National Archives Celebrates Elimination of Pandemic-Related Veterans Records Request Backlog
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2024 – Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan joined staff at the National Personnel Records Center […]
National Archives Remembers America’s First Ladies
WASHINGTON, March 7, 2024 – First Ladies have always been prominent figures in the political and social life of the United
Historians Discuss Their Discovery of “Sussex Declaration”
Washington, July 10, 2017— There are only two known in the world—parchment manuscripts of the Declaration of Independence dating back
Hidden Treasure: Uncovering Panoramic Photographs of Alaska Territory
WASHINGTON, March 30, 2017 – As the National Archives and Records Administration commemorates the 150th anniversary of the purchase of
Hoover Film Footage Likely First White House Color Home Movies
An audio-visual archivist working at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library discovered that some of former First Lady Lou Hoover’s home
National Archives Digital Records Help Irish Author Write History Books
WASHINGTON, March 15, 2017 – The National Archives and Records Administration’s digitized records collection recently allowed an Irish author across
Correcting the Record on Dorothea Lange’s Japanese Internment Photos
WASHINGTON, February 16, 2017 – Dorothea Lange is widely considered one of the greatest documentary photographers of the 20th century.
History Fellow Examines Frances Perkins’s Immigration Policy
WASHINGTON, March 11, 2024 — Dr. Rebecca Brenner Graham’s time as a 2023 Cokie Roberts Women’s History Fellow took her
Shogan Discusses Civics as a Unifying Force With Education Secretary
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2024 – To mark the second annual celebration of National Civic Learning Week , Archivist of the United States Dr.
Power & Light: Russell Lee’s Coal Survey Exhibit To Open at National Archives on Saturday, March 16
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2024 – While Russell Lee may not be as well known as Dorothea Lange, Gordon Parks, Walker Evans,