An Act to Establish the National Archives and Records Administration
10/19/1984
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Signed by President Ronald Reagan on October 14, 1984, Public Law 98-497 established an independent National Archives and Records Administration on April 1, 1985. Although President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the National Archives as an independent agency in 1934, a 1950 law subsequently placed it under a newly created U.S. General Services Administration. The 1984 law restored the Archives’ independence.
This primary source comes from the General Records of the United States Government.
National Archives Identifier: 598392
Full Citation: An Act to Establish the National Archives and Records Administration; 10/19/1984; General Records of the United States Government, Record Group 11. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/an-act-to-establish-the-national-archives-and-records-administration, September 9, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.