A Look at the Residential City of Washington
We're pleased to announce that our colleagues from the Textual Archives Services Division at Archives I will be joining us as regular bloggers. Today’s post is written by M. Marie Maxwell, an archives...
View ArticleLongtime Coming: Regional Development in the DC Metro Area
Today’s post is written by M Marie Maxwell, an archives specialist who works at Archives I. Due to the unique relationship between the Federal government and the District of Columbia the National...
View ArticleCivil Records at Archives I
By T. Juliette Arai "What records do you have here?" is a common question we are asked everyday at Archives I (AI) in Washington, DC. This post -- Part 3 of a 3-part series -- provides a brief...
View ArticleThe 1968 Riots in Washington, DC
By M. Marie Maxwell Recent events in London, of riots being reported in various parts of the metropolitan area, reminded me of a series in the Archives I holdings documenting a similar event in the...
View ArticleWashington DC in 1950
By M. Marie Maxwell Recently I processed two accretions for Record Group 66, Records of the Commission of Fine Arts. The first was for entry 18B, for the Shipstead-Luce Act Numbered Case Files (ARC...
View ArticleA Georgetown, DC Building in 1994 and 2012
By M. Marie Maxwell RG 66, entry A1-23 Old Georgetown Act Numbered Case Files, folder OG94-88 (ARC 559486) Last time I wrote here on the Text Message blog, I had written about the Old Georgetown Act...
View ArticleRosslyn Skyline
By Marie Maxwell Recently, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), a federal agency charged with planning for the Washington, DC area, released a draft study regarding the height of buildings...
View ArticleThe National Archives, the Fireman’s Insurance Building, and the Carter G....
By M. Marie Maxwell RG 64, entry NA-273A. Center Market, looking southwest on 9th St., 1928 What do these three have in common? They all are properties within the District of Columbia, properties that...
View ArticleA Record of Protest
Today’s post is written by M Marie Maxwell, an archives specialist who works at Archives I. Recently, as a citizen, I attended a local community meeting regarding a contentious proposal, hosted by a...
View ArticleThe Rent is Too Darned High
Today’s post is written by M Marie Maxwell, an Archives Specialist in Textual Processing who works at Archives I, in Washington, DC. Recently I rehoused a few series, moving documents from old boxes...
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