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Britain's National Archives finds copy of Declaration of Independence in captured U.S. ship's papers

Michael Scurr has been volunteering at Britain's National Archives for the last 11 years, spending his Thursday mornings painstakingly cataloging documents for the benefit of futur...

Feds Plan Closure of National Archives Site In Bay Area, Alarming Historians and Genealogists

A repository of a significant piece of California history in San Bruno is set to be shuttered by the federal government, and it causing alarm for historians and researchers who won...

America 250: National Archives Bringing Founding Documents to Cities Nationwide

National Archives at Seattle to move facilities within city

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Archives at Seattle will begin moving some records out of its Sand Point center this year as the agency inches toward erecting a new facility within...

Guidance: Records transferred from the The Ministry of Defence to The National Archives

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently in the process of transferring circa 9.3 million Service records to The National Archives.

Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured US ship

LONDON (AP) — Michael Scurr has been volunteering at Britain’s National Archives for the last 11 years, spending his Thursday mornings painstakingly cataloging documents for the be...

Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured U.S. privateer ship

The document is one of only 11 known copies of the Exeter printing, made just days after the original was signed in 1776.

America 250: National Archives bringing founding documents to cities nationwide

(The Center Square) – Multiple events are being held in the nation’s capital on July 4 celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States. Not everyone will be able to travel t...

"Vanishingly rare" copy of Declaration of Independence found in U.K.

A volunteer at the National Archives in London found the document among other papers seized from an American ship in 1776.

Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured US ship

Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured US ship

Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured US ship

Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured US ship

Why You Shouldn’t Miss the National Archives in the Marais

A splendid mansion with a garden in the Marais district, the Archives Nationales houses a collection of important national documents.

State Archives releases thousands of documents for Entebbe rescue's 50th anniversary

Alongside previously released materials, the State Archives is publishing in full the files related to the Entebbe operation, some of which had already been partially disclosed.

National Archives takes Census 1926 on tour across Ireland

"The Story of Us! exhibition will visit 10 local authority venues and the National Ploughing Championships over the coming months.

Retired insurance executive uncovers rare Declaration of Independence in UK National Archives

The volunteer archivist's find after 11 years cataloguing historical papers opens three distinct windows into how London's insurance market values, indemnifies and historically und...

Retired insurance executive uncovers rare Declaration of Independence in UK National Archives

The volunteer archivist's find after 11 years cataloguing historical papers opens three distinct windows into how London's insurance market values, indemnifies and historically und...

America 250 Exhibit Brings Revolutionary and Civil War Histories to Life

The documents were carefully selected by the National Archives’ Office of Presidential Libraries in collaboration with nonprofit Presidential Foundations. The post America 250 Exhi...

Rare Copy of the Declaration of Independence Is Discovered in London

A volunteer cataloging naval letters came across a copy of the document, printed 250 years ago in New Hampshire. “It was a thrilling find,” he said.

Rare 1776 Declaration of Independence Discovered by National Archives in UK–One of Only 11 Known to Survive

A rare 1776 printing of the US Declaration of Independence — one of just 11 known to survive and the only copy outside the United States — has been discovered by a volunteer sortin...

A rare look inside America’s archives: LBJ Library displays 250th anniversary exhibit

To celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary, you have a rare chance to see American history told through the papers that built it at Austin's Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library...

Louisiana Purchase and other historic documents now on display at Kansas museum

The "Opening the Vault" exhibit features records that are rarely taken out of the National Archives, including the Louisiana Purchase and the original design for the nation's seal.

Rare Copy of 'Declaration' Doc, Discovered by Accident in the U.K., Was Seized 250 Years Ago

‘Vanishingly rare’ copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK archives

One of 11 surviving copies of ‘Exeter printing’ and only one known outside US was taken from American privateer shipFor Michael Scurr, a volunteer at the National Archives in Kew,...

Inside an exhibit that gathers all the released Epstein files to date

A new curated reading room includes a printed copy of every single document released by the Department of Justice as part of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.