document Analysis: Calendar of State Papers Primary Document used: ➢ Ed. Timings, E.K ‘Calendar of State Papers, James II, Vol 1 Feb-Dec 1685’(London, 1960) Secondary Reading: ➢ Miller, John ‘The Earl of Tyrconnell and James II’s Irish policy, 1685-88’ ( London, 1964) ➢ Simms, J.G ‘ Jacobite Ireland 1685-91’ (London 1969) ➢ Brady, Ciaran ‘ Worst in the game, Losers in Irish History’ (Dublin 1974) ➢ Ó Ciardha, Eámmonn ‘Irish Jacobitism 1684-90’ (Dublin 1984) A primary document

  • his111

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    Traditionally historians have acquired their data by visiting libraries and archive collections. On visiting these libraries and archives to carry out their research, the first port of call for most historians upon arrival was usually to seek assistance from the librarian or the archivist, who in turn referred them to a card index or printed guide (Organ et al, 1996). However over the last twenty to thirty years the world has experienced the internet revolution. In this essay we will discuss how

  • Gyrating Hips

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    Gyrating Hips Gyrating hips, fast feet, high stepping, and magnificent moves, are characteristics that belong to the great African-American dancers of history’s past. Famu’s Black Archives Museum has a vast collection of African-American artifacts including a variety of pictures of dazzling African-American dancers. These dancers Katherine Dunham, Martha Graham, and Bill “Bo jangles” Robinson exemplify black beauty, style, and grace. Katherine Dunham was born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois on June

  • Roger Williams

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    Roger Williams ... A Brief Biography Drypoint etching, 1936, by Arthur W. Heintzelman, commemorating the Tercentenary of the founding of Rhode Island by Roger Williams. Courtesy of Roger Williams University Archives. ROGER WILLIAMS was born in London, circa 1604, the son of James and Alice (Pemberton) Williams. James, the son of Mark and Agnes (Audley) Williams was a "merchant Tailor" (an importer and trader) and probably a man of some importance. His will, proved 19 November 1621, left, in addition

  • Osb Estate File

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    PROCEDURES ON THE DIGITIZATION AND DESTRUCTION OF PAPER ESTATE FILES AT THE OSB 1.0 OVERVIEW Section 11.1 of the BIA requires the Superintendent to retain the information contained within each estate file for a prescribed period. This digitization procedure enables OSB employees to scan the paper copy of an estate file, upload it to E-filing, and destroy the paper document while ensuring the integrity of the estate file information is maintained. The paper copy of the scanned estate file cannot