United States. National Archives and Records Administration

Variant names
Dates:
Establishment 1985-04-01
1985-04-01

History notes:

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. It is also tasked with increasing public access to those documents which make up the National Archive. NARA is officially responsible for maintaining and publishing the legally authentic and authoritative copies of acts of Congress, presidential directives, and federal regulations. NARA also transmits votes of the Electoral College to Congress. The National Archives, and its publicly exhibited Charters of Freedom which include the original United States Declaration of Independence, United States Constitution, United States Bill of Rights, and many other historical documents, is headquartered in the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. The National Archives and Records Administration, also known as NARA, is an independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records and with increasing public access to those documents, which comprise the National Archives. NARA is officially responsible for maintaining and publishing the legally authentic and authoritative copies of acts of Congress, presidential proclamations and executive orders, and federal regulations. The NARA also transmits votes of the Electoral College to Congress.

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Subjects:

  • Archives
  • Armed Forces
  • Military history
  • Indians of North America
  • Indians of North America
  • Military pensions
  • Ocean travel
  • Postal service
  • Postal service
  • Records management
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Indians of North America
  • Postal service

Occupations:

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Places:

  • Nigeria Constitution (as recorded)
  • Georgia (as recorded)
  • Georgia (as recorded)
  • Georgia (as recorded)
  • Georgia (as recorded)
  • National Archives and Records Administration (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • California (as recorded)
  • Nigeria Politics and government (as recorded)
  • East Florida (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • Savannah (Ga.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Georgia (as recorded)
  • Georgia (as recorded)
  • Georgia (as recorded)

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University of Virginia Library
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