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  • National Archives Film Footage Fuels Apollo 11 Film

    By Kerri Lawrence and Sarah Garner  |  National Archives News WASHINGTON, March 8, 2019 — Crafted from previously unseen 70mm film footage and more than 11,000 hours of uncatalogued audio recordings, a new documentary transports moviegoers to the heart of NASA’s most celebrated mission—...

  • First African American Congresswoman Featured at National Archives

    By Kerri Lawrence  | National Archives News WASHINGTON, February 8, 2019 — The life and contributions of Shirley Chisholm—the first African American woman elected to Congress—will be celebrated this month at the National Archives and Records Administration. A new “Featured Document” display at...

  • Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Welcomes New American Citizens

    by Kerri Lawrence | National Archives News WASHINGTON, December 17, 2018 — “What is the difference between a bookkeeper in New York City’s garment district and a Supreme Court Justice?” The Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, asked a group...

  • Miss Saigon Cast Tours “Remembering Vietnam” Exhibit at National Archives

    by Kerri Lawrence | National Archives News WASHINGTON, December 13, 2018 – For some cast and crew members of the Broadway hit musical Miss Saigon, their recent visit to the National Archives exhibit “Remembering Vietnam” transformed the way they share and perform their story on stage. The troupe...

  • Records Reveal Women’s Equal Rights Struggles

    By Kerri Lawrence  |  National Archives News WASHINGTON, December 7, 2018 —  National Archives records help tell the story of American women’s fight to gain the right to vote and become full citizens, Deputy Archivist of the United States Debra Steidel Wall said during a panel discussion last...

  • National Archives Awards Grant to Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

    By Kerri Lawrence  |  National Archives News WASHINGTON, December 6, 2018 — The National Archives grants program, carried out through the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), awarded $325,152 to support a project for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (SRST), in cooperation...

  • National Archives Mourns Passing of President George H. W. Bush

    By James Worsham and Miriam Kleiman | National Archives News Enlarge   President George H.W. Bush (National Archives Identifier 6440299) View in National Archives Catalog WASHINGTON, December 3, 2018 — The National Archives and Records Administration will take part in a national day...

  • Canadian Library and Archives Officials Discuss Indigenous Initiatives

    By Michael Davis | National Archives News WASHINGTON, November 29, 2018 — Senior officials from Library and Archives Canada (LAC) presented several initiatives taken by that nation to preserve records related to their indigenous peoples during a panel discussion at the National Archives and...

  • Efforts Begin to Digitize 377 Native Treaties

    By Kerri Lawrence  |  National Archives News WASHINGTON, November 21, 2018 —  The National Archives and Records Administration has begun an effort to conserve and digitize 377 native treaties for inclusion in the agency’s online catalog. The project will add the treaties and...

  • New York City Archives Exhibits Native Nations Treaties

    By Kerri Lawrence  |  National Archives News WASHINGTON, November 16, 2018 — The National Archives at New York City recently unveiled a new semi-permanent exhibit, “Be it Remembered: Treaties with Native Nations,” transforming the lower level lobby of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom...
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