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  1. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION NATlONAL ARCHIVES Research Services Welcome! Research Services offers this lecture through the Know Your Records Program. Program begins at 2 p.m. ET September 16, 2020 NATIONAL ARCHIVES· RESEARCH SERVICES

  2. ~ Live Broadcast Research Services KNOW YOUR RECORDS NAT I ONAL I~, t., N ..I "'-I II., ARCH IV E K OW YOUR ! R E CORDS •i,J K,,;.,rJ, ..Wm n r.u ioo '.ni, ,,ul ,\n:h Please excuse any technical issues as this is our first live broadcast with a new system . NATIONAL ARCHIVES· RESEARCH SERVICES

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  4. ~ About the National Archives Research Services KNOW YOUR RECORDS NAT I ONAL I~, t., N ..I "'-I II., ARCH IV E The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever. Those valuable records are preserved and are available to you, whether you want to see if they contain clues about your family’s history, need to prove a veteran’s military service, or are researching an historical topic that interests you. NATIONAL ARCHIVES· RESEARCH SERVICES

  5. ~ About the Research Know Your Records Program Services KNOW YOUR RECORDS NAT ION AL I~, t., N ..I "'-I II., ARCHIVE THE KNOW YOUR RECORDS PROGRAM provides information on how to access and do research using U.S. Federal Government records held at the National Archives and Records Administration. View previous lectures on video at www.archives.gov/calendar/know-your-records K OW YOUR : RECORDS :a. .ilki Ke-.. .... rd~ AJmi.n "_nj,_,rul Archn r.uiDfl NATIONAL ARCHIVES· RESEARCH SERVICES

  6. ~ Researching World War II Spanish Research Posters at the National Archives Services KNOW YOUR RECORDS NAT I ONAL I~, t., N ..I "'-I II., ARCH IV E The U.S. Government carried These offices hired artists with out many propaganda activities ties to Mexico to illustrate during World War II. One was posters. The stories behind an effort to appeal to Hispanic these posters and their creators Americans and the people of can be brought to life by looking Latin America to foster a united at the National Archives textual front against the Axis powers. records holdings. Daniel Featured in this endeavor were Dancis , archivist in our Textual the Office of the Coordinator of Records office, will discuss the Inter-American Affairs and the history of these posters and Office of War Information. ways to research them. NATIONAL ARCHIVES· RESEARCH SERVICES

  7. ~ Presenter’s Biography Research Services KNOW YOUR RECORDS NAT I ONAL I~, t., N ..I "'-I II., ARCH IV E Daniel Dancis began working at the National Archives in 2006 as a contractor on the Iraqi Jewish Archive project. From 2007 – 2012 he served as a Conservation Technician in the Document Conservation Labs in Washington, DC and College Park, MD. In 2012 he joined the Textual Records Division in College Park where he completed the Archivist Development Program. As an Archivist he has processed material that includes records of Donated Polar Collections, the Office of Alien Property, the Africa-Middle East Theater of Daniel Dancis Operations (World War II-Army), the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs), and the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities. Daniel also serves as a manager and blogger at the Text Message blog. NATIONAL ARCHIVES· RESEARCH SERVICES

  8. NAT ION AL ARCH IVES AN D RECORDS ADM I N I STRATI ON NATIONAL ARCHIVES Research Services HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH September 15 to October 15 https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/hispanic-heritage-month https://www.archives.gov/research/hispanic NATIONAL ARCHIVES · RESEARCH SERVICES 1

  9. NAT ION AL ARCH IVES AN D RECORDS ADM I N I STRATI ON NATIONAL ARCHIVES Research Services Researching World War II Spanish Posters at the National Archives SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 NATIONAL ARCHIVES · RESEARCH SERVICES 2

  10. ~ ~ r«Ji? , Research Services NAT I ONA L ARCH IV ES The Artists L-0di, 'Par N>estra I.ii bertad L11t6em,s Antonio Arias Bernal Alfonso Ontiveros Leon Helguera Xavier Gonzalez NATIONAL ARCHIVES · RESEARCH SERVICES 3

  11. ~ ~ r«Ji? , Research Services NAT I ONA L ARCH IV ES OVERVIEW ● Introduction to the National Archives and Records Administration. ● Highlight Spanish posters made in the U.S. during WWII, their context, and the records that tell their stories. ● Share tips and tricks for conducting research into posters. Libres/ The 4 Freedoms. Artist Herbert Bayer. National Archives ID 44268173, Local ID 44-PF-837 NATIONAL ARCHIVES · RESEARCH SERVICES 4

  12. ~ ~ r«Ji? , Research Services NAT I ONA L ARCH IV ES The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) The record keeper for the Federal Government. 14 Public Research Facilities across the nation. 14 Presidential Libraries from Hoover to Obama. https://catalog.archives.gov/ The National Archives in Washington, DC The National Archives at College Park, MD NATIONAL ARCHIVES · RESEARCH SERVICES 5

