National Archives and Records

What We Saw

• The Declaration of Independence
• The Bill of Rights
• The Constitution of the U.S.
• The Emancipation Proclomation
• The Articles of Confederation
• and many others!

fun facts

• The National Archives has been open in the same location for over 75 years
• The Archives was created in 1934, and opened in 1935. The National Archives houses records dating back as far as 1775
• The National Archives include over 3 billion documents.