This post comes from Dr. Amanda Weimer, an Archives Specialist with the National Declassification Center. Two groups of additional records have been declassified within the past year as part of the ongoing efforts of the National Declassification Center to declassify all information found within the holdings of the National Archives relating to the Katyń Forest Massacre. … Continue reading New Katyń Documents Declassified in 2013 and 2014
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The NDC Celebrates Success
The Adrienne C. Thomas Auditorium at the National Archives in College Park was packed on the morning of February 28, 2014 as over two hundred people, representing agencies from throughout the Federal Government, came together to celebrate the completion of quality assurance review of over 351 million pages of historically valuable classified records accessioned by … Continue reading The NDC Celebrates Success
Berlin Symposium: A City Divided: Life and Death in the Shadow of the Wall Webpage is LIVE
The informational webpage for our upcoming Berlin Wall symposium is now up at http://www.archives.gov/research/foreign-policy/cold-war/berlin-wall-1962-1987/ The full content of the booklet and DVD created for this project are accessible in their entirety, along with a finding aid to help reserachers with any records inquiries. Any questions or concerns can be directed to ndc@nara.gov
The NDC Releases 403 New Entries
The NDC has released a listing of 403 entries that have completed declassification processing between August 5 and November 8, 2013 and are now available for researcher request. This release records from both military and civilian agencies. Highlights include: Department of State, U.S. Mission to Berlin, Classified Central Subject Files, Department of State, U.S. Mission … Continue reading The NDC Releases 403 New Entries
Berlin Symposium: A City Divided: Life and Death in the Shadow of the Wall: RESCHEDULED
The National Declassification Center has rescheduled the free, one-day symposium for Tuesday, January 14th, 2014. It will start at 9am and run until noon in the McGowan Theater at the National Archives Building in downtown Washington DC. All of the previously announced speakers are confirmed to attend. The accompanying publication will be available free to all attendees of the symposium. … Continue reading Berlin Symposium: A City Divided: Life and Death in the Shadow of the Wall: RESCHEDULED
Berlin Symposium: A City Divided: Life and Death in the Shadow of the Wall: POSTPONED
Due to the ongoing government shutdown, the Berlin Symposium scheduled for October 16 at the National Archives Building has been postponed. Once the government reopens, we will post a new date for the symposium here.
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Due to the Federal Government shutdown, the National Archives (www.archives.gov) is closed. We are unable to post or participate in any of our social media channels during this closure. All National Archives facilities are closed, with the exception of the Federal Records Centers and the Federal Register until the Federal government reopens.
NDC Releases 445 New Entries Processed Between June 1 and July 26, 2013
The NDC has released a listing of 445 entries that have completed declassification processing between June 1 and July 26, 2013 and are now available for researcher request. This release records from both military and civilian agencies. Highlights include: Department of State, Office of Refugee and Migration Affairs, Subject and Country Files Army Surgeon General, Central Decimal … Continue reading NDC Releases 445 New Entries Processed Between June 1 and July 26, 2013
National Declassification Center Releases its Seventh Report
The National Archives National Declassification Center (NDC) has issued its seventh biannual Report on Operations of the National Declassification Center, covering January 1 through June 30, 2013. The report is online [www.archives.gov/declassification/ndc/reports]. Since its inception in January, 2010, the NDC has assessed the 357-million-page classified records backlog at the National Archives and completed equity referral … Continue reading National Declassification Center Releases its Seventh Report
416 New Entries Released by the NDC Between April 25 and May 31, 2013
The NDC has released a listing of 416 entries that have completed declassification processing between April 25 and May 31, 2013 and are now available for researcher request. This release records from both military and civilian agencies. Highlights include: Central Policy Files from the U.S. Army Office Of The Assistant Chief Of Staff For Intelligence, Naval History … Continue reading 416 New Entries Released by the NDC Between April 25 and May 31, 2013