  13. The United States and Latin America ~ l ' NATIONAL ARCHIVES Research Services NATIONAL ARCHIVES · RESEARCH SERVICES

  14. ~ ~ r«Ji? , Research Foreign Affairs Services NAT I ONA L ARCH IV ES FDR’s Good Neighbor Policy In the field of world policy I would dedicate this Nation to the policy of the good neighbor -- the neighbor who resolutely respects himself and, because he does so, respects the rights of others -- the neighbor who respects his obligations and respects the sanctity of his agreements in and with a world of neighbors. - President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Inaugural Address, March 4, 1933. 09-109(12). Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, Photograph by Leon A. Perskie. NATIONAL ARCHIVES · RESEARCH SERVICES 7

  15. ~ ~ Latin America: Strategic Importance Research Services NAT I ONA L ARCH IV ES ● Natural resources for war production especially metals, oil, and rubber. ● Commerce and keeping travel open for business; the Bracero program. ● Keeping Axis influence out of the Western Hemisphere. ( The () AMERICAS Served by ·-- .... -, .... -- ........ ,__, .... ~_ T...,_.._,._ ...... _.. __ ...,_ T,..._ ......... ..... .__.,._._ -~ ....................... ___ ......,..__.,._ .. _......,_ __ AMERICAN REPUBLICS LINE (MOORE-McCORMACK LINES) _.. ................... _-- ,,_ .............. ~_ __ ...__w.._._ ,...,_ ..... __ ___ ,__.....,.,.....,.,~ ... ., ...... GRACE LINE ______ _.__, __ ., __ ,i..,_ .. _ .... ...,......_, PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS SYSTEM .. _ -.....'- .. _...,__~ ~_. ,._..,_,...__._ ................. ..... (:' In ..................... ,1__, _ ___.__ rt ... ..,.___,_,._..., ..... ..._ PAN AMERICAN-GRACE AIRWAYS (PANAGRA) -·- rocf'1 UNITED FRUIT COMPANY 1'1.-,1"--- ........... .... .,,.__n.. .. -1.1 .. .i. ..... _ Today our hemisphere stands united as never before. Together, the nations of the Americas stand on common ground and share a common cause. The "Good Neighbor" policy has become a positive world force. National Archives ID 515558, Local ID 44-PA-1879 Art by Kenneth W. Thompson. NATIONAL ARCHIVES RESEARCH SERVICES 8

  16. Office of The Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs ~ l ' (CIAA) NATIONAL ARCHIVES Record Group 229 Research Services NATIONAL ARCHIVES · RESEARCH SERVICES

  17. ~ Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs r«Ji? , Research (CIAA) Services N A TIONAL A RC H I VE S St ron g N azi Propaganda in Bolivia Incites Hatred and Fear #or U.S . ROCKEFELLER CITES America’s Wartime Agency Oil and Debt Di1pute1 Are Exploited- Press NEEDS OF AMERIGAS Responsible I, Dominated by Subsidie,, Adv erti,inR, New,print Monopoly and Plain Threats for Latin America Stab ili ty a nd In d pe ndeneo of Ar g entina Center ol Nazi Action s Latin Countrl H el d Vital For Hitle1' s South American Plan to Hemi phere Defense ● Established to strengthen cultural and I It alian Air Line Giu" LJnk W i th Reich- commercial relations to counter Axis influence U. S. New, pri nt U n: d to Sp re ad Propa- NOW MENACED BY NAZIS and bolster hemispheric solidarity. gan da A g ai n8t Th i, Count ry ● Hired artists and educators to create Nazi Agents Found Busy in Mexico; information programs in radio, film, press and Viewed ! as Threat to U.S. Defense ,, print. 5th Column Network Reported Sowing Hatred I For U.S., Planning Sabotage and Opening ● Sponsored good will tours to Latin America by _ ed t . Ji/: 0 tility Way for Aid to Invading Force, major filmmakers including Walt Disney and .. To ar ro am Orson Welles. Disney produced “Saludos P OWERFUL NAZI RADIO B__olivia Long Target ~· Amigos” which was a box office hit in 1942. / No:&i · Pr ~ pa g~ t; °lla o REPORTED IN MEXICO C o1111rl 11 ht 1>11 Hc 111 Yo,: Tlt n c, l3o ll vl h as ! or some lime been ! S tate of Morelo s Held Son r ce ono ot the chic! t.ar~el.s of Nui - Plane Rou ses Su s pi ci on pr<>pagand -so much so lh t Dr. Various headlines from the New York Times and Wash. Post, Sept. 1939- July 1941. NATIONAL ARCHIVES · RESEARCH SERVICES 10

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