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  • By Victoria Blue | National Archives News Enlarge In honor of Cokie Roberts, the National Archives Foundation commissioned artist Samara King of Port Townsend, WA, to bring equality to the Rotunda murals with the addition of Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, Martha Washington, and Eliza...
  • Enlarge The participants take a moment to rest after seeing “Rightfully Hers” at the National Archives. The suffrage sashes were given to the group by the National Archives Foundation. Photo by James Pritchett for the National Archives. By Ashley Dorf  |  National Archives News...
  • By Mary Ryan | National Archives News WASHINGTON, June 14, 2024 — This Juneteenth holiday, visitors to the National Archives in Washington, DC, will have the opportunity to see the original manuscript of the Army order issued by U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, TX...
  • By Pete Lewis | National Archives News WASHINGTON, May 30, 2024 – In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, on May 28, the National Archives in Washington, DC, opened its doors to host a panel discussion with the Department of State on NATO’s...
  • By Cara Moore Lebonick | National Archives News WASHINGTON, May 22, 2024 – On May 16, in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education decision, the National Archives in Washington, DC, hosted a panel discussion on the lasting impact of the historic legal...
  • By Pete Lewis | National Archives News WASHINGTON, May 23, 2024 – In the spring of 1944, the Allied Forces were ready to finally deliver a killing blow to their Axis enemies. Moving south from Britain by sea and air, and into Nazi-occupied northern France, “Operation Overlord,” more commonly known...
  • Shogan Covers Over 32,000 Miles in First Year, Prioritizing Access & Engagement   By Angela Tudico | National Archives News WASHINGTON, May 20, 2024 — One year after taking her oath of office, the Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan is forging ahead with plans to...
  • By Pete Lewis | National Archives News WASHINGTON, May 15, 2024 —  Did you know that the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) isn’t just a building in Washington, DC? It’s actually a collection of more than 40 facilities nationwide, including field archives, federal records...
  • By Pete Lewis | National Archives News WASHINGTON, May 2, 2024 – In celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the National Archives hosted a conversation on the role historians and media have played in our nation's cultural storytelling and the potential...
  • By Pete Lewis | National Archives News WASHINGTON, April 29, 2024 — Classical Greek and Roman thinkers exerted a profound influence on America’s Founders, according to Jeffrey Rosen, author of “The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and...
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