Archive for '- Revolutionary War'
In their own words: Franklin, Adams, and Vergennes (part IIb)
John Adams arrived in Paris arrived to find Benjamin Franklin being showered with attention (Ben Franklin at the Court of Versailles, ARC 518217) This is part of a series, written by Jim Zeender, devoted to letters written by the Founding Fathers in their own words and often in their own hand. Jim is a senior [...]
Posted by Hilary on July 17, 2012, under - Revolutionary War, Letters in the National Archives.
Tags: American Revolution, Founding Fathers, Franklin, French Revolution, in the, John adams, letters diplomacy, Paris, Vergennes
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Descendants of the signers to read the Declaration of Independence on July 4
With Independence Day around the corner, we caught up with a few of this year’s speakers to get their thoughts on the Declaration of Independence, their connection to history, and celebrating at the National Archives. Four descendants from the original signers will read the Declaration of Independence this year. Three are members of the Society of the Descendants [...]
Posted by Victoria on June 29, 2012, under - Revolutionary War, News and Events.
Tags: declaration of independence, Fourth of July, genealogy, Independence Day, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence
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In their own words: John Adams and Ben Franklin, Part I
This is part of a series, written by Jim Zeender, devoted to letters written by the Founding Fathers in their own words and often in their own hand. Jim is a senior registrar in National Archives Exhibits. John Adams of Massachusetts and Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania crossed paths during “critical moments” in the earliest days [...]
Posted by Hilary on June 20, 2012, under - Presidents, - Revolutionary War, Letters in the National Archives.
Tags: Benjamin Franklin, declaration of independence, First Continental Congress, george washington, Jim Zeender, John adams, Lord Howe, Massachusetts Historical Society, Philadelphia, revolutionary war, Thomas Paine
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In their own words: President George Washington
This is the first part of a series, written by Jim Zeender, devoted to letters written by the Founding Fathers in their own words and often in their own hand. As a registrar in the Exhibits Division of the National Archives for over 25 years, I have had the good fortune to work with many [...]
Posted by Hilary on June 11, 2012, under - Presidents, - Revolutionary War, Letters in the National Archives.
Tags: Alice Kamps, Edmund Randolph, Founding Fathers, george washington, George Washington Papers, Henry Knox, James Madison, Jim Zeender, Massachusetts Historical Society, national archives, NHPRC, paprazzi, Record Group 59, University of Virginia Press
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A Matter of Simple Justice
Today’s guest post was written by Barbara Hackman Franklin, former White House staff member for the recruitment of women and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce. The story of how Franklin and other women cracked the glass ceiling is finally told in a new book that draws from “A Few Good Women,” an oral history project [...]
Posted by Hilary on March 5, 2012, under - Civil Rights, - Revolutionary War, - Women's Rights.
Tags: "A Few Good women", 1971, Atomic Energy Commission, Barabara Hackman Franklin, Civil Service Commission, Dixy Lee Ray, Federal Maritime Commission, Helen Delich Bentley, Jayne Baker Spain, Marina Whitman, Memorandum for Cabinet Secretaries and Agency Heads, Newsweek, Nixon, Whitman, women
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