ARCHIVES

The approach to the Archives Building is pictured. Bronze doors swing open to reveal the Exhibition Hall. Valuable records are shown in the Search Room being reconditioned and treated for permanent filing; in the photostat room being copied on durable paper for public handling; and in the storage vaults where historical records are preserved on films and recordings. Close-ups of the Ratification of the Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation and the Bill of Rights emphasize the fact that the Archives Building is a living memorial to the men who made and preserved our democracy.