Preserving Pearl Harbor Documents
Service jacket and salvaged service record, with Navy envelope, of William Wells. Wells enlisted at Kansas City, Mo. on Jan. 1, 1940, and died Dec. 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor after achieving the rank of Signalman 3rd class. Also lost that day was his brother, Raymond Virgil Wells. They were one of 23 sets of brothers on the Arizona who died that day.
One of the most important decisions a conservator can make is not how to complete a treatment, but when NOT to treat. An important example of this can be found in the records salvaged from the U.S.S. Arizona after it was bombed on Dec. 7, 1941. These service records, which were held one level below the main deck, were not submerged in water but were subjected to heat, fire, and high humidity. Salvaged by the Navy and sealed in envelopes which contained the damaged documents, the records came to NARA in the 1950s and are now housed at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis.
Note: This is the first in a series of posts on conservation of Pearl Harbor documents.
preservearchives: The preservation departments of the National Archives.
Favourite movies- addendum
Pearl Harbor
I have been watching this every time it shows on TV. Ahhh it’s soo bittersweet~ It’s a typical love triangle but the actors and actresses are really captivating.
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The Princess and the Frog
I had no idea I would like this movie so much! Sort of like Inception. Haha. It has a very sweet message- work hard for your dreams, but be sure to remember to love. This is very typical Disney and I love it. I have a feeling I will love Tangled more than this but I haven’t watched it because I think I need to buy the DVD to actually appreciate it.
- Gooz: (in a conversation about the budding relationship about Danny and Evelyn): I got a girlfriend.
- Billy and Danny: *waiting for him to elaborate or say something meaningful*
- Billy: ... That's great.
