Special Projects
Founding Documents
The original founding documents of the United States are held permanently by the National Archives. In 2001, a team of experts removed from display the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights to conserve and reseal them in new state-of-the-art encasements. Learn how the Founding Documents were made ready for the 21st century.
Videos
Expert Series: Preserving the Charters of Freedom
Preserving the Declaration of Independence
US Constitution – The "Fifth Page" (Transmittal Page)Articles
- A New Era Begins for the Charters of Freedom (2003) Prologue Vol. 35, No. 3
- Trajectory of Anoxic Encasements in Museum Use from the Anoxic Encasement Working Group (2022)