Invitation to “We’ll Back Our Boys:” The Southern Home Front During World War II, a symposium at the National Archives at Atlanta, Saturday, September 21 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Featured speakers: • Denise Kiernan, author of the New York Times Best Seller “The Girls of Atomic City” • Fritz Hamer, University South Caroliniana Library curator and author of “Charleston Reborn: A Southern City, Its Navy Yard and World War II, 1940-1946” • Courtney Tollison, Furman University professor and author of “We Just Did Everything We Could” • Edward A. Hatfield, Emory University Ph.D. candidate with dissertation in progress: “The Too-Busy City: The Politics of Growth and Development in Atlanta, 1946-96” • Nathan Jordan, NARA Atlanta archivist of military-related records To promote research in its World War II Home Front records and to highlight scholarly works based on these holdings, the National Archives at Atlanta is hosting “We’ll Back Our Boys:” The Southern Home Front During World War II, a symposium on Saturday, September 21. The nearly 7,500 cubic feet of records relating to the Southern Home Front during World War II envelop a wide variety of subtopics ranging from labor relations, transportation, ordnance production, naval intelligence, civil rights, women in the work force, and many others. Make plans now to participate in this event at the Southeast’s largest archival facility. Pre-registration is required and limited to 200. There is no cost to attend. To register for the symposium, access archives.gov/atlanta/wwii-symposium For more information on the Southern Home Front holdings of the National Archives at Atlanta, visit our online exhibit at nationalarchivesatlanta.omeka.net/exhibits/show/wwii We encourage you to circulate this information among your staff. Professors and students of twentieth century and Southern history may take particular interest. The National Archives at Atlanta is located at 5780 Jonesboro Road in Morrow, Georgia and holds federal records for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. For questions about the symposium, contact: Joel Walker Education Specialist National Archives at Atlanta [email protected] 770-968-2530
Posted on: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 19:22:15 +0000
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