Archives Reads — Lecture delivered by Prof. Jan Lucasson, Sr. National Archives of India. Reopening of Research facilities in the National Archives of India from 02 November The reconstitution of the Grants committee for two year i. Photo Gallery Video Gallery. Total Visitors: As Archivist, Mr.
Ferriero oversees the transfer to the National Archives of permanently valuable federal government records and makes them available for study. Previously, Mr. Ferriero served as the Andrew W. The ground-breaking on Saturday, September 5, , took place on the block embraced by Pennsylvania Avenue to the north and B Street which would later become Constitution Avenue to the south, with 9th and 7th street on either side.
At the ceremony, which was open to members of all government departments as well as the general public, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Ferry K. Heath turned a spadeful of earth to mark the occasion. One of the first issues builders confronted was how to protect the foundation from possible flooding from the Old Tiber Creek bed, which runs under the National Archives Building.
Contractors drove 8, piles into the unstable soil before constructing a huge concrete bowl as a foundation. On February 20, , departing President Herbert Hoover laid the cornerstone of the building in a ceremony. Hoover dedicated it in the name of the people of the United States and proclaimed, "This temple of our history will appropriately be one of the most beautiful buildings in America, an expression of the American soul.
It will be one of the most durable, an expression of the American character. In the cornerstone, Hoover placed several items, including a copy of the Declaration of Independence, a copy of the Constitution, an American flag, and copies of the Washington daily newspapers. Not only was the Archives building the most ornate structure on the Federal Triangle, but it also called for installation of specialized air-handling systems and filters, reinforced flooring, and thousands of feet of shelving to meet the building's archival storage requirements.
The building's exterior took more than four years to finish and required an array of workers ranging from sculptors and model makers to air-conditioning contractors and structural-steel workers.
On June 19, , President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed legislation creating the National Archives as an independent agency, and on November 5, , National Archives staff members moved into the uncompleted building. Most of the exterior work was complete, but stack areas had no shelving for incoming records.
Work also continued on the exhibition hall and other public spaces. Most significantly, earlier estimates about the need for future stack space proved insufficient. Almost as soon as Pope's original design was complete, a project to fill the Archives' interior courtyard began, doubling storage space from , square feet to more than , square feet. First Archivist R. In American artist Barry Faulkner was commissioned to paint two murals for exhibition hall—a space now known as the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom.
Originally painted in New York City, the murals were installed in This website uses cookies We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Set cookie preferences. Skip to Main Content.
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