Our "Nation's Recordkeeper"

No doubt, mostly everyone has heard of the Library of Congress, the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States and largest library in the world with millions of items in its vast collection. But what about the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)? NARA is a special library and brands itself as “the nation’s recordkeeper.” While the LOC’s collection consists primarily of books, recordings, photographs, and manuscripts, NARA’s collection captures documents and materials that were created during the conduct of government business and activities.

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