National Archives at New York

Our Document of the Month is a photo of our building, the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, ca. 1907, a record of the National Park Service. Designed by renowned architect Cass Gilbert, the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House was constructed in the early 20th century. This beaux-arts masterpiece was built to house New York’s United States Custom Service to assess and collect duties and taxes on imported goods in one of the nation’s most prosperous ports. The Four Conti...nents Statues at the building’s entrance represent Asia, America, Europe, and Africa and are prime examples of the City Beautiful movement and national pride during the early 20th century. The National Historic Landmark currently houses the National Archives at New York City, the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York among other Federal agencies. This month we are hosting an online program, The Four Continents- An Open Dialogue, Monday, December 7, 6pm ET, to discuss the Daniel Chester French Statues. It is the second in a series on the Statues. Details can be found at: https://www.archives.gov//the-four-continents-an-open-dial Photos of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City, NY are part of materials from the U.S. Custom House Nomination Form for National Register of Historic Places status. You can access this document through the National Archives Online Catalog with National Archives Identifier 75320008 or DocsTeach.

If you are teaching about Pearl Harbor and need some resources, be sure to check out our latest education blog at: https://education.blogs.archives.gov/2020//03/pearl-harbor/

The 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920, but this landmark event was not the beginning or the end of the story for women and the struggle for the right to vote. In 2020 we commemorated this centennial year with 12 stories from our holdings. Be sure to download the final calendar of the year at: https://www.archives.gov/campaigns/19th-amendment-calendar

This is almost too scary to watch.... Ten Things That Terrify Archivists https://youtu.be/R2S2J5kIb-M

What a great film! Woodsy the Owl!

Our lab has digitized 398 of 428 Library Stock Shot reels in response to researcher requests, and staff began using our Citizen Archivist tools to add tags to m...ake the films findable in the Catalog--as well as provide details that make them useful to researchers. Staff added record tags, such as the title of a film or government agency that produced the footage (if known), and identified people, locations, and objects. They also transcribed slates and signs that may help with identification.

So fun to play along! Happy Archives month!

Elections and the Electoral College ....

Check out our newest virtual newsletter!

So many NARA Gifs to choose from.... We have so many favorites, especially this one... Otters hugging...

Some of the really fun work we do is online! Check out the new post by AOTUS to learn more! https://aotus.blogs.archives.gov//animated-archives-meeti/

Hundreds of Native American treaties have been scanned and are freely available online, for the first time, through the National Archives Catalog. https://go.usa.gov/xGJp9

Join us as we virtually explore more fascinating places in found in our records from the National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program.

Hope you can join us for the Virtual Pajama Party on October 17th. RSVP details below.

Looking for pointers on how to write using historical records? Get inspired at this free event, Saturday Oct 10th live at 3pm ET on the National Archives Youtube channel.

The 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920. We are commemorating this centennial year with 12 stories from our holdings for you to save, print, or share. October’s... featured image is of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Upon the recent death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we shared a post about her women’s rights work and her visits to the National Archives, including her trip in 1993 just after being sworn in. This was the inspiration for this month’s calendar image. https://go.usa.gov/xG6VB

Have questions for the National Archives? #AskAnArchivist day is today! Hope you will join us on twitter for some fun Q&A.