By Angela Tudico | National Archives News NEW YORK, September 27, 2023 Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan traveled to New York City last week to speak at the New-York Historical Society and to visit the National Archives office in lower Manhattan. Enlarge Dr. Colleen Shogan, right, Archivist of the United States, speaks with journalist Soledad O'Brien during a
WASHINGTON, September 12, 2023 The National Archives and Records Administration plays a critical role in safeguarding democracy by providing access to records that help citizens hold their government accountable, Dr. Colleen Shogan said during a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony held yesterday in the National Archives Rotunda. Enlarge Dr. Colleen Shogan makes remarks as
By Angela Tudico | National Archives News WASHINGTON, August 17, 2023 Jessica Kahkoska spent March 2023 at the National Archives at College Park researching the role American women played at the Nuremberg Trials. Enlarge 2022 Cokie Roberts Women's History Fellow Jessica Kahkoska. Kahkoska, one of two 2022 Cokie Roberts Women’s History Fellows, is developing two projects
By Angela Tudico | National Archives News WASHINGTON, June 30, 2023 Dr. Randa Tawil, one of two 2022 Cokie Roberts Women’s History Fellows, spent November 2022 here at the National Archives, researching Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) case files to explore the correlation between pregnancy and deportation for early 20th-century migrants to the United States.
By Angela Tudico | National Archives News WASHINGTON, May 16, 2023 Lois Leveen, one of two inaugural Cokie Roberts Women’s History Fellows, spent spring 2022 at the National Archives at Washington, DC, researching the history behind the woman known as Mary Bowser, a formerly enslaved Black woman turned Union spy during the Civil War. Enlarge 2021 Cokie Roberts Women's