National Archives and Records Administration

United States government agency

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an agency of the United States government. They are responsible for preserving and documenting government and historical records. It is also in charge of making it easier for people to see those documents which make up the National Archive.[6] NARA is officially responsible for maintaining and publishing the original copies of acts of Congress, presidential directives, and federal regulations. NARA also informs of votes of the Electoral College to Congress.[7]

National Archives and Records Administration
NARA
Seal
National Archives logo
Agency overview
FormedJune 19, 1934; 90 years ago (1934-06-19)
(Independent Agency April 1, 1985)[1]
Preceding agency
  • National Archives and Records Service (GSA)
TypeIndependent
JurisdictionU.S. Federal Government
HeadquartersNational Archives Building
700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Employees3,112 (2014)[2]
Annual budget$391 million (FY 2012)[3]
Agency executives
Child agency
Websitewww.archives.gov

References

change
  1. "Archival Milestones". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
  2. "U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Fiscal Year 2014–2018 Strategic Plan" (PDF). National Archives. March 2014. p. 18. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  3. Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request
  4. "David Ferriero Confirmed by U.S. Senate as 10th Archivist of the United States" (Press release). National Archives and Records Administration. November 6, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
  5. "Meet our Senior Staff". archives.gov. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  6. Mengel, David (May 2007). "Access to United States Government Records at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration" (PDF). Society of American Archivists. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  7. "Elections and the Electoral College". National Archives. 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2019-04-22.

Other websites

change
 
 
Search Wikimedia Commons
   Wikimedia Commons has media  related to (category):