Records of Rights
Explore records of the National Archives documenting the ongoing struggle of Americans to define, attain, and protect their rights.
The Charters of Freedom
The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, & the Bill of Rights.Featured Exhibits
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1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
Documents about the earthquake aftermath, from our archives located in San Francisco.
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A New Deal for the Arts
A unique selection of artwork, documents, and photographs highlighting Depression era Federal arts projects
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A People at War
The contributions of Americans, both military and civilian, who served their country during World War II.
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Amending America
2016 marks the 225th anniversary of the Bill of Rights, one of our nation's early attempts to form "a more perfect union." In honor of this milestone, the National Archives encourages the nation to engage in thoughtful debate and discussion of how our ancestors sought to create a more just society and how we do so today.
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American Originals II
Documents from American history including George Washington's expense book, a Civil War telegram from Abraham Lincoln to General Grant, and John F. Kennedy speech notes from Berlin.
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American Originals: The Original Exhibit
Original documents are the most precious artifacts of our national and cultural history and they form the record of our nation, written in the hand of the people who shaped it. Some of America's most interesting and famous documents are presented here.
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American Originals: Traveling Exhibit
Records of famous, pivotal, ground-breaking, and even odd moments in our history
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Designs for Democracy
Explore more than 100 designs highlighting 200 years of Government drawings.
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Discovering the Civil War
For 150 years, researchers have been finding new insights in the records of the Civil War. They're not finished yet. You can join them in "Discovering the Civil War."
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Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage
Startling evidence of the once vibrant Jewish life in Iraq came to light in May 2003 — over 2,700 books and tens of thousands of documents were discovered in the flooded basement of the Iraqi intelligence headquarters by a US Army team.
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Eyewitness
Gripping eyewitness accounts—in the form of letters, diaries, audio and film recordings—chronicle dramatic moments in U.S. history.
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Ford and the U.S. Space Program
Artifacts, photographs and documents shown here tell fascinating stories about the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project program and the possibilities it created.
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Gerald & Betty Ford Historical Photographs
230 photographs from the Ford Library's White House Photographic Office Collection
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Israel's 50th Anniversary
Documents and educational activities relating to the creation of the State of Israel. From the Harry S. Truman Museum and Library.
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John H. White: Portrait of Black Chicago
View Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer John H. White's images of 1970s Chicago.
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Nixon and the U.S. Space Program
Artifacts, photographs and documents shown here tell fascinating stories about the Apollo program and the diplomatic possibilities it created.
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Panoramic Photography
Fascinating selections from our vast holdings of panoramic images
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Picturing the Century
20th century photographs and photographers
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Powers of Persuasion - Posters from World War II
Powerful wartime images that helped shape our national memories of the war
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President's Daily Diary
Fifty historically significant entries chronicling presidential activities from November 22, 1963 - January 20, 1969. From the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and Museum.
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Records of Rights
Explore records of the National Archives documenting the ongoing struggle of Americans to define, attain, and protect their rights.
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Remembering Vietnam
This exhibition presents both iconic and recently discovered National Archives records related to 12 critical episodes in the Vietnam War.
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Running for Office: Candidates, Campaigns, and the Cartoons of Clifford Berryman
Political cartoons from the first half of the 20th century provide relevant commentary and fascinating insight into the campaigns and elections of today.
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The Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments of the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights.
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The Charters of Freedom
The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, & the Bill of Rights.
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The Constitution
The work of many minds, the Constitution stands as a model of cooperative statesmanship and the art of compromise.
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The Deadly Virus
The influenza epidemic of 1918 swept the world, attacking one fifth of the world's population. Within months, it had killed more people than any other illness in recorded history. View the epidemic through records selected from the holdings of the National Archives regional archives.
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The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence set forth a list of grievances against the King in order to justify before the world the breaking of ties between the colonies and the mother country.
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The Herbert Hoover Galleries
Images and captions from the Permanent Galleries of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
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The National Archives at Atlanta
Documents and photos from the National Archives at Atlanta
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The National Archives: Documented Rights
The exhibit's selected documents, photographs, and original testimonies exemplify the range and depth of National Archives holdings chronicling the evolution of human and civil rights in the United States.
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The Special Relationship
Documents and photographs of Churchill and Roosevelt describing the emergence of the Anglo - American alliance. 1939 - 1945. From the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum.
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The Watergate Files
The Watergate exhibit at the Gerald R. Ford Museum immerses the visitor in one of the most critical constitutional crises in the nation's history.
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Tokens and Treasures: Gifts to Twelve Presidents
These gifts are unique records of each administration from Herbert Hoover through Bill Clinton.
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Treasures of Congress
Fascinating documents highlighting the history of the legislative branch
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What's Cooking, Uncle Sam? The Government's Effect on the American Diet
Explore the records that trace the ways that food has occupied the hearts and minds of Americans and their Government. From Revolutionary War rations to Cold War cultural exchanges, these documents and images reflect many of our current concerns about food safety and nutrition.
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When Nixon Met Elvis
The behind-the-scenes story of the famous 1970 meeting as told through original letters, memorandums, and photographs. From the Nixon Presidential Library