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More than 500 logbooks of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Ships (USC & GSS) are now available to view and download in the National Archives Catalog. The logbooks are found within the series Ships’ Records, 1846 – 1963, part of Record Group 23: Records of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1806 – 1981.
Information contained within these logbooks may be of interest to genealogists and historians, and should also serve as a rich source of historical weather data for climate scientists. A typical logbook contains daily entries of the ship’s position, the ship’s movements, weather conditions, and descriptions of the day’s surveying activities.
This logbook page shows hourly weather data recorded by USC&GSS Endeavor on June 12-13, 1888, at Hampton Roads, Virginia.
Image 32 from Log of USC&GSS Endeavor: 03/18/1888-10/27/1888. National Archives Identifier 247017740
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National Archives Catalog — Wrapping up 2022
U.S. Coast Guard. Alaska Patrol - Bering Sea Expedition
1948, Coast Guard Cutter Northwind.
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/205573798
U.S. Coast Guard. Alaska Patrol - Bering Sea Expedition
1948, Coast Guard Cutter Northwind.
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/205573798
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2024
Happy Birthday Ellis Island!
Bending Toward Justice: Civil Rights in the Federal Courts
Celebrating Feats of Engineering
Celebrating Amazing American Women
75 Years of Alliance
Earth Day, 2024
Citizen Archivist “Outside the Box”
Mining the Catalog - Exploring records from the Exhibit Power & Light
Play Ball! America’s Pastime in the National Archives
Honoring the Military
Revolutionary War Pensions at One Year
Any of our volunteers will tell you that reading these original documents is challenging at times, even for people used to reading cursive. Handwriting was different in the early 19th century compared to what many of us learned in school. The “long s” is perhaps the most common letter that trips people up. The image below shows the word “Congress” with a long s followed by a more familiar short s.
Play Ball! America’s Pastime in the National Archives
Summer Vacation!
Keys to the Past - Typewriters in the Records of the Federal Government
In the federal government, the introduction of typewritten documents varies widely by agency and even by office, location, resources, and individual circumstances. By the late 1800s, following the introduction of commercially available typewriters, federal agencies began producing type written records.
Remembering the March on Washington
Going for the Gold
Celebrating Constitution Day
Good Neighbors
Happy Birthday Ellis Island!
Bending Toward Justice: Civil Rights in the Federal Courts
Celebrating Feats of Engineering
Celebrating Amazing American Women
75 Years of Alliance
Earth Day, 2024
Citizen Archivist “Outside the Box”
Mining the Catalog - Exploring records from the Exhibit Power & Light
Play Ball! America’s Pastime in the National Archives
Honoring the Military
Revolutionary War Pensions at One Year
Any of our volunteers will tell you that reading these original documents is challenging at times, even for people used to reading cursive. Handwriting was different in the early 19th century compared to what many of us learned in school. The “long s” is perhaps the most common letter that trips people up. The image below shows the word “Congress” with a long s followed by a more familiar short s.
Play Ball! America’s Pastime in the National Archives
Summer Vacation!
Keys to the Past - Typewriters in the Records of the Federal Government
In the federal government, the introduction of typewritten documents varies widely by agency and even by office, location, resources, and individual circumstances. By the late 1800s, following the introduction of commercially available typewriters, federal agencies began producing type written records.
Remembering the March on Washington
Going for the Gold
Celebrating Constitution Day
Good Neighbors
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Clifford Berryman’s Political Cartoons
Clifford K. Berryman was one of the most prolific and famous political cartoonists in American history. Born in Kentucky in 1869, he came to Washington in 1886 to work as a draftsman in the U.S. Patent Office. While there, he often submitted cartoons to Washington newspapers, and in 1891, he was hired as an understudy for cartoonist George Y. Coffin at the Washington Post. When Coffin died in 1896, Berryman was promoted to his position.
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In 1902, Berryman created his most famous character from a popular story about President Theodore Roosevelt refusing to shoot a tired old bear while hunting. Berryman changed the bear to a cute cub, and his cartoon inspired a toy maker in Brooklyn to begin manufacturing stuffed bears.
Self-Portrait of Clifford Berryman,
National Archives Identifier 2979338
Clifford K. Berryman was one of the most prolific and famous political cartoonists in American history. Born in Kentucky in 1869, he came to Washington in 1886 to work as a draftsman in the U.S. Patent Office. While there, he often submitted cartoons to Washington newspapers, and in 1891, he was hired as an understudy for cartoonist George Y. Coffin at the Washington Post. When Coffin died in 1896, Berryman was promoted to his position.
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In 1902, Berryman created his most famous character from a popular story about President Theodore Roosevelt refusing to shoot a tired old bear while hunting. Berryman changed the bear to a cute cub, and his cartoon inspired a toy maker in Brooklyn to begin manufacturing stuffed bears.
Self-Portrait of Clifford Berryman,
National Archives Identifier 2979338
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The National Archives Building in Washington, DC
October is a special month at the National Archives - it’s American Archives Month. Each year the archives profession spends October highlighting what Archivists do and what Archives are, from the big to the small. For those of us who work at the National Archives it’s a great opportunity to share about our profession with others and with the public.
While the National Archives has facilities and Presidential Libraries located all across the country, one of the most recognizable buildings is at 700 Pennsylvania Ave NW in Washington, DC. Located on the National Mall halfway between the White House and the U.S. Capitol and completed in 1935, it’s the work of master architect John Russell Pope.
National Archives Building at the corner of Constitution Ave and 7th St, Dec 25, 1935
October is a special month at the National Archives - it’s American Archives Month. Each year the archives profession spends October highlighting what Archivists do and what Archives are, from the big to the small. For those of us who work at the National Archives it’s a great opportunity to share about our profession with others and with the public.
While the National Archives has facilities and Presidential Libraries located all across the country, one of the most recognizable buildings is at 700 Pennsylvania Ave NW in Washington, DC. Located on the National Mall halfway between the White House and the U.S. Capitol and completed in 1935, it’s the work of master architect John Russell Pope.
National Archives Building at the corner of Constitution Ave and 7th St, Dec 25, 1935