Renée Carl
@easteuromutt.bsky.social
Professional Genealogist. Backyard gardener. Swimmer. Advocating for access to 20thC Immigration records at RecordsNotRevenue.com and occasionally blogging at EasternEuropeanMutt.com. most importantly: https://fundnara.com/
catalog.archives.gov/id/535 US Office of War Information records
The online portal to the records held at the National Archives, and information about those records.
catalog.archives.gov
December 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
catalog.archives.gov/id/535 US Office of War Information records
A couple more sources: www.archives.gov/education/le... (from 2016)
Powers of Persuasion - Poster Art of World War II
Background Guns, tanks, and bombs were the principal weapons of World War II, but there were other, more subtle, forms of warfare as well. Words, posters, and films waged a constant battle for the hea...
www.archives.gov
December 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A couple more sources: www.archives.gov/education/le... (from 2016)
Propaganda created by who? Library of Congress has many examples from WWII era in its collection.
December 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Propaganda created by who? Library of Congress has many examples from WWII era in its collection.
How is NARA managing with this financial rescission? How is it managing with a 14% cut in employees, while being responsible for more records than ever? Any reporters looking into this?
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
How is NARA managing with this financial rescission? How is it managing with a 14% cut in employees, while being responsible for more records than ever? Any reporters looking into this?
Now that the final numbers are out from FY 2025, it appears that NARA never received what Congress intended as its appropriation - it received nearly $25 million less.
www.usaspending.gov/agency/national-archives-and-records-administration?fy=2025
www.usaspending.gov/agency/national-archives-and-records-administration?fy=2025
USAspending.gov
www.usaspending.gov
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Now that the final numbers are out from FY 2025, it appears that NARA never received what Congress intended as its appropriation - it received nearly $25 million less.
www.usaspending.gov/agency/national-archives-and-records-administration?fy=2025
www.usaspending.gov/agency/national-archives-and-records-administration?fy=2025
Not one of the 13 National Archives research facilities are open anywhere in the country. The only part of NARA not impacted by the shutdown are the Federal Records Centers.
October 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Not one of the 13 National Archives research facilities are open anywhere in the country. The only part of NARA not impacted by the shutdown are the Federal Records Centers.
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fundNARA.com - Congress must fund the National Archives at the current level!
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provides core government functions necessary to preserve, protect, and make accessible records from all three branches of the federal government...
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October 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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"As for the National Archives, they should be getting funded to an operational level, so they can reduce that 100-year backlog and actually do the important job that they're supposed to do."
October 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
"As for the National Archives, they should be getting funded to an operational level, so they can reduce that 100-year backlog and actually do the important job that they're supposed to do."
that is a really cool use of the WPA surveys! Have you written about it in more detail?
September 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
that is a really cool use of the WPA surveys! Have you written about it in more detail?