The United States has been accumulating records since the first meeting of the Continental Congress in 1774. As the government grew, the paperwork it was creating grew too—exponentially. But until 1934 there was no national archives to consolidate the papers, so each government department, bureau, or office retained custody of its own records. Some official … Continue reading The First Guide to Federal Records
We continue of celebration of American Archives Month by looking at renowned archival theorist, T. R. Schellenberg. Today's post is from Alyssa Manfredi in the National Archives History Office. Theodore Roosevelt Schellenberg was born in 1903 in Kansas. An archivist, theoretician, scholar, and author, he was recognized as a pioneer of appraisal theory and approach, … Continue reading T. R. Schellenberg: Maker of a Modern, American Archives
