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National Archives Cancels Tours Due To Budget Cuts

The National Archives is canceling reservations for late afternoon and evening tours due to automatic federal budget cuts taking effect.

2013/03/15

National Archives Reduces Hours Due To Budget Cuts

The National Archives is reducing its public operating hours at two facilities in the Washington area due to automatic federal budget cuts taking effect.

2013/03/13

National Archives Discusses Stolen Documents Case

When investigators seeking stolen historical documents entered the Manhattan apartment of a memorabilia collector in 2011, they had just a few boxes to collect evidence. Inside, they were stunned to find rooms crammed with thousands of pilfered documents, including some signed by Benjamin Franklin, Isaac Newton and Charles Dickens.

2013/03/07

Library Of Congress Has Plan For Saving Recordings

The Library of Congress is embarking on an extensive plan that will serve as a blueprint for preserving the nation’s history in recorded sound.

2013/02/13

National Archives To Recall Nixon’s NASA Years

The National Archives is displaying rarely seen documents and items showing milestones in manned spaceflight from President Richard Nixon’s administration.

2013/01/07

Agencies Want Help Recording Historic Weather Data

The National Archives is partnering with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to recruit citizen scientists to help transcribe weather data from historic ship logs.

2012/10/24

Archives To Recount JFK’s Cuban Missile Crisis

Fifty years after the Cuban missile crisis, the National Archives in Washington has pulled together documents and secret White House recordings to show the public how President John F. Kennedy deliberated to avert nuclear war.

2012/10/10

National Archives To Show Constitution’s Fifth Page

The National Archives says it plans to display the so-called “fifth page” of the U.S. Constitution for the first time to celebrate the document’s 225th anniversary next week.

2012/09/13

Archives Employee Admits To Copyright Infringement

Federal prosecutors say a man who made and sold unauthorized copies of DVD movies and CD music in his office at the National Archives has pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement.

2012/03/02

National Archives Shows Benjamin Franklin’s Papers

Documents from the National Archives are going on view to explore the life of Benjamin Franklin as a scientist, diplomat, philanthropist and founding father.

2012/02/10

U.S. Archives Unveils Magna Carta After Repairs

A 715-year old copy of Magna Carta will soon return to public view at the National Archives after a conservation effort removed old patches and repaired weak spots in the English declaration of human rights that inspired the United States’ founding documents.

2012/02/02

Md. Man Accused Of Theft From National Archives

A former employee of the agency that safeguards the nation’s records including the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution has been charged with stealing from the agency over a 10-year period.

2011/09/29

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