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Witness the Document that Set the Trail of Tears in Motion
The Indian Removal Act is on display at the National Archives through June 14
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Hear a 20-Year-Old John F. Kennedy Speak
Archivist have recently digitized a clip from a 1937 public speaking course, believed to be the oldest recording of the president
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British Parliament Ditches Parchment for Paper
But the debate between traditionalists and modernists isn’t over
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The Quest to Better Describe the Scent of Old Books
Describing a unique smell just got easier thanks to a pair of olfactory detectives
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A Second Doomsday Vault—This One to to Preserve Data—Is Opening in Svalbard
Known as the Arctic World Archive, it will store copies of books, archives and documents on special film
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Newly Discovered Color Movies Show Herbert Hoover’s Softer Side
From Hooverball to White House frolics, you’ve never seen the staid president quite like this
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Five Things You Didn’t Realize Were Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities
Since 1965, the agency has bestowed more than 63,000 humanities-related grants
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Celebrate Sunshine Week By Transcribing Once Top-Secret Documents
The National Archives wants you…to make documents more accessible to future generations
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Antonin Scalia’s Papers Find a Home at Harvard Law
The Supreme Court justice left behind a substantial legal and archival legacy
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Lou Reed’s Papers Have Found a Home
The vicious Velvet Underground frontman will live on at the New York Public Library
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#ColorOurCollections Is Back, Turning Your Favorite Cultural Institutions Into Coloring Books
In its second year, it’s more vibrant than ever
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Here’s What Happens in a “Comic Book” Drawn by Medieval Monks
Psychomachia pits vice against virtue in a battle for human souls
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New Mark Twain Fairy Tale Unearthed
The previously unknown—and unfinished—story was hiding in plain sight
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This Necklace Contains All of the World’s Languages
Because cultural preservation never goes out of fashion
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What Happens to President Obama’s Papers and Artifacts Once He Leaves Office?
From Cuban cigars to a 7,000-page torture report
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Over 12 Million Pages of CIA Documents Are Now Accessible Online
Coups, clairvoyants, invisible ink
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Bruce Springsteen Is Getting His Own Archive
A new center will celebrate the glory days of Boss and other American musical icons
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The World Finally Knows How Leaders Reacted to Margaret Thatcher’s Resignation
The Iron Lady glistens in newly released papers about her last years as Prime Minister
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Celebrate Christmas With the First Voice Ever Broadcast in Space
Eisenhower kicked off the space race with a goodwill wish
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New Yorkers’ Post-Election Post-its Will Be Preserved
Subway Therapy captured a city’s outpouring of emotion. Now, the notes New Yorkers left behind will be archived
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