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Firefighters working on the fire at the southeast corner of Building 100 of the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri. July 13, 1973. NAID 293518048
By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News
WASHINGTON, July 10, 2023 — Fifty years ago this week, a fire...
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By Angela Tudico | National Archives News WASHINGTON, June 30, 2023 — Dr. Randa Tawil, one of two 2022 Cokie Roberts Women’s History Fellows, spent November 2022 here at the National Archives, researching Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) case files to explore the correlation between...
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By Victoria Macchi and Kristin Phillips | National Archives News Enlarge Goats graze on the hilly perimeter of the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA, as part of a fire mitigation plan. Photo by National Archives/Randle Swan. WASHINGTON, DC, June 14, 2023 — Hundreds of high-achieving...
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In 1973, a fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, MO, destroyed millions of military personnel records. To mark the 50th anniversary, the National Archives created the most comprehensive online collection to date of records, photos from the scene, and academic and...
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On June 19, 1865, U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, which informed the people of Texas that all enslaved people were now free. This day has come to be known as Juneteenth, a combination of June and 19th. It is is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of...
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By Victoria Macchi | National Archives News WASHINGTON, June 30, 2023 — Dr. Colleen Shogan began her tenure as the 11th Archivist of the United States last month, launching what she intends to be a tenure focused on improving access to and expanding the reach of the National Archives and Records...
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By Angela Tudico | National Archives News WASHINGTON, May 16, 2023 — Lois Leveen, one of two inaugural Cokie Roberts Women’s History Fellows, spent spring 2022 at the National Archives at Washington, DC, researching the history behind the woman known as Mary Bowser, a formerly enslaved Black woman...
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With 44 events, some of them dating back to the original Olympic Games in Ancient Greece, track and field is really several sports in one. From the highest jumps to some of the fastest world records, track and field has it all. You can learn about the impact of sports in the exhibit All...
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Enlarge Entertainer, Veteran, and Activist Internationally acclaimed singer and actor Harry Belafonte died on April 25, 2023. He appears in the records of the National Archives throughout his career, notably for his Civil Rights activism. Above, Belafonte speaks with an unidentified...
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The stakes are often high in gymnastics, whether going for the perfect 10.0 in front of an Olympic crowd or attempting to stay balanced on a beam four inches wide and 4.1 feet off the ground in a local gym. From the "Fierce Five" to tumbling in zero gravity, Gymnastics-related records can...