Act of June 19, 1934 ("National Archives Act"), Public Law 73-432, 48 STAT 1122, "to create a National Archives of the United States Government and for other purposes."
- 6/19/1934
Description
Signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 19, 1934, this act established the National Archives to centralize federal record keeping, with the Archivist of the United States as its chief administrator.
This primary source comes from the General Records of the United States Government.
National Archives Identifier: 299840
Full Citation: Act of June 19, 1934 (‘National Archives Act’), Public Law 73-432, 48 STAT 1122, ‘to create a National Archives of the United States Government and for other purposes.’; 6/19/1934; General Records of the United States Government, Record Group 11. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/act-of-june-19-1934-national-archives-act-public-law-73432-48-stat-1122-to-create-a-national-archives-of-the-united-states-government-and-for-other-purposes/, March 1, 2026]
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