On this day in history, Warner Brothers’ classic film - the Adventures of Robin Hood - debuted 75 years ago in 1938. It was the most expensive film that Warner Brothers had produced to-date with extravagant sets and costumes, multiple film locations, and the utilization of a new color movie-making process called Technicolor. The Adventures of Robin Hood tells the legendary tale of the Sherwood Forest bandit who fought oppression against a tyrannical government with good-cheer and principled determination. Starring Errol Flynn as Robin Hood and Olivia de Havilland as Maid Marian, it became an instant hit and arguably remains the most definitive cinematic version of Robin Hood ever filmed.
The National Archives at Riverside celebrates the 75th anniversary of the movie’s release by showcasing Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland’s naturalization records from Record Group 21 – Records of the U.S. District Courts. Errol Flynn was born in Hobart, Australia in 1909 while Olivia de Havilland was born in Tokyo, Japan to British parents in 1916. The U.S. District Court of Los Angeles granted Flynn and de Havilland U.S. citizenship in the early 1940s. Aside from the Adventures of Robin Hood, Flynn and de Havilland made eight other movies together, including Captain Blood in 1935 and Santa Fe Trail in 1940.
The National Archives at Riverside maintains thousands of naturalization records for foreign-born residents who attained U.S. citizenship in southern California, Arizona, and Clark County, Nevada through the year 1991. For more information on our holdings, please feel free to contact us!
In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Day, enjoy this image of a teacher at the Navajo Nation, c. 1945, looks pretty interesting!
This image is from our holdings of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (RG 75)
Source: arcweb.archives.gov
With the 2013 baseball season underway, take a look at a bit of baseball from our holdings! During World War II, Camp Ross was used by the Army as a cantonment area for U.S. troops at the Los Angeles Port of Embarkation. In 1945, the baseball team was integrated.
This photo, found in the Records of the Office of the Chief of Transportation at the National Archives at Riverside is featured in our latest eBook: “Baseball: The National Pastime in the National Archives.” It is available at http://www.archives.gov/publications/ebooks/index.html#baseball for iPad, iPhone, Android, or eReader.
Did you know that February is National Pet Dental Health Month? Make sure to take Fido to get his teeth checked!
To help you to remember this important designation for the month of February, we give you Rounder the dolphin. Rounder is pictured here with a veterinarian—Rounder needed a partial dental plate! The images were taken between 1965 and 1967.
These pictures are held in a series of Historical Photograph Files of the Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments at the Eleventh Naval District. Pacific Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, CA.
Happy Birthday Marlene!
On this day in 1901 Marlene Dietrich was born in Germany.
Here is her Declaration of Intention to become a U.S. citizen, held in a series of Naturalization Records at the National Archives at Riverside.
“Surprise aggressive action at any moment is possible.” November 28, 1941 (Lt. General De Witt, Western Defense Command)
From the holdings of the Eleventh Naval District (San Diego, California) at the National Archives at Riverside.
Happy Thanksgiving!
These images come from a 1937 farming extension report submitted by the Carson Indian Agency to Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Note the caption on one of the images, “As usual, the women do most of the work.” This caption was written by Alida C. Bowler, the Superintendent of the Agency, who was also a woman. Her unique perspective shows through as she was documenting the turkey flocks raised by the local families.
Images from our holdings of the Phoenix Area Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (RG 75) at the National Archives at Riverside.
Happy Halloween!
It’s Different!
It’s Fun!
It’s New!
This poster advertises a “Hallowe’en Fiesta and Masquerade Dance. We have to wonder what costume won the contest, and what exactly Aspirine Pilgrone “The Wooden-Headed Boy” did to entertain?
The poster is part of a series of Central Classified Files for the Mission Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, dated in the early forties.
In the holdings of the National Archives at Riverside, men and women of Hispanic heritage are intertwined in many of our records, including records documenting citizenship.
¡Celebración de la Herencia Hispana!
To pay tribute to the many generations of Hispanic Americans that have enriched our nation’s history, the National Archives at Riverside will be highlighting some of our holdings relating to Hispanic American history in our region (Southern California, Arizona, and Clark County, NV), including records relating to Private Land Claims, Immigration and Naturalization, military service and many more.
For more information about Hispanic Heritage Month, see http://hispanicheritagemonth.gov/
Soldiers of Hispanic descent were integral in the war effort overseas and at home. Special Services soldiers stationed at the Los Angeles Port of Embarkation during World War II made a difference in the morale of soldiers fighting in the Pacific theater. These images from Records of the Chief of Transportation (Record Group 336) document the work done by two of these soldiers (the third is unidentified), privates Hernandez (at the piano) and Guzman (with guitar) playing music and recording the voices of soldiers “to the folks at home.”
¡Celebración de la Herencia Hispana!
To pay tribute to the many generations of Hispanic Americans that have enriched our nation’s history, the National Archives at Riverside will be highlighting some of our holdings relating to Hispanic American history in our region (Southern California, Arizona, and Clark County, NV), including records relating to Private Land Claims, Immigration and Naturalization, military service and many more.
For more information about Hispanic Heritage Month, see http://hispanicheritagemonth.gov/
