Feb 14, 2022
Will YOU be our Archives Valentine?
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Will YOU be our Archives Valentine?
Happy Valentine’s Day! This Archives Valentine comes from a photograph of a couple in Allegheny National Forest (ANF), Pennsylvania’s only National Forest. This photograph was taken in August 1926 and shows two lovers on the trail to Heart’s Content near Warren, PA. At this site in particular, the U.S. Forest Service conducted a series of experiments and ecological studies that focused on developing new methods to protect America’s beautiful wealth of land. A few examples of the new sustainability concepts introduced at ANF in the 1920s included preserving seeds for future growth, maintaining watersheds, and guarding wildlife habitats. The purpose of this mission was to create a long lasting and healthy forest, one that generations to come could all explore and enjoy. So on this day dedicated to love, show your affection to not only the people you care about, but the places you appreciate too!
This post was written by Megan Kelly, Research and Writing Intern at the National Archives at Philadelphia.
Citation: Photograph from Heart's Content Trail; Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Timber Management Research Station; RG095 U.S. Forest Service; National Archives at Philadelphia (NAID: 28208828) and (HMS ID/Record Entry ID: PH-3926).
When everyone says your friendship is of historic proportions, you know you’ve found your #ArchivesGalentine. Original image: NARA ID 520634.
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!
When you never run out of things to say to each other, you know you’ve found your #ArchivesGalentine. Original image, NARA ID 535811.
When all your best girlfriends love cardigans too, you know you’ve found your #ArchivesGalentine. Original image:, NARA ID 3493263.
When your bestie always steps up on and off the dance floor, you know you’ve found your #ArchivesGalentine. Original image: NARA ID 7351388.
Barney watches as Miss Beazley kisses Kitty, White House pets’ Valentine's Day portrait, 2/8/2007, George W. Bush Library, NARA ID 117886091.
Valentine’s Day card from President Truman to First Lady Bess Wallace. Truman Library, NARA ID 134738115.
Unique, 3rd term Valentine’s Day card to FDR from Richard Wojciechowski, 1941: “And believe me that I made it all by myself,” Roosevelt Library, online.
This 1918 valentine references the WWI effort to economize on food, termed "Hooverizing." Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, online here.
HAPPY (PANDEMIC) VALENTINE’S DAY!
By Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs
Enjoy this eclectic selection from our holding! Please know that National Archives staffers are VERY romantic! See below: the 1975 National Archives “St. Valentine’s Day Hop,” held in a hallway!
National Archives’ "St. Valentine's Day Hop”, 2/14/1975, NARA ID 35810666.
National Archives’ "St. Valentine's Day Hop”, 2/14/1975, NARA ID ID 35810660
National Archives’ "St. Valentine's Day Hop”, 2/14/1975, NARA ID 35810660.
National Archives’ "St. Valentine's Day Hop”, 2/14/1975, NARA ID 35810658.
Love. You never know where you might find it, but an archivist probably does. #ArchivesValentine
Happy #ValentinesDay from the National Archives! We love you like an archivist loves a microspatula (which is a lot) #ArchivesValentine
Image from the 1952 Technician’s Log yearbook, Southern Technical Institute, KSU Archives.
An #ArchivesValentine for that hunk of burning love in your life...
Happy #ArchivesValentine via @usnatarchives on Facebook!