Here will be preserved all . . . the records that bind State to
State and the hearts of all our people in an indissoluble union.
--President Herbert Hoover, upon laying the cornerstone
of the National Archives Building, February 20, 1933
Original documents are the raw stuff of history. They are physical links to the past. The original documents of the United States government--those that have been identified as having permanent value--are preserved and made available to the public by the National Archives. This online exhibit is based on the "American Originals" series of exhibitions that appeared in the Rotunda from 1995-2001. American Originals presents a selection of some of the most significant and compelling documents from the National Archives holdings.
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National Archives and Records Administration