This week, Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan joined the celebration of Women's History Month by sharing relevant holdings from our collections and utilizing hashtags #WHM and #MoreThanFirstLadies from her X account. On March 25, Dr. Shogan shared the 1844 petition signed by 65 Philadelphia women urging the abolition of slavery. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/595408. On … Continue reading Dr. Shogan’s Weekly Summary and Social Media Report: March 25-March 29, 2024
On March 18, 2024, Dr. Shogan ran into Lynda Carter, the actress known for playing Wonder Woman, while attending a Women's History Month celebration at the White House. She also posted about the #MoreThanFirstLadies social media campaign across her social media channels. That same day, Dr. Shogan met with Dr. Rebecca Brenner Graham, a Cokie … Continue reading Dr. Shogan’s Weekly Summary and Social Media Report: 18–22, 2024
On March 11, 2024, Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan had a conversation with Executive Director of the Modern Language Association Paula Krebs at the National Humanities Alliance Annual Meeting. She also posted about the #MoreThanFirstLadies social media campaign across her social media channels. Later that evening, Dr. Shogan made remarks at the … Continue reading Dr. Shogan’s Weekly Summary and Social Media Report: March 11-March 15, 2024
On March 1, 2024, Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan welcomed Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to the National Archives. Pictured from left to right are Acting Chief of Staff John Valceanu, Digital Asset Management Specialist Susana Raab, Dr. Shogan, Secretary Raimondo, Supervisory Archivist Trevor Plante, Senior Advisor Ellis Brachman, and Special Assistant … Continue reading Dr. Shogan’s Weekly Summary and Social Media Report: March 4-March 8, 2024
On February 27, 2024, Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan traveled to St. Louis to congratulate the National Personnel Records Center staff on clearing a backlog of over 600,000 veterans records requests accumulated over the pandemic. Dr. Shogan gave remarks as part of the backlog elimination ceremony. "This was my top priority as … Continue reading Dr. Shogan’s Weekly Summary and Social Media Report: February 26-March 1, 2024
