The National Archives painted a dire picture for the future of America’s historical records, according to documents FOIA Files obtained. The agency, which sparked one of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal investigations against President-elect Donald Trump,
National Archives needs volunteers who can read cursive.
The National Archives poured cold water Friday on President Biden’s declaration that the Equal Rights Amendment is now part of the Constitution, saying courts and Mr. Biden’s own Justice Department have rejected that notion.
The Equal Rights Amendment, which would prohibit discrimination based on gender, was sent to the states for ratification in 1972. Congress set a deadline of 1979 for three-quarters of state legislatures to ratify the amendment, then extended it to 1982.
WASHINGTON, DC — The National Archives is looking for volunteers to help transcribe historic documents ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary. The archive has documents dating back to the Revolutionary War that are written in cursive and need to be transcribed.
The priceless pages at D.C.’s National Archives tell the story of America’s birth. But did you know that inside the building itself, there’s another even more ancient story hidden in the walls and the floorboards?
If you can read cursive, the National Archives would like a word. Or a few million. More than 200 years worth of U.S. documents need transcribing (or at least classifying) and the vast majority ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Activists expect President Joe Biden to announce Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the U.S. Constitution, inserting himself into a long-running legal battle over gender equality.
Robert George, the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, argued that the statement was a 'stunt' that carried no legal force.
President Biden’s declaration that the Equal Rights Amendment is the law of the land creates a constitutional quandary.
The archivist and deputy archivist of the United States said in December that it cannot codify the 1970s Equal Rights Amendment because the deadline for ratification passed without enough votes.
The National Park Service is looking to add more of Downtown Tupelo to the National Register of Historic Places, including a handful of buildings in the area south of North of Mill Village. The city has been in contact with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History,