Press Release · Thursday, January 21, 2021
Washington, DC
With generous support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the National Archives will offer new grants aimed at expanding cultural diversity in American history. The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) will manage the new grants program, funded at $2.35 million, for digital historical records projects.
“Thanks to our continued partnership with The Mellon Foundation, we will be able to share and amplify the voices of previously marginalized groups,” said Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero. “These are important voices in American history and deserve to be heard. This has been an extraordinary time of dialogue and debate on the complicated issues of representation, opportunity, race, and rights. While there have been historic strides on many fronts, projects like this NHPRC/Mellon grant program will help as we continue to strive for a more perfect union.
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Fulbright Program Partners with National Archives on New Heritage Science Fellowship
The U.S. Department of State, the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, and the National Archives and Records Administration today formalized a new partnership to establish the first-ever Fulbright-National Archives Heritage Science Fellowship.
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Marie Royce, Chair of the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Paul Winfree, and Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero signed a memorandum of understanding that will support archival science education, conservation, and research. Heritage science is an interdisciplinary field that includes conservation, preservation, cultural heritage, archaeological science, and heritage management.
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Press Release · Thursday, January 7, 2021
Washington, DC
Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero today responded to the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, that took place as Congress took up the presidential election certification process. He stated that the National Archives is taking appropriate measures to protect its employees and property, including the Charters of Freedom – the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights – and shared this statement with National Archives staff:
Yesterday I stood at my office window overlooking Pennsylvania Avenue and watched the angry mob make its way from the Ellipse rally to Capitol Hill. Waving Confederate flags and Trump 2020 campaign banners, chanting “Stop the Steal,” “Four More Years,” and “USA, USA, USA,” these fellow Americans were on their way to disrupt a sacred ceremonial rite of transition in which the National Archives plays an important role. Having watched an
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House Oversight Committee chair Rep. Carolyn Maloney expressed grave concerns Monday that the outgoing Trump administration may be disposing of presidential records in violation of federal law.
Maloney, D-N.Y., voiced her concerns in a letter to Archivist of the United States David Ferriero. She referenced the Presidential Records Act and the requirements the post-Watergate statute imposes on President Donald Trump and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), which Ferriero heads.
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The law says that the president can t get rid of presidential records, including memos, emails, and notes, without first getting the views, in writing, of the Archivist concerning the proposed disposal. The archivist must request the advice of several congressional committees incl