10/15/2026
As we embrace October, we’re celebrating American Archives Month!
The George H.W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum is proud to be a part of the National Archives & Records Administration.
The National Archives (NARA) was established by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1934. NARA holds approximately 13.5 billion pages of textual records; 10 million maps, charts, and architectural and engineering drawings; 40 million still photographs, digital images, filmstrips, and graphics; 40 million aerial photographs; more than 448 million feet of motion picture film; 992,000 video and sound recordings; and 837 terabytes of electronic data in trust for the American people.
With locations across 17 states and the District of Columbia as well as 16 presidential libraries, the National Archives works with the mission to “...preserve, protect, and share the historical records of the United States to promote public inquiry and strengthen democratic participation.”
To learn more about the National Archives, visit the “About the National Archives” site linked in our bio!
Happy discovering!
Photo: National Archives Rotunda in Washington D.C., with the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution on display
January 1961 | ID: 348341944