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Introduction
The National Archives provides public access to the original documents that set up the American government as a democracy in 1774. Visit the National Archives in Washington, DC and you will have the opportunity to view the United States Government's Charters of Freedom, the U. S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence. The records of the nation's civil, military and diplomatic activities are also held by the National Archives. It is filled with most documents relating to our country. This is the National Archives experience.
http://www.archives.gov/preservation/professionals/quick-facts.html
http://dc.about.com/cs/museums/a/NationalArchive.htm
http://www.digitalvaults.org/
History and Facts
Each branch and
agency of the U.S. was responsible for maintaining its own
documents, many documents were lost or destroyed. Congress
established the National Archives in 1934. In
November 1935 most of the National Archives exterior work was complete. Earlier estimates about the need for space was
too low. By the late 1960s, the building reached its storage
capacity of 900,000 feet and the agency began renting large
amounts of
storage. The National Archives was incorporated into the General Services Administrations,
but in 1985 it was made into the NARA (National Archives and
Records Administration). In 1993 the second National
Archives building in College Park, Maryland, added 1.8 million feet to
the National Archives.
The National Archives Building in Washington, DC was renovated in 2003 to create
a better presentation, called the National Archives
Experience, which takes you on a journey through time and highlights American
struggles and triumphs.
The National Archives Experience includes:
The National Archives Experience includes:
- Charters of Freedom - the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and
the Bill of Rights in the National Archives Rotunda are the centerpiece of the
National Archives Experience.
- Public Vaults - this creates the feeling of going into
the stacks and vaults of the National Archives. The interactive experiences of
the vaults draw their themes from the Preamble to the Constitution.
- William G. McGowan Theater - the 290 seat theater uses state of the art
technology to present a film illustrating the relationship of records
and democracy through the lives of real people. The McGowan Theater also serves
as a theater for documentary films.
-
Special Exhibition Gallery - devoted to document exhibits on historic topics and traveling exhibits from Presidential Libraries and other sources.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9ovu0a6pL8
pictures
Bibliography
Cooper, Rachel. National Archives. http://dc.about.com/cs/museums/a/NationalArchive.htm. 2004.
Johnson,Brad. Digital Vaults. http://www.digitalvaults.org/. 2011.
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