Documents of the Month: Domestic Violence

For the rest of October, our display will highlight the topic of Domestic Violence.

• Office on Violence Against Women: Working together to end the violence 
• There's NO Excuse for Domestic Violence
• Violence Between Intimates
• Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence
• Domestic Violence: A workplace issue
• New Numbers for Domestic Violence Victims and Others (English & Spanish)
• Danger to Police in Domestic Disturbances - a new look
• Confronting Domestic Violence: The role of criminal court judges
• Understanding and Preventing Violence
• Domestic Violence, Stalking and Antistalking Legislation
• Domestic and Sexual Violence Data Collection
• STOP The Cycle of Violence: What you can do
• Domestic Violence by Police Officers
• Family Violence: A workshop manual for clergy and other service providers
• The Shelter Experience: A guide to shelter organization and management for groups working against domestic violence
• Violence Against Women: Causes and Prevention
• State Domestic Violence Laws and How to Pass Them: A manual for lobbyists
• The Effective Coordination of Volunteers
• Child Protection in Families Experiencing Domestic Violence

Documents of the Month: Anniversary of the First Man on the Moon

This month we are celebrating the anniversary of the first man on the moon by showcasing our Apollo and NASA documents.

• The First Lunar Landing as Told by the Astronauts: 20th Anniversary
• NASA's First 50 Years: Historical Perspectives
• Power to Explore: A History of Marshall Space Flight Center 1960-1990
• Apollo Over the Moon: A View from Orbit
• Apollo Expeditions to the Moon
• Remembering Apollo 11
• Biomedical Results of Apollo
• Instructor & Student Handbooks for Apollo 11
• Apollo by the Numbers: A Statistical Reference
• NASA Engineers and the Age of Apollo
• Chariots for Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft
• The Apollo Spacecraft: A Chronology 
• Mission Report: Apollo 11
• "Before this Decade is out..." Personal Reflections on the Apollo Program
• Where no Man has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions
• Moonport: A History of Apollo Launch Facilities and Operations
• Apollo 11 One Small Step (NASA)
• Apollo 11 Command Module "Columbia," 1969 (Smithsonian) image below
   
  
  
  
  

Documents of the Month: Family Tied

I thought we would highlight a few of our genealogical documents in honor of the genealogists that will be visiting us in June:

• Finding information on personal participation in World War II
• Using records in the National Archives for genealogical research
• National Archives at Philadelphia
• National Archives Pacific Sierra Region
• National Archives New England Region
• National Archives at Chicago
• National Archives at Kansas City
• Fast facts about the 1920 Census
• Research in the land entry files of the general land office
• Guidelines for using historical records in the National Archives
• Family history sources
• Family ties in England, Scotland, Wales & Ireland
• Genealogical Research at the Library of Congress
• Using maps in genealogy
• Do you know which 1990 products contain data on ancestry?
• Black family research
• Getting started: beginning your genealogical research in the National Archives in Washington
• Age search information
• My history is America's History

Documents of the Month: Women's History

Join us in celebrating Women's History Month by visiting our display.

• National Women's History Museum Act of 2009
• National Women's History Museum Act of 2003
• The Women's Army Corps 1945-1978
• Workers and Allies: female participation in the American trade union movement, 1824-1976
• Women in Congress 1917-1990
• Women in Congress 1917-2000
• Women's Rights
• Women's Rights National History Trail Feasibility Study
• Milestones: the women's bureau celebrates 65 years of women's labor history
• Breaking Codes Breaking Barriers: the WACs of the signal security agency world war II
• Free a Marine to Fight: women marines in world war II
• Women in the Army Policy Review
• Equal Pay: a thirty-five year perspective
• Facts on Working Women
• Benefits to Employers Who Hire Women Veterans
• Women with Work Disabilities
• Women Who Maintain Families
• 20 Facts on Women Workers
• Young Women and Employment: what we know and need to know about the school-to-work transition
• Women's History is Everywhere: 10 ideas for celebrating in communities
• United States Women in Aviation 1940-1985
• American Women Today & Tomorrow
• International Interdependence
• United States Government Documents on Women, 1800-1990
• The Women's Army Corps: a commemoration of world war II service
• March is Women's History Month (Random Samplings)
• Women in Development (USAID)
• Women in America: indicators of social and economic well-being (White House)

Documents of the Month: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

• Mammograms: Not just once, but for a lifetime (bookmarks)
• The Facts about Breast Cancer and Mammograms
• Understanding Mammography
• Un Mamograma Podria Salvarle la Vida
• Los Mamogramas: No Solamente Una Vez, Sino por Toda la Vida
• Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008
• Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2008
• Extending the Special Postage Stamp for Breast Cancer Research for 2 Years
• Make and Keep Your Mammogram Appointment
• Family Research Matters: A Newsletter for Family Members of the NCI Familial Breast-Ovarian Cancer Studies Registry (Winter 2000/2001)
• Medicare Priorities
• Breast Cancer Awareness (CDC)
• Presidential Proclamation--National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (White House)
• October Is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine)
• NASA Goes Pink