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A: Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Foundation of the U.S. National Achives

6/19/1934

On June 19, 1934 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Archives Act, creating the National Archives as an independent agency (48 Stat. 1122), with the Archivist of the United States as its chief administrator, and also creating the National Historical Publications Commission (NHPC).

Previously each governmental department maintained its own records, resulting in considerable losses.

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