National Archives News

  • Issue #29, May 18, 2021 A Message from the Archivist of the United States Enlarge David S. Ferriero I am pleased to report that the National Archives is now allowing a limited number of visitors into the Rotunda on weekends to view our nation’s founding documents on weekends. Please see...
  • Issue #28, May 4, 2021 A Message from the Archivist of the United States Enlarge David S. Ferriero It's been more than a year since a global pandemic affected the ways we work and interact with each other, along with many other aspects of our lives. As a result of the need to...
  • By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News   Enlarge An image from the American Red Cross Disaster Relief, Tulsa Chapter, Condensed Report on the events of May 31 and June 1, 1921, known as the Tulsa Race Massacre. View in National Archives Catalog WASHINGTON, May 3, 2021 — A...
  • By Hilary Parkinson | National Archives News Enlarge 1950 Census Enumeration District Map for Coconino County, Arizona (ED 3-1 to 7, 3-36 to 42). View in National Archives Catalog WASHINGTON, April 30, 2021 — With less than a year to go before the release of the 1950 census, National...
  • By Sarah Garner | National Archives News GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 29, 2021 —  Competency, caring, and commitment are keys to quality leadership, former Defense Secretary and retired Marine Corps General Jim Mattis said during a virtual event held April 22, 2021.  Enlarge Ford...
  • By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News Enlarge Paula Yoo displays her new book on the killing of Vincent Chin during an online National Archives event on April 20, 2021. WASHINGTON, April 23, 2021 — Watching the news in March, when a man fatally shot eight people in Atlanta, six of...
  • Siskiyou National Forest in California; detail of a DOCUMERICA image. (National Archives ID 542848) The first Earth Day took place on April 22, 1970. Recognized by many as the birth of the U.S. environmental movement, the nationwide demonstration spurred a dramatic rise in public...
  • Issue #27, April 20, 2021 A Message from the Archivist of the United States Enlarge David S. Ferriero As our nation's recordkeeper, one of the National Archives' strategic goals is to "Make Access Happen." During the pandemic, our staff continues to share resources available...
  • Issue #27, April 20, 2021 A Message from the Archivist of the United States Enlarge David S. Ferriero As our nation's recordkeeper, one of the National Archives' strategic goals is to "Make Access Happen." During the pandemic, our staff continues to share resources available...
  • By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News Enlarge 1940 Census population schedule for Alaska's First Judicial Division, enumeration district 1-1. View in National Archives Catalog WASHINGTON, April 19, 2021 — The public is now able to download full datasets of the National Archives...
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