Record Collecting

Today's post comes from Pascal Massinon, 2012 National Archives Legislative Archives Fellow.  Stay tuned to NARAtions as Pascal provides updates on his research and experience at the National Archives. Dry fingers, dusty hands, and dirty knees. Common ailments for record collectors scouring through “new arrivals” bins and passed over shelves for rare used LPs. Historians … Continue reading Record Collecting

Mixtapes in Da Nang

Today's post comes from Pascal Massinon, recipient of the 2012 National Archives Legislative Archives Fellowship. Pascal is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at the University of Michigan, and will be using records at the National Archives to research his dissertation topic, "Home Taping: Participant Listeners and the Political Culture of Home Recording … Continue reading Mixtapes in Da Nang

Legislative Archives Fellowship

Today's post comes from Peter A. Shulman, Assistant Professor of History at Case Western Reserve University. In 2011 he held the inaugural Legislative Archives Fellowship at the National Archives.  The National Archives is now accepting applications for the 2012 Fellowship position.  For an application and more information, please visit the Center for Legislative Archives. I’d … Continue reading Legislative Archives Fellowship