Before the National Archives was created in 1934, individual government agencies were in charge of maintaining their own records. Some took great care of the materials, but many did not. Congress established the National Archives in 1934 to centralize federal record keeping, with the Archivist of the United States as its chief administrator.
Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever. - Read more

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum is part of the presidential libraries system administered by the National Archives and Records Administration. - Read more

Founded in 1936, the Society of American Archivists is North America's oldest and largest national archival professional association. SAA's mission is to serve the educational and informational needs of more than 5,000 individual and institutional members and to provide leadership to ensure the identification, preservation, and use of records of historical value. - Read more

Welcome to another service of the Society of Southwest Archivists. Here you will find information about continuing education and professional development in the Southwest. We hope our website will be a useful resource for informing our members and the international archival community of news and issues of concern to s everywhere. - Read more