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Today we highlight Thomas B. White (portrayed in the film by Jesse Plemons) who worked as a Special Agent in the Bureau of Investigation, leading the investigation into the Osage Nation murders. #KillersOfTheFlowerMoon archivesfoundation.org/2024-…
ALT Official Personnel Folder of Thomas B. White, Department of Justice
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In case you couldn't join us in person at the @USNatArchives this #Juneteenth2023 weekend, here is General Order No. 3, issued on June 19, 1865, declaring an "absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property" for those people formerly enslaved. catalog.archives.gov/id/1827…
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It's officially spooky season and we've got plenty of books perfect for Halloween! 🎃
🛒: tinytreebooks.co.uk/hallowee…
ALT Orange graphic with a selection of books behind. Text on image reads: "Books For Halloween" in a spooky font.
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111 years ago today, 146 people died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Mostly women—girls really, some as young as 14. Mostly immigrants. It was one of the worst industrial disasters in American history. And it’s a story of greed, corruption, and power:
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every quarter i give my students an extra credit assignment to make a meme about something we covered in class. this quarter i taught US History from approx 1815-1920(ish), and the kids had some spicy takes (thread of memes)
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JUST A LITTLE UNDER 5 DAYS LEFT!
February 1 we launch the African American Midwest #digitalhumanities project!
We are hoping to have 300 followers by Tuesday so spread the word with anyone interested in Black history!
#AAMW #BlackMidwest #BlackHistory #twitterstorians
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Dune author Frank Herbert kicks off our #ArchivesBookLove with his Selective Service Registration Card.
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As a personnel records archive we don't have tons of #ArchivesArt, but we do have lots of interesting artists! One of our favorites, and yours, is @TheRealStanLee who served in multiple art related roles in the @USArmy, building his own notions of #CaptainAmerica @ChrisEvans
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If you're buying books today, buy from an indie! Without you, so many wonderful books never see the light of day
To buy our books, click here 👉 bit.ly/3thfHGc
Bookshop friends, if you have online stores, reply with links and we'll share. #BuyABookDay
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Bringing you a #FacialHairFriday before and after! Attached is the badge photo from the OPF of Isaac Asimov's time with the Department of the Navy. This article shows his progresion to more... full hair! prologue.blogs.archives.gov/…
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Check out all the different ways a person can be found in various holdings! (Including ours!)
Madam CJ Walker's 1922 passport is among the holdings of @usnatarchives. There is no photograph, but this giant of haircare is listed at just five feet tall!
See more of her story in the latest post from our Prologue blog: go.usa.gov/xFWk9
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Read a longer, related post here: facebook.com/146130095399366…
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Ultimately, Springsteen was deemed ineligible for the draft & given a 4F classification, an event he has also discussed publicly. Luckily Clarence Clemons was able to stick around, too, for the track many will be listening to this Independence Day, “Born in the U.S.A.” #4thofJuly
