US National Archives Archival Recovery Program

02/04/2026

Congress has restored funding of appropriated activities. The National Archives Museum in Washington, DC, the National Archives at College Park, MD, and facilities nationwide, including Presidential Libraries, will open to the public as soon as possible. Please check archives.gov for updates.

02/02/2026

We’re sorry, but we will not be able to post updates to our social media channels during the government shutdown. All National Archives events– virtual or in person– are canceled until further notice. We will be unable to reply to messages or emails until the government reopens.

11/13/2025

Congress has restored funding of appropriated activities, and the National Archives has begun to restore normal operations. We are working to open to the public as soon as possible. Please check archives.gov for updates.

10/01/2025

We’re sorry, but we will not be able to post updates to our social media channels during the government shutdown. All National Archives events–virtual or in person–are canceled until further notice. We will be unable to reply to messages or emails until the government reopens.

08/18/2025

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2025/08/18/pearl-harbor-navy-attack-book-lost-archives-found/?utm_campaign=wp_the7&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F4437faf%2F68a305882727f036e388a6b0%2F596cd6baade4e24119d7d016%2F79%2F110%2F68a305882727f036e388a6b0

Stained, plucked from the trash, then lost for 50 years, the historic 1941-42 Pearl Harbor Navy Yard log book has been recovered by the National Archives.

07/14/2025

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/stolen-historic-documents-surface-in-attic-ten-years-after-an-employee-used-them-as-collateral-to-borrow-money-180986965/

The thief likely took the trove when he worked for the Dutch National Archives in 2015. Recently, someone found them in storage and contacted art detective Arthur Brand

06/30/2025

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/30/pioneering-project-releases-more-lost-irish-records-spanning-700-years

Newly restored material from vast archive destroyed in civil war takes in Anglo-Norman conquest and 1798 rebellion

06/09/2025

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g2y9xq58no

New technology at St Andrews University helps librarians detect when old books are bad for readers' health

01/27/2025

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/style/netherlands-drents-museum-heist-helmet/index.html

The 5th-century BC Helmet of Cotofenesti was among the valuable items taken during an overnight heist at Drents Museum in the Netherlands.

12/18/2024

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/new-mexico-man-sentenced-prison-stealing-montana-historical-society-documents-letters

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12/13/2024

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/arts/marshall-marcell-louisiana-art-museum.html

Dozens of artworks owned by Marshall Marcell have spent the past century with the Louisiana State Museum.

12/12/2024

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/11/style/hunt-nazi-looted-books-scli-intl/index.html

Nearly 80 years after World War II ended, the search for books looted by the N***s from some of the most respected Jewish libraries and institutions in Europe is not just alive but gathering pace.