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  • Naturalization Ceremony Tradition Resumes at National Archives

    By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News Enlarge The Joint Service Color Guard opened the first naturalization ceremony at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Washington, DC, September 14, 2022. NARA photo by Susana Raab....

  • First Pitch Showcased in All American Exhibit Demonstrates How Sports Helped Unite Nation After 9/11

    By Angela Tudico | National Archives News NEW YORK, September 9, 2022 — When visitors walk into All American: The Power of Sports, the new exhibit opening at the National Archives Museum in Washington, DC, on September 16, they will be greeted with a familiar sight: images of a ceremonial first...

  • In Memoriam: Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022)

      Media Gallery View Gallery Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2022...

  • The Presidential Records Act

    Enlarge Boxes of records and memorabilia await transport to Little Rock, AR, in January 2001 for eventual storage in the Clinton Presidential Library. (William J. Clinton Library) Under the Presidential Records Act (PRA), incumbent Presidents have exclusive responsibility for the custody...

  • The Presidential Records Act and the Federal Records Act

    Records are the foundation of open government, supporting the principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration. Well-managed records can be used to assess the impact of programs, to improve business processes, and to share knowledge across the Government. Records protect the rights...

  • The Federal Records Act

    Records are the foundation of open government, supporting the principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration. Well-managed records can be used to assess the impact of programs, to improve business processes, and to share knowledge across the Government. Records protect the rights and...

  • Voting Rights

    The U.S. Constitution refers to the election of members of Congress and of the President, but the document adopted in 1787 does not define who may cast those votes. Amendments to the Constitution extended the right to vote in the 19th and 20th centuries. The 15th Amendment (1870) extended voting...

  • National Archives Museum Displays Title IX Documents Ahead of All American Sports Exhibit

    By Angela Tudico | National Archives News WASHINGTON, August 31, 2022 — Title IX fundamentally changed the face of American sports, providing girls and women with greatly expanded opportunities to compete. Part of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, Title IX prohibits sex-based discrimination in...

  • Sports in the National Archives

    From soccer pitches to the Rose Garden, Americans—and their Presidents—take sports seriously. The National Archives exhibit All American: The Power of Sports (on display in the Lawrence F. O’Brien Gallery in Washington, DC, from September 16, 2022, through January 7, 2024) explored ...

  • NARA’s Digital Preservation Framework Goes Live as Linked Open Dataset

    By Victoria Macchi and Angela Tudico | National Archives News Enlarge   New equipment in the Sandia computer room, part of the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration, 1983. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) maintains a database of...
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