U.S. Government, the National Archives Act of June 18, 1934, authorized their acceptance as gifts if they related to and illustrated historical activities of the United States. The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (44 U.S.C., section 2107 (2)), which superseded the 1934 act, authorized the acceptance from private sources of such gifts that are appropriate for preservation by the Government as evidence of its organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and transactions. The materials allocated to this record group have been donated by a wide range of business and cultural organizations and institutions and by many individuals.

There are 1,995 cubic feet of records dated between 1837 and 1967 in this record group.

PERSONAL PAPERS AND HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS. 1837-1960. 459 lin. ft.

These gift collections range in size from more than 100 cubic feet to single documents. They are so numerous and varied as to preclude description of each donation in a general work of this type. Lists and descriptions of all gift items are available, however, at the National Archives Building. Among the materials

are

the following: Johnston Avery Papers, relating to his service as Chief of the Enforcement Section, Decartelization Branch, U.S. Office of Military Government in Germany, 1944-52 (6 lin. ft.); The Brainard Collection, 1881-1918, consisting of the journal and related papers of David Legge Brainard, created primarily during his service with the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition (1 lin. ft.); Leslie R. Groves Letters, written as Army chaplain from Cuba, the Philippines, and China, 1898-1901 (5 lin. in.); Herbert James Hagerman Papers, relating to his service as a Federal commissioner to various southwestern Indian tribes and as a member of

the Pueblo Lands Board, 1906-60, chiefly 1923-35 (6 lin. ft.); Maj. Gen. James G. Harbord Papers, chiefly relating to his military career during World War I, 1917-18 (3 lin. in.); Ethan Allen Hitchcock Papers, chiefly correspondence and newspaper clippings documenting the history of the Department of the Interior, Hitchcock's service as Secretary of the Interior, 1898-1907, and his earlier business and political activities, 1835-1907 (33 lin. ft.); Jacob H. Hollander Papers, relating to a report he prepared on the foreign debts of the Dominican Republic, 1900-1915

(4 lin. ft); Mark Jefferson Diary, a onevolume typescript copy of the original kept while in Paris as a member of the American Commission To Negotiate Peace, 1918-19; and Arthur W. Macmahon Collection, consisting primarily of personal interviews with several hundred Federal administrators in and outside of Washington, accumulated by Professor Macmahon after having been commissioned by the Social Science Research Council to "capture and record" the nationwide administrative evolution of the Federal work relief program, 1935-37 (40 lin. ft.).

See Arthur W. Macmahon et al., The Administration of Federal Work Relief (Chicago, 1941).

Also included are: David M. Matteson Papers, relating to his service as Historian of the U.S. Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission, 1933-40 (1 lin. ft.); Gen. John J. Pershing Collection, chiefly documents, correspondence, operations reports, and other materials relating to the Mexican Punitive Expedition, World War I, and the immediate postwar years, 1917-30 (12 lin. ft.); Lt. Col. Benjamin Pritchard Diary and Papers, 65 items relating to the capture of Jefferson Davis and Pritchard's role in escorting him to Fortress Monroe, Va., 1862-68; Edwin M. Stanton Collection, about 70 items of personal and family interest, 1854-70; Robert J. Walker Let

ters, photocopies chiefly of letters sent and received, 1845-49, while Secretary of the Treasury, 1837-68 (2 lin. ft.); John J. Young Papers, about 50 items, including 18 sketches by engraver Young, relating to the Pacific Railroad Surveys, 1855-73; and Sir Henry S. Wellcome Papers (in FRC Seattle), relating chiefly to the Metlakahtla Indians of Alaksa and including photographs, maps, plats, plans, and drawings of the Metlakahtla colony and of Alaska, 18561936 (105 lin. ft.).

See Elmer W. Lindgard, comp., Preliminary Inventory of the Sir Henry S. Wellcome Papers in the Federal Records Center, Seattle, Washington, PI 150 (1963).

Spanish-American War

Photographs of U.S. troops in Florida. and Cuba; Col. William Jennings Bryan; Capt. Charles D. Sigsbee of the U.S.S. Maine; and Philippine Insurrection troops and activities in the Philippine Islands, and Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo.

