National Coalition for History

During this holiday giving season, the NCH Board of Directors urge you to make an end-of-the-year fully tax-deductible contribution to the National Coalition for History (ID #01-0688590 for federal income tax purposes). Your contribution will help ensure the continuation of our important education and advocacy activities that advance the interests of the historical and archival communities here in Washington. Read the full article »

On December 29, President Obama issued a new executive order (EO 13526) that would dramatically change the way the executive branch handles classified material, reduce over-classification and expedite the release of formerly classified materials to the public. Federal agencies would be required to eliminate a 400 million page backlog of materials awaiting declassifcation by December 31, 2013. Read the full article »

On December 30, the Obama administration released more than 25,000 records identifying visitors to the White House over the last two weeks of September. President Obama ordered earlier this year that in December the White House would — for the first time in history — begin posting White House visitor records on a monthly basis. The records also include visitor information for the Vice President and his staff at the White House Complex. Read the full article »

During this holiday giving season, the NCH Board of Directors urge you to make an end-of-the-year fully tax-deductible contribution to the National Coalition for History (ID #01-0688590 for federal income tax purposes). Your contribution will help ensure the continuation of our important education and advocacy activities that advance the interests of the historical and archival communities here in Washington. Read the full article »

On December 16, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Information Policy, Census, and National Archives Subcommittee held a hearing entitled “History Museum or Records Access Agency? Defining and Fulfilling the Mission of the National Archives and Records Administration.” Read the full article »

The National Humanities Alliance 2010 Humanities Advocacy Day will take place March 8-9 in Washington DC. Humanities Advocacy Day started in 2000 to provide an opportunity for the entire humanities community to convene, meet with their elected officials, and convey the importance of federal support for the humanities. Registration for the 2010 Humanities Advocacy Day is now available. Read the full article »

On December 17, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced $20 million in grant awards and offers for 319 humanities projects. Read the full article »

On December 11, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the National Park Service is awarding $46.5 million in historic preservation grants to 59 states and U.S. territories. Read the full article »

On December 9, the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) and the National Park Service (NPS), jointly announced the awarding of $9.5 million in federal competitive Save America’s Treasures (SAT) grants to 41 organizations and agencies. Read the full article »

What was expected to be a non-controversial committee markup of legislation (S. 2872) to reauthorize the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) resulted instead in the elimination of a proposed significant increase in the Commission’s spending level over the next five years. Read the full article »