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The National Archives and Records Administration is the Federal agency called the collective memory of America. It preserves
our nation's history by managing all Federal records. Further, it seeks to ensure access to historic records which document
citizens' rights and our national experience.
National Archives--Resources For:
National Archives--Collections
Search for Microfilm Publications
Many of these collections are available on microfilm and can be ordered from the National Archives.
- Publications Search
- Basic search form which allows you to search for publications descriptions via keywords, microfilm IDs, record group number,
and/or NARA Viewing Location.
- Each description indicates all NARA locations which have copies of a publication in part or in full.
America's Historical Documents
Includes links to our most important historical documents such as:
- Declaration of Independence
- Bill of Rights
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Edison's Light Bulb Patent
Teaching With Documents: Lesson Plans
Contains reproducible copies of primary documents, teaching activities, and cross-curricular connections.
100 Milestone Documents This list of historic documents was compiled by the National Archives and chronicles United States history from 1776 to 1965.
Links to the full-text documents provided. Includes a wide range of titles and time periods, including:
- The Monroe Doctrine
- President Jackson's Message to Congress on Indian Removal
- Japanese Relocation Executive Order
- Tonkin-Gulf Resolution
- Voting Rights Act
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Presidential Libraries
NARA preserves and makes available the records and personal papers of all Presidents since Hoover. Although the Presidential
Libraries are built with private funds, NARA operates them and provides reference service for their holdings.
- Presidential Libraries
- Learn About Presidential Libraries
- Visit Presidential Libraries
- Research Presidential Materials
Charters of Freedom
These original documents of democracy are kept on permanent display in the Rotunda of the National Archives Building in Washington,
D.C.
Publications Issued by NARA
NARA and Electronic Records
Presently NARA is managing two large and growing projects involving different kinds of electronic records.
- Access to Archival Databases AAD
Online access to a selection of nearly 50 million historic electronic records created by more than 20 federal agencies on
a wide range of topics;
- Archival Research Catalog (ARC)
NARA's nationwide holdings in the Washington, DC area, Regional Archives and Presidential Libraries. ARC allows you to perform
a keyword, digitized image and location search. ARC's advanced functions also allow you to search by organization, person,
or topic.
- E-Pubs: NARA Electronic Publications
Bibliography of full-text electronic publications.
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