The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), recently announced plans to lease a new built-to-suit facility in St. Louis, MO to replace the Military Personnel Records Center and a portion of the Civilian Personnel Records Center. Initial occupancy of the new building is scheduled for March 2010. Read the full article »
Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein recently announced the appointment of John Hamilton to the position of Director of Congressional Affairs for the National Archives. Mr. Hamilton will assume his new position on September 15, 2008. Read the full article »
The National Endowment for the Humanities, in cooperation with the American Library Association’s (ALA) Public Programs Office, recently announced that applications are being accepted for the sixth We the People Bookshelf project. Part of the NEH’s We the People program, the Bookshelf encourages young people to read and understand great literature while exploring themes in American history. Read the full article »
The Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) is accepting nominations for its annual report on endangered Civil War battlefields. The report, entitled History Under Siege, identifies the most threatened Civil War sites in the United States and what can be done to rescue them. Read the full article »
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation is accepting nominations for heritage tourism and historic preservation programs and projects for consideration to receive the 2009 Preserve America Presidential Award. Nominations must be postmarked no later than November 1, 2008. Read the full article »
Evoking memories of the Walt Disney Company’s efforts to build a theme park near the Manassas Battlefield in the early 90s, the Civil War Preservation Trust has alerted its members that Wal-Mart, Stores, Inc., is planning to build a 145,000-square-foot “Wal-Mart Supercenter” in Orange County, Virginia, a quarter-mile from the Wilderness Battlefield National Park. Read the full article »
The Library of Congress, the California Digital Library, the University of North Texas Libraries, the Internet Archive and the U.S. Government Printing Office recently announced a collaborative project to preserve public United States Government web sites at the end of the current presidential administration ending January 19, 2009. This harvest is intended to document federal agencies’ online archive during the transition of government and to enhance the existing collections of the five partner institutions. Read the full article »
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently announced that 222 successful applicants would receive $27.6 million in awards and offers for a wide-range of projects in the humanities. Read the full article »
The Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress will meet on September 8, 2008, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the U.S. Capitol Building, Room S-211, Washington DC. The committee advises the National Archives and Records Administration on the programs, policies, and plans for the Center for Legislative Archives in the Office of Records Services. Read the full article »
Before leaving for its summer recess, Congress passed and sent to the president a bill (H.R. 4137, H. Rept. 110-803) reauthorizing federal higher education programs. It marks the first time in over a decade that Congress had reauthorized the Higher Education Act. The bill includes a new “American History for Freedom” initiative to establish or strengthen postsecondary academic programs or centers that promote the teaching of “traditional American history, free institutions and the history and achievements of Western Civilization.” Read the full article »
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