The National Archives Catalog contains nearly 190 million pages of digitized historical records, with newly digitized records and descriptions added every week!
With all this data available, how do you know what recently digitized records have been added to the Catalog? To stay current on the most recently added records, we are excited to introduce the What’s New in the National Archives Catalog page. Each month, we update this page to help you quickly see at a glance the most recent data imported into the Catalog.
These newly imported records come from various National Archives locations and custodial units. They may include new digital objects or new record descriptions, as well as groups of descriptions with associated digital objects. The digital objects originate from multiple sources, including records systematically scanned by National Archives, project data scanned by third parties, and ad hoc materials scanned by citizen archivists, researchers, and staff.
As part of our Strategic Goals, the National Archives has big plans to digitize half a billion pages of records and make them available in the Catalog in the next few years. As we work towards this goal, we are always looking for ways to better help you find what you’re looking for.
Experienced assembly line workers contribute to the production of A-20 attack bombers in the Douglas Aircraft plant at Long Beach, Calif., ca. 10/1942 National Archives Identifier 196397
We hope this page is helpful, and we’d love to hear what you think! Let us know if there are other features you would like to see. Bookmark the What’s New in the National Archives Catalog page and check back each month to see what’s new!
Looking for a more visual way to browse the Catalog? Be sure to check out our online Finding Aids to see the latest digitized records available in the Catalog. Try our Record Group Explorer, Presidential Library Explorer, and Donated Collections Explorer. These next generation finding aids allow you to browse NARA’s holdings, and quickly get a sense of the scale and organization of records and explore what is available online in our Catalog.
You can also search and explore more than 18,000 digitized historical photographs from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) records with the Bureau of Indian Affairs Photographs Finding Aid. This dynamic web-based finding aid provides digital access to a rich collection of archived photographs of Native American communities, discoverable by Tribal Nation, topic, or state.
Help us transcribe a newly available series from the What's New in the Catalog records: Franklin D. Roosevelt's Message Files. In this mission you can transcribe messages sent or received by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and by his immediate family and advisors. These messages record the actions taken personally by President Roosevelt and his