Category Archives: Special Projects

Joseph B. Kennedy and the Jet Speed Air Cushion Rail System

Posted on March 31, 2017 by

In the NDC’s last blog entry, readers discovered from the records of the United States Embassy Djakarta, how an embassy goes about its mission to protect American citizens living in a foreign country during times of trouble.  This entry will … Continue reading →

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The Curious Case of Harold Lovestrand

Posted on February 10, 2017 by

Summers in Indonesia are notoriously hot, which is not really much of a surprise for a nation of islands that straddles the equator.  The summer of 1965 was much hotter if you were an American in Indonesia.  In August of … Continue reading →

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New Katyń Documents Declassified in 2013 and 2014

Posted on March 25, 2014 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Berlin Symposium: A City Divided: Life and Death in the Shadow of the Wall: POSTPONED

Posted on October 11, 2013 by

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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Berlin Symposium: A City Divided: Life and Death in the Shadow of the Wall"

Posted on September 5, 2013 by

Today’s post comes to us from NDC blogger Neil Carmichael. On October 16, 2013 at 0900 a.m. the National Declassification Center at the National Archives, in partnership with the Historical Review Program of the CIA, will host a one-day symposium … Continue reading →

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USS Pueblo Ship Plans

Posted on June 28, 2013 by

Today’s NDC Blog post concerns a painful episode in modern U.S. history, an earlier chapter of a story that has been in the news frequently over the past months. On January 23, 1968, units of the North Korean Navy captured the … Continue reading →

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How to Build a FLYING SAUCER

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Help Transcribe Records Related to the Katyn Forest Massacre

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

Twenty records related to the Katyn Forest Massacre are now available on the National Archives Transcription Pilot Project.  Help transcribe telegrams, messages, letters and reports, including handwritten script.  Your efforts help improve the accessibility of the records.  For more information … Continue reading →

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Katyn Forest Massacre Project

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

The National Declassification Center (NDC) led a multi-agency project to identify and review for declassification records relating the Katyn Forest Massacre.  This effort resulted in the release of more than 1000 new pages of material not previously released to the public.  … Continue reading →

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Cuban Missile Crisis

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

By Ms. Jenny Namsiriwan Crabb The National Archives has numerous gems in its collection.  We are discovering more of them as we continue our work in the National Declassification Center.  I discovered one such gem as I was working with … Continue reading →

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