New Web Home for NDC New Releases and Bi-Annual Reports

The National Archives recently developed a new web portal for declassification information.  As a result some of the links in older blog posts to released entries and bi-annual reports are not working correctly.  The new portal provides centralized pages for all new releases and reports.  You may access these by clicking  the links below. New … Continue reading New Web Home for NDC New Releases and Bi-Annual Reports

How to Build a FLYING SAUCER

Aero Sys Div, 1969 (RG 342 UD-UP 138; NND 63253; Boxes 35 and 58) By Michael Rhodes Recently declassified records from the Aeronautical Systems Division, USAF (RG 342 - Records of United States Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations) reveal some surprising, perhaps never-before-seen images: The above illustration was discovered in the pages of a … Continue reading How to Build a FLYING SAUCER

NDC Releases 237 New Entries Between May 23 and July 5, 2012

The NDC has released a listing of 237 separate entries that have completed declassification processing between May 23 and July 5, 2012 and are now available for researcher request. This release consists primarily of military records. Highlights include: Navy records relating to the underwater search for a missing thermonuclear bomb near Palomares Spain, Department of … Continue reading NDC Releases 237 New Entries Between May 23 and July 5, 2012

NDC Releases 504 New Entries Between March 13 and May 21, 2012

The NDC has released a listing of 504 separate entries that have completed declassification processing between March 13, and May 22, 2012 and are now available for researcher request. This release consists primarily of military records. Highlights include: Defense Threat Reduction Agency records relating to Operations Windstorm and Greenhouse, Naval Air Systems Command records relating … Continue reading NDC Releases 504 New Entries Between March 13 and May 21, 2012

Records Relating to Civil Disturbances, 1968

  Records Relating to Civil Disturbances, 1968 (RG 319 A1 1695; NND 57082; 1 box) By Dr. Trichita Chestnut Forty-four years ago on April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, TN. Despite appeals for peace, race riots … Continue reading Records Relating to Civil Disturbances, 1968

Link to New Openings Spreadsheet

  Several people have noted that the blog post announcing the December-March new openings cut off some of the information.  Below is a link to the complete spreadsheet. The NDC released a listing of 190 separate entries http://www.archives.gov/declassification/ndc/reports/released-entries-03-12.xls  that have completed declassification processing between December 20, 2011 and March 12, 2012 and are now available for researcher … Continue reading Link to New Openings Spreadsheet

NDC Releases 190 Entries Between December 20, 2011 and March 12, 2012

The NDC released a listing of 190 entries that have completed declassification processing between October 3 and December 19, 2011 and are now available for researcher request. Highlights include records from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and United States Information Agency. The entire list is posted below. NDC Released Entries December 20, 2011 … Continue reading NDC Releases 190 Entries Between December 20, 2011 and March 12, 2012

131 New Entries Released by the NDC

The NDC has released a listing of 131 separate entries that have completed declassification processing between October 3 and December 19, 2011 and are now available for researcher request. Highlights include records from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Office of the Secretary of Defense and Joint Chiefs of Staff. Requests to access the newly released records or to order … Continue reading 131 New Entries Released by the NDC

NDC Releases 157 New Entries

The NDC has released a listing of 157 separate entries that have completed declassification processing between June and September, 2011 and are now available for researcher request. Highlights include records from the Army, Navy, Air Force, United States Information Agency (USIA) and Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State. Requests to access the newly … Continue reading NDC Releases 157 New Entries

Berlin Crisis of 1961 Conference: "Building the Wall, From Vienna to Checkpoint Charlie"

Today's post comes to us from NDC blogger Neil Carmichael. The autumn of 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the political crisis that resulted in the erection of the Berlin Wall and created a divided city for 28 years.  The National Declassification Center of the National Archives and Records Administration and the Historical Publications Office … Continue reading Berlin Crisis of 1961 Conference: "Building the Wall, From Vienna to Checkpoint Charlie"