Papers signed by famous figures can fetch thousands and even millions of dollars. But who decides where they belong and what ...

Some things are irreplaceable. Sentimental stuff, sure, but we’re talking more about things like famous works of art and historic artifacts that shed light on the goings-on of pivotal people that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The National Archives is launching a traveling exhibition of America’s most important historic documents to celebrate the nation’s ...

HONORABLE GENTLEMEN, IT’S NOT POSSIBLE TO FORESEE THE CONSEQUENCES OF HUMAN ACTION YET IS NEVERTHELESS A DUTY WE OWE OURSELVES. THE WORDS OF AMERICA’S FOUNDING FATHERS CAREFULLY PRESERVED THROUGHOUT ...

A decade ago, an employee stole 25 priceless documents from the Netherlands’ National Archives in the Hague. The trove included 16th-century records of clandestine government affairs, a 15th-century ...

Chuck and Ann Bailey sit in front of the set-up they’ve been using to digitize historic records in the genealogy library at the Johnson County Museum of History. The Baileys, who live in Nineveh, have ...

Jan. 7 − To the Editor: Earlier in 2023, the City Council established a Blue Ribbon Task Force to study the establishment of a private/public partnership to properly archive historical documents ...

When the City of Kirkland published a document last week about the Native American history of that part of King County, one local historian wasn’t very happy. For even those who pay scant attention, ...

It was a Sunday in November 75 years ago. It was a cloudy, and cold day on Nov. 9, 1947. World War II had ended two years before, and some of the nation’s leaders were afraid the American population ...

The National Archives is launching a traveling exhibition of America’s most important historic documents to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary. Originals—including an engraving of the ...