Prologue Magazine

Cover of current issuePrologue magazine brings readers stories based on the rich holdings and programs of the National Archives across the nation—from Washington, DC, to the regional archives and the Presidential libraries.

Prologue has been published quarterly by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for 40 years.


Spring 2008 Highlights:

Jackie Robinson Jim Crow, Meet Lieutenant Robinson
Baseball legend Jackie Robinson's Army court-martial during World War II provided a preview of the civil rights movement that would shake postwar America.
NARA staff at a federal records center Ready Access
NARA's 17 Federal Records Centers around the country easy storage and prompt of records for dozens of other federal agencies.
portion of a State Dept telegram No Little Historic Value
The Russian Revolution prompted American diplomats to take quick and unusual steps to save U.S. State Department records and bring them home to Washington.

Genealogy Notes

The Records of the D.C. Metropolitan Police

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Police records document the historical and social fabric of the nation's capital, 1861–1930.

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Prologue in Perspective

National Archives Building A Word about the Archives' Budget—and the Quality of Our Staff By Allen Weinstein.

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