PL 93-536. An act to create a national historical publications and records commission, signed by the president December 23, enlarges the National Historical Publications Commission's responsibilities by giving it authority to grant money for nonfederal records and manuscript preservation projects, including gathering, arranging, describing, preserving, and making them available for use. The act adds $2 million to the NHPC funding authorization, bringing the level for the new NHPC to $4 million annually. Four members have been added to the old commission, two representatives from the Society of American Archivists and two from the American Association for State and Local History.

PL 93-542. An act, signed into law December 26, 1974, transfers to the state of Alaska the archives and records of the Office of the Territorial Governors of Alaska, 1884-1958, which are currently in the custody of the National Archives and Records Service. The act applies to records of the governors of the district and territory of Alaska that have been in the federal archives and records center, Seattle, Washington, since 1958 because of lack of state archival facilities in Alaska. The records will be transferred to the new Alaska state archives in Juneau early in 1975.

PL 93-556. The Federal Paperwork Commission Act, signed by the president December 27, 1974, establishes a fourteen-man commission to study means of lessening the burden of federal information gathering on private citizens, businesses, and state and local governments. It will also study the processing and dissemination of information by the federal government and its management and control. The commission is required to make a final report to Congress and the president within two years after its initial meeting.

PL 93-579. "The Privacy Act of 1974," signed by the president December 31, 1974, establishes a five-member independent government agency known as the Privacy Protection Study Commission that has authority to monitor and

hear complaints about government information systems, manual and computerized, that may violate the privacy and other personal or property rights of individuals or the confidentiality of such information. The commission will publish annually a directory of U. S. information systems; investigate, determine, and report violations of the act; develop guidelines and assist federal agencies in preparing regulations to meet requirements of the act; and recommend legislation or administrative action to correct abuses. Title II limits government agencies in collecting, soliciting, maintaining, and disseminating personal information. It provides that federal agencies should make a statement of the existence and character of files on individuals to such individuals and publish in the Federal Register annually an analysis of all such files kept and the uses made of them and procedures that an individual can follow to verify the accuracy of information in the file, or learn the names of those who have seen the file, among other things. The act distinguishes between historical and current records and provides significant exemptions for historical materials in federal agency records transferred to the National Archives.

HR 16655 and S 3921. The Federal Records Management Act. Neither of these bills was reported out of committee, but they will be reintroduced in the 94th Congress. The proposals would further amend the Federal Records Act of 1950 to strengthen the authority of the administrator of general services to control federal records.

The history department at the University of Delaware will conduct a workshop on "History Through Media" during the 1975 summer session. The workshop will begin June 16 and end July 18. Participants will receive instruction in photographic copying, film developing, slide/ tape production, and script writing. Original photographs and sound recordings from the National Archives will serve as primary material for the workshop. The workshop is open to faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and others interested in the subject. There are

Philip A. Crowl, acting dean of academics at the Naval War College, received his A.B. from Swarthmore College, an M.A. from the University of Iowa, and a Ph.D. in history from the Johns Hopkins University. Besides many historical articles, he has written Maryland During and After the Revolution, Campaign in the Marianas, U. S. Marines and Amphibious War (with J. A. Isely), and Seizure of the Gilberts and Marshalls (with E. G. Love).

Paolo E. Coletta, who is professor of history at the United States Naval Academy, has also taught at the University of Louisville, South Dakota State College, the University of Missouri, the University of Nebraska, and Colorado College. A native of New Jersey, he received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Missouri. In addition to having had many articles published in history journals, he is the author of a three-volume biography of William Jennings Bryan and a history of the presidency of William Howard Taft.

Herman S. Wolk, an air force historian attached to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts. Articles he has written have appeared in the Air University Review, Air Space Historian, and Air Force Magazine. He is a member of a special study group on the history of the Strategic Arms Commission.

Richard F. Haynes is the author of The Awesome Power: Harry S. Truman as Commander in Chief. Born in Massachusetts, he holds a B.A. from Southeastern Louisiana College and an M.A. and a Ph.D. from Louisiana State University. At present he is associate professor of history at Northeast Louisiana University.

James B. Rhoads began his career at the National Archives in 1952 when he received an M.A. degree from the University of California at Berkeley, where he also did his undergraduate work. A native of Iowa who holds a Ph.D. in history from The American University and who is a frequent contributor to archival and historical publications, he was appointed archivist of the United States in 1968.

Milton O. Gustafson, chief of the Diplomatic Branch at the National Archives, recently edited The National Archives and Foreign Relations Research, the proceedings of a National Archives conference. Originally from Minneapolis, he received a B.A. degree from Gustavus Adolphus College, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Nebraska.

Samuel P. Hays is chairman of the Department of History at the University of Pittsburgh. A native of Indiana, he holds a B.A. from Swarthmore College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard. He is the author of, among other works, The Response to Industrialism and Conservation and the Gospel of Efficiency: The Progressive Conservation Movement.