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NCH Washington Update for [Date] Below are the headlines from the most recent issue of the National Coalition for History Washington newsletter. To read the full stories, visit the NCH site at: http://historycoalition.org/ *************** Senate Panel Clears Ferriero Nomination to be Archivist of the United States On October 28, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, by voice vote, approved the nomination of David S. Ferriero to be the next Archivist of the United States. Ferriero’s nomination is considered non-controversial and confirmation by the Senate is expected shortly. New Founding Fathers Documents Available On-Line Through NHPRC Pilot Program The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), in partnership with Documents Compass at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, this week announced 5,000 previously unpublished documents from the nation’s founders are now available online through Rotunda, the digital imprint of The University of Virginia Press. Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Bill Introduced Senators Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Jim Webb (D-VA) have introduced the “Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act of 2009” (S. 1838) to establish a Commission to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War from 2011-2015. The legislation authorizes $3.5 million in funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to award grants for activities relating to the sesquicentennial. New Searchable Federal Register Available On-Line The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), working with the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), recently announced it has converted the text of the Federal Register (2000-2009) into XML (extensible markup language) and placed it online in numerous Federal Government portals. The project is part of the Obama administration’s openness and transparency initiative that was begun soon after the President took office last January. Gates Foundation Donates $10M to Smithsonian's African American History Museum The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently contributed $10 million to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, expected to open in late 2015 on the National Mall in Washington. The purpose of the grant is to support the capital campaign of the new museum, which is raising funds for the design and construction of its building. *************** The National Coalition for History (NCH) is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit educational organization providing leadership in history-related advocacy, serving as the profession's national voice, and acting as a clearinghouse of news and information. http://historycoalition.org/ -- H-Public To post to the list: H-PUBLIC@h-net.msu.edu Home page: www.h-net.org/~public sponsored by the National Council on Public History (www.ncph.org)
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