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Subject

English Language Arts (2005)

Author

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Description

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent Federal agency that oversees the management of all Federal records. NARA's 34 facilities hold about 2.9 million cubic feet of original textual materials—that's more than 8 billion pieces of paper from the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Federal Government. The National Archives multimedia collections include more than 93,000 motion picture films; more than 5 million maps, charts, and architectural drawings; more than 207,000 sound and video recordings; 18 million aerial photographs; nearly 35 million still pictures and posters; and electronic records comprising about 4 billion logical data records.

NARA also maintains the Presidential records, personal papers, audiovisual collections, and gifts and artifacts of former Presidents from Herbert Hoover to Bill Clinton at 13 Presidential libraries, projects, and museums.

The records can be searched by using the Archival Research Catalog. It is the online catalog of NARA's nationwide holdings in the Washington, DC area, Regional Archives and Presidential Libraries.

Website(s)

The National Archives and Records Administration
NARA Archival Research Catalog

Related Academic Standards

New York State

RH.9-10.7 Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g., charts, research data) with qualitative analysis in print or digital text.

RH.11-12.7 Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem.

WST.9-10.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.

WST.11-12.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.

MST2.I.IS.1.3 Students systematically obtain accurate and relevant information pertaining to a particular topic from a range of sources, including local and national media, libraries, museums, governmental agencies, industries, and individuals.

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