By Angela Tudico | National Archives News
WASHINGTON, August 9, 2022 — A new exhibit showcasing the impact sports have had on America will open at the National Archives Museum Sept. 16. All American: The Power of Sports will span centuries of United States history and include more than 75 original...
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Enlarge TV Trailblazer, Space Exploration Advocate Actor Nichelle Nichols, who rose to prominence portraying Lieutenant Nyota Uhura on television's Star Trek: The Original Series from 1966 to 1991, and as a NASA spokesperson encouraged diversity in the aeronautics field, ...
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By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News Enlarge Navajo Nation, Utah, part of the "Schedule of Treaties and Acts of Congress Authorizing Allotments of Lands in Severalty and Schedule of Indian Land Cessions." Library of Congress. Source: Library of Congress. WASHINGTON, July 7, 2022 —...
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In 2022, the National Archives once again hosted a live celebration of Independence Day in Washington, DC. Visitors from across the nation filled the Constitution Avenue steps to hear special guests and cheer the ceremonial reading of the Declaration of Independence. Enjoy this selection of...
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By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News Enlarge An image of "Government Exhibit 8: Gym Bag" from the United States v. G. Gordon Liddy trial is one of the newly digitized records in the National Archive Catalog. View in National Archives Catalog WASHINGTON, June 17, 2022 — For...
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By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News WASHINGTON, April 29, 2022 — After leading the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for 12 years, Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero will retire this week. The head of the agency reflected on his time at the agency...
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By Rose Buchanan | National Archives News Editor’s note: With the release of the 1950 Census records on April 1, 2022, National Archives News is publishing stories about what can be gleaned from census records, and how personal histories can encapsulate entire eras. This story...
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By Shawn Morton | National Archives News WASHINGTON, April 5, 2022 — In February, the U.S. Senate approved President Joe Biden’s nominees for the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board. The board was established by the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018, which was signed...
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By Mary Ryan | National Archives News Enlarge One of the giant pandas enjoys a bamboo snack in its enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC. (Nixon Library, WHPO-E2028-22-I-2020-RP) WASHINGTON, April 13, 2022 — Fifty years ago, on April 16, two new celebrities...
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By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022 — From paper to magnetic tape to digital images, the 1950 Census records will debut publicly this week following 10 years of work by National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) staff. The public will be able...