World War I

Photographs of battlefields, towns, and damaged areas in France and Germany, 1915-19; of the women's training camp at Chevy Chase, Md.; and relating to the history of the 29th Division, 191719. Also a lithograph of the declaration of war between the United States and Germany signed by U.S. Congressmen; lithographs by Lucien Jones, official artist with the French forces, 1914-16; and American posters.

World War II

Photographs of the German advance through Poland, 1939, the construction and launchings of American merchant ships, 1939-48, campaigns in Alsace and south Germany, 1945, and the U.S.S. West Point with returning troops aboard.

Presidential Photographs

Photographs and photographs of artworks relating to activities of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and his family and concerning his assassination and the capture of John Wilkes Booth; U. S. Grant and his second inaugural; Rutherford B. Hayes and Mrs. Hayes; James A. Garfield; Theodore Roosevelt; William Howard Taft as Governor of the Philippines, 1900, and signing the Arizona Statehood Proclamation, 1912; Woodrow Wilson and his 1913 inaugural and at the first airmail flight, 1918; Herbert C. Hoover; Franklin D. Roosevelt as a young man and his activities as President, 1933-39; Dwight D. Eisenhower and his family, 1903-52; John F. Kennedy at the opening of the Kennedy Highway, 1963; and Vice President and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson in 1962.

Photographs of Prominent Individuals

Photographs and photographs of artworks of prominent persons, including Supreme Court Justices, Cabinet members, political and military leaders, civil rights workers, writers, and artists; and of members of political committees, Government commissions, Indian delegations, and the armed services, 1858-1964.

Photographs of Buildings and Sites

Photographs of Washington, D.C., and vicinity, 1859-1943, including the Department of Agriculture Building, 1868, the construction of the Capitol dome, the Treasury Building, and Walter Reed Hospital; of the 1958 Post Office dedication at Little Rock, Ark.; of San Francisco and Yosemite, Calif., 1900; of the New Orleans Mint, n.d.; of Boston, Lexington, and Plymouth, Mass., 1930; of Ortonville, Minn., 1880; of Pittsburgh and Gettysburg, Pa., 1929, and a drawing of the Philadelphia Mint, ca. 1910; of New York City, 1900; of a lighthouse of Charlotte, N.C., ca. 1890; of places in Alaska, 1870-1910; of the Georgetown mining region in Colorado Territory, n.d.; of Hawaii and the Philippine Islands, 1900-1911; of Panama and the construction of the canal, 1911-16; of the weighing station at the customhouse at St. Croix, West Indies, n.d.; and of various places in France and England, 191927.

Miscellaneous Photographs

Photographs relating to the Korean Punitive Expedition under the command of Commodore C. R. Perry Rodgers, 1871; made by John Hillers for the Powell survey, 1870-78; of Army Engineer activities, 1900-1920; of the Rainbow Bridge discovery expedition, 1909; of Theodore Roosevelt's 1912 campaign train at Baldwin, Kans.; relating to the history of aircraft, 1900-1945; and of the wreckage of the dirigible Shenandoah (ZR-1), 1925. Photographs, postal cards,

illustrations from magazines, watercolors, and woodcuts illustrating the Lady Franklin Bay expedition, 1881-84; and of survivors of the expedition and their families, of other associates of David Legge Brainard, and of prominent arctic explorers, 1884-1931. Also included are photographs and X-rays relating to the autopsy of President Kennedy (257 items), 1963, consisting of black and white negatives and prints; color negatives, transparencies, and prints; and Xray negatives and prints.

MOTION PICTURES. 1896-1969. 8,502 reels.

Newsreels. 1919-67. Chiefly unbroken series of Paramount News, October 1941-March 1957, Movietone News, January 1957-October 1963, and News of the Day, October 1963-December 1967. Also newsreels produced by Movietone, Pathe, Fox, International, Paramount, and Telenews, covering selected news items and including the Big Four at the Peace Conference in Paris, 1919; the Navy's transatlantic flight from the Azores to Lisbon, 1919; activities of Presidents Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower; the 1924 Republican National Convention; events leading to and occurring during World War II; and the 1959 swearing-in ceremonies of Alaska's Senators and Hawaii's Congressmen.

