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National Archives Records & Documents Available
These digital images of records preserved in the National Archives represent a growing collection of millions of historic documents now becoming available online for the first time. Read the official press release.
View free images from the different NARA collections
National Archives Titles include
- Papers of the Continental Congress
The correspondence, journals, committee reports, and records of the Continental Congress (1774-1789).
- Constitutional Convention Records
Journals of proceedings, early drafts, and other papers relating to the formation of the US Constitution.
- Mathew B. Brady Photo Collection
Brady led a team of photographers who captured thousands of the most memorable images of the Civil War.
- Southern Claims Commission
In the 1870s, southerners claimed compensation from the U.S. government for items used by the Union Army, ranging from corn and horses, to trees and church buildings.
- Civil War Pension Index
Index to pension applications for service in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917, grouped according to the units in which the veterans served.
- FBI Case Files 1908-1922
The Bureau of Investigation investigated real and perceived threats to the nation and its citizens before it became the FBI.
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