National Archives and Records Administration

United States government agency
Organization independent_agency_of_the_united_states_government Q518155
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Summary

National Archives and Records Administration is an independent agency of the United States government[1]. It draws 2,894 Wikipedia views per month (independent agency of the united states government category, ranking #9 of 59).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Digital Library Federation[3], Association of Research Libraries[4], International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions[5], Coalition for Networked Information[6], National Digital Stewardship Alliance[7], Association of Public Data Users[8]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Washington, D.C.[9]
  • Country: United States[10]
  • Instance of: national archives[11]
  • Main regulatory text: United States Code[12]
  • Founder: Franklin Delano Roosevelt[13]
  • Headquarters location: Washington, D.C.[14]
  • Child organization or unit: Office of the Federal Register[15], John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum[16], National Archives at College Park[17], National Archives Office of Inspector General[18], National Archives at Philadelphia[19], Washington National Records Center[20], National Archives Museum[21], National Archives at Atlanta[22], National Archives at Anchorage[23], National Archives at Seattle[24], National Personnel Records Center[25], Office of Government Information Services[26], National Archives at Riverside[27], Information Security Oversight Office[28]
  • Commons category: National Archives and Records Administration[29]
  • Chairperson: Debra Steidel Wall[30]
  • Website account on: Foursquare City Guide[31], Historypin[32]
  • Inception: June 19, 1934[33]
  • Parent organization or unit: Federal Government of the United States[34]
  • Official website: https://www.archives.gov/[35], https://www.archives.gov/espanol[36], https://www.nara.gov/[37]
  • Topic's main category: Category:National Archives and Records Administration[38]
  • Commons gallery: National Archives and Records Administration[39]
  • Described at URL: https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-archives-and-records-administration[40]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: United States[41]
  • Phone number: +1-866-272-6272[42]
  • Described by source: Open GLAM Survey[43]
  • Official name: National Archives and Records Administration[44]
  • Official blog URL: https://narations.blogs.archives.gov/[45]
  • Commons Institution page: National Archives and Records Administration[46]
  • Main Wikidata property: P1225[47]

Why It Matters

National Archives and Records Administration has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . GRID. Retrieved . grid.ac. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . archives.gov. Retrieved . archives.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Libraries.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Research Organisation Registry. Retrieved . archives.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Federal Register. Retrieved . archives.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . archives.gov. Retrieved . archives.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . archives.gov. Retrieved . archives.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [26] ↑ . Federal Register. Retrieved . federalregister.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [28] ↑ . Federal Register. Retrieved . federalregister.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . clir.org. clir.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [4] ↑ . Libraries.org. Retrieved . old.arl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . archives.gov. Retrieved . archives.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . archives.gov. Retrieved . archives.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . archives.gov. Retrieved . archives.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . USA.gov. Retrieved . usa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . archives.gov. Retrieved . archives.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . USA.gov. Retrieved . usa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . Open GLAM Survey, version of 31 October 2019. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . Dictionary of Archives Terminology. wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . archives.gov. archives.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Sadads · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 7w ago · ForeverFlying · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 66418953
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  3. 24w ago · Mondo · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Website account on → Foursquare City Guide, Historypin
    Child organization or unit → Office of the Federal Register, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives at College Park +12
    Owner of → John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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