The March of Time. 1939-51. Documentary films relating to U.S. history, culture, social problems, science, education, mental health, and international problems; to Government agencies, such as the FBI, the Secret Service, and the Post Office Department; to wartime and postwar activities of private institutions, such as the American Red Cross; and to the effect of World War II on one small American town.

World War I Films. 1917-19. Included are films made behind the German lines by Jacob Berkowitz; the Official War Review series on land and air battles,

meetings of the League; meetings and activities concerning such problems as the Greco-Bulgar Incident, 1925, the Sino-Japanese conflict, 1932, and the Italo-Ethiopian conflict, 1936; health and disarmament conferences; and League delegates and officials.

Other Educational and Documentary Films. 1915-69. These include a series by Eastman Teaching Films, Inc., 192735, on history, geography, industry, conservation, recreation, agriculture, and sports; two series produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., 1934-35, entitled "See America First" and "Our Own United States," concerning our history and industry, occupations, recreation, scenery, and ethnic groups; a series, "The Washington Parade," by Columbia Pictures, Inc., on scenes and activities at various Federal agencies, chiefly at Washington, D.C.; a Columbia Broadcasting System series, "Eyewitness to History," 1950-60, with pictorial resumes of President Eisenhower's trips abroad, Nikita Khrushchev's visit to the United States in 1959 and his visit to France in 1960, and Charles de Gaulle's visit to the United States in 1960; and a TV series, "Longines Chronoscope," about public affairs, with important persons participating in panel discussions and interviews, 1951-55. Also documentaries, dramas, and television news specials and stock footage received from individuals, motion picture companies, and other organizations on American history; political parties; the administrations of Presidents Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and Kennedy; the career of Vice President Spiro T. Agnew; the funeral services for John Foster Dulles and Adm. William F. Halsey in 1959; the development of motion picture equipment, radio broadcasting, the telephone, aviation, atomic energy, and space flight from the experiments in the 1920's and 1930's of Robert H. Goddard to the 1962 orbital flight of Col. John H. Glenn; on Donald MacMillan's

expedition to Greenland, 1925; on Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1922 antarctic expedition, Adm. Richard E. Byrd's 1927 transatlantic flight and his antarctic expeditions of 1926, 1928-30, 1933-35, and 1947-48, and Lincoln Ellsworth's 1936 antarctic expedition; of a congressional visit in 1915 to the Philippines and Hawaii; on the 1947 Texas City disaster; on activities of the American Red Cross and the National 4-H Club Foundation; and on other topics as diverse as poverty in the Tennessee hill country, the integration of Atlanta, Ga., the charting of ocean winds, and social problems ranging from venereal diseases to the need for city planning.

There are also films relating to events and conditions outside the United States and its territories, including life in East Africa in 1924; the eruption of Paricutin in Mexico in 1943; communism in Russia and Cuba; nazism in Germany; the history of Austria from the Hapsburgs to the end of World War II: the National Archives of India; "La Vie de Ho Chi Minh," a biography up to 1963, made by the North Vietnam Government, with soundtrack in Vietnamese; and the state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill in 1965.

Historical Commercial Film Productions. 1896-1943. Prints of motion picture productions presented to the National Archives as having historical or research interest incidental to the dramatic presentation. Among these are two collections presented by Thomas Armat, consisting of penny-in-the-slot and nickelodeon shows produced by the Edison, Pathe, Melies, and Urban companies, 1896-1910; "The New York Hat," 1912, and "Birth of a Nation," 1916, both produced by D. W. Griffith; Selznick International Pictures' "Gone With the Wind"; Paramount Pictures' "The Biscuit Eater"; Warner Brothers' "Mission to Moscow" and an edited version of "Black Legion"; and Theatre-on-Film, Inc.'s "Journey to Jerusalem." Also eight films ("The Man I Married," "Man