Display Commemorates 75th D-Day Anniversary
Posted on: June 04, 2019
Caribbean American Heritage Month
Posted on: May 31, 2019
National Archives Celebrates Walt Whitman’s 200th Birthday
Posted on: May 31, 2019
In Depth
An Unforgettable Day
Mitchell Yockelson relates the story of Maj. Philip Gage, a paratrooper whose life was forever changed by D-day, but who never let his resulting disability hold him back. More
Congressional Investigations and the Lavender Scare
From Prologue magazine: During the "Lavender Scare" of the 1950s, thousands of gay employees were fired or forced to resign from the federal workforce. More
Finding an Elephant at the National Archives
More than 4 million patents in the National Archives cover everything from an ancestry game to the Zamboni. But did you know that there’s even a patent for a larger-than-life elephant structure? More
Featured Blogs
The Unwritten Record: Title IX and Women’s Soccer in NARA’s Film Holdings
The success of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, competing this month in the the FIFA Women's World Cup, is rooted in 1972 legislation known as Title IX. More
JFK Library: Patient No Longer
Letters to President Kennedy asked for representation of more American communities in the space program. More
Duke Kahanamoku
Heading to the surf this summer? Learn about Hawaii-born Duke Kahanamoku, the "father of modern surfing," a world-record-holding swimmer, and three-time Olympic gold medalist. More
Featured Photo Galleries
A cover sheet and patent drawing for Patent #835219 tracks the documents from start to finish for the “Base Ball Player’s Pad” as submitted by Elmer Flick in 1906. (Record Group 241: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent case files, 1836-1978. National Archives at Kansas City.)
A cover sheet and patent drawing for Patent #983857 tracks the documents from start to finish for the “Diamond Covers” as submitted by Fred C. Clarke in 1909. (Record Group 241: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent case files, 1836-1978. National Archives at Kansas City.)
A cover sheet and patent drawing for Patent #1034476 tracks the documents from start to finish for the “Cleats for Baseball Shoes” as submitted by Thomas F. McCarthy in 1912. (Record Group 241: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent case files, 1836-1978. National Archives at Kansas City.)
A cover sheet and patent drawing for Patent #1044494 tracks the documents from start to finish for the “Sliding Pad for Baseball Players” as submitted by Frederick C. Clarke in 1911. (Record Group 241: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent case files, 1836-1978. National Archives at Kansas City.)
A patent drawing for Patent #1069629 for the “Amusement Apparatus” that simulates a baseball game as submitted by Charles Nichols in 1907. (Record Group 241: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent case files, 1836-1978. National Archives at Kansas City.)
A cover sheet and patent drawing for Patent #1181291 tracks the documents from start to finish for the “Sun Glasses” as submitted by Fred C. Clarke in 1915. (Record Group 241: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent case files, 1836-1978. National Archives at Kansas City.)
A cover sheet and patent drawing for Patent #1641318 tracks the documents from start to finish for the “Sliding Pads” as submitted by Max G. Carey in 1924. (Record Group 241: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent case files, 1836-1978. National Archives at Kansas City.)
A cover sheet and patent drawing for Patent #2471736 tracks the documents from start to finish for the “Baseball Base” as submitted by William J. Klem and John G. Fleming in 1947. (Record Group 241: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent case files, 1836-1978. National Archives at Kansas City.)
Featured Videos
President George W. Bush with Medal of Freedom recipient Rita Moreno, June 23, 2004. (National Archives Identifier 7431430)
Puerto Rico Army National Guard Soldiers march in the Armed Forces Day Parade Celebration, held at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, May 17, 2003. (National Archives Identifier 6641635)
General Colin Powell, the youngest officer, and first Afro-Caribbean American, to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. November 6, 1989. (National Archives Identifier 6487267)
As noted in this drawing by Charles Alston, James Weldon Johnson, of Haitian descent, was a songwriter, civil rights activist, and diplomat. He composed the lyrics of "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing." (National Archives Identifier 535623)
President William J. Clinton greets Shirley Chisholm, Ambassador-Designate to Jamaica, July 30, 1993. Chisholm, the daughter of Caribbean immigrants, the first black woman elected to the United States Congress and first black candidate for a major party's nomination for President. (National Archives Identifier 2842929)
Charles Alston honored the founder of the first Negro newspaper, John B. Russworm, the Jamaica-born publisher of Freedom's Journal. (National Archives Identifier 535601)
Mel Martinez, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and brought to the United States from Cuba as a child, meets with Cuban Americans in his office. May 18, 2001. (National Archives Identifier 6175785)
Fred Rogers was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush on July 9, 2002, for his service to the nation and dedication to the education of children.(National Archives Identifier 7431400)
Fred McFeely Rogers' World War II draft card has been digitized through a partnership with Ancestry.com. (National Archives at St. Louis image)
Side two of Fred McFeely Rogers' World War II draft card. (National Archives at St. Louis image)