By National Archives News
WASHINGTON, October 17, 2024 – Last week Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan announced a new Strategic Framework for the National Archives. The framework, a template that will guide the development of a full Strategic Plan, charts a course for the agency...
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By Pete Lewis | National Archives News WASHINGTON, October 8, 2024 – The National Archives partners with March On to host two Washington, DC events in the William G. McGowan Theater. Both events commemorate American history-makers and their consequential journeys. On Sunday,...
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By Pete Lewis | National Archives News WASHINGTON, October 10, 2024 – On Tuesday, October 15, at 7 p.m., the National Archives in Washington, DC, will host a live-recorded episode of the PBS Black in Appalachia podcast, moderated by Dr. Enkeshi El-Amin. The event will be free and open to the...
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By Mary C. Ryan | National Archives News WASHINGTON, October 8, 2024 — The first primarily digital Presidential Library presents an exciting opportunity to broaden outreach and increase access to the records, according to the Barack Obama Presidential Library’s first permanent...
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By Angela Tudico | National Archives News WASHINGTON, October 3, 2024 — The National Archives kicks off its new monthly virtual program, Inside the Vault, with "National Treasure—Fact or Fiction," featuring a discussion moderated by Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan, between...
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By Angela Tudico | National Archives News WASHINGTON, October 1, 2024 — Former President Jimmy Carter turned 100 years old today, making him the longest-living U.S. President of all time. To celebrate the momentous occasion, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum has planned a week of...
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By Angela Tudico | National Archives News WASHINGTON, September 30, 2024 — Last week the National Archives released a major update to its Digital Preservation Framework, an open resource and data set on GitHub that provides guidance and risk assessments for digital file formats. Enlarge...
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Enlarge Twenty-four new American citizens, together with Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen J. Shogan, Judge Randolph D. Moss, and Gary Vaynerchuk (front row, center) in the National Archives Building Rotunda. (National Archives photo by Susana Raab) By Kristen Albrittain | National...
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By Mary C. Ryan | National Archives News WASHINGTON, September 16, 2024 — The National Archives hosted the leaders of five major English-speaking national archives and national libraries on September 11 and 12, 2024. The delegation included Leslie Weir, Librarian and Archivist of Canada;...
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By Angela Tudico | National Archives News WASHINGTON, September 17, 2024 — Thousands of new Americans have taken their oaths of citizenship, swearing allegiance to the United States at Presidential Libraries nationwide for years. This Citizenship and Constitution Day, we celebrate the...