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National Archives Foundation Announces Election of Four Members to Board of Directors

July 20, 2016

The National Archives Foundation, the nonprofit partner of the National Archives, is pleased to announce the election of four new members to its Board of Directors: Stephen Frye Gates, Fruzsina Harsanyi, Sharron Hunt, and David E. Weisman.

“We are so pleased to welcome these four outstanding new... Read more

National Archives Hosts National Conversation on Rights and Justice: LGBTQ Human & Civil Rights in Chicago

July 15, 2016

The National Archives kicked off the second in its “National Conversations” series today in Chicago, in partnership with Center on Halsted and the Chicago History Museum.

Held from spring 2016 to early 2017, the “National Conversation” series explores topics related to the continuing and often complicated... Read more

Media Advisory: Full Schedule for National Archives’ National Conversation on Rights and Justice: LGBTQ Human & Civil Rights in Chicago

July 11, 2016

WASHINGTON – A full schedule of events is now available for the second in a series of “National Conversations on Rights and Justice,” convened by the National Archives. The event will be held in Chicago beginning July 15, hosted in partnership with Center on Halsted and... Read more

Kid President at the National Archives!

June 30, 2016

Want to spend the night at the National Archives like Kid President? Learn more and register now!

“Hamilton’s” Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail & Ron Chernow to Receive National Archives Foundation Records of Achievement Award

June 15, 2016

The National Archives Foundation today announced that Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Ron Chernow, Tony-award winning film and theater director Thomas Kail, and Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, lyricist and performer Lin-Manuel Miranda will receive its 2016 Records of Achievement Award. The honor... Read more