In 1973, a fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, MO, destroyed millions of military personnel records. To mark the 50th anniversary, the National Archives created the most comprehensive online collection to date of records, photos from the scene, and academic and...
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On June 19, 1865, U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, which informed the people of Texas that all enslaved people were now free. This day has come to be known as Juneteenth, a combination of June and 19th. It is is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of...
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By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News WASHINGTON, June 30, 2023 — Dr. Colleen Shogan began her tenure as the 11th Archivist of the United States last month, launching what she intends to be a tenure focused on improving access to and expanding the reach of the National Archives and Records...
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By Angela Tudico | National Archives News WASHINGTON, May 16, 2023 — Lois Leveen, one of two inaugural Cokie Roberts Women’s History Fellows, spent spring 2022 at the National Archives at Washington, DC, researching the history behind the woman known as Mary Bowser, a formerly enslaved Black woman...
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With 44 events, some of them dating back to the original Olympic Games in Ancient Greece, track and field is really several sports in one. From the highest jumps to some of the fastest world records, track and field has it all. You can learn about the impact of sports in the exhibit All...
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Enlarge Entertainer, Veteran, and Activist Internationally acclaimed singer and actor Harry Belafonte died on April 25, 2023. He appears in the records of the National Archives throughout his career, notably for his Civil Rights activism. Above, Belafonte speaks with an unidentified...
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The stakes are often high in gymnastics, whether going for the perfect 10.0 in front of an Olympic crowd or attempting to stay balanced on a beam four inches wide and 4.1 feet off the ground in a local gym. From the "Fierce Five" to tumbling in zero gravity, Gymnastics-related records can...
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By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News WASHINGTON, April 7, 2023 — Acting Archivist of the United States Debra Steidel Wall welcomed Librarian and Archivist of Canada Leslie Weir to the National Archives this week. Enlarge Acting Archivist of the United States Debra Steidel Wall,...
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By Angela Tudico | National Archives News Enlarge 2021 Cokie Roberts Women's History Fellow Kara Dixon Vuic, PhD. WASHINGTON, March 29, 2023 — Kara Dixon Vuic has spent the last year traveling to the National Archives at College Park and Presidential Libraries around the country,...
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By Angela Tudico | National Archives News WASHINGTON, March 16, 2023 — The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) marked Sunshine Week 2023 with a program about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) at NARA and videos that share how the agency advances this year’s theme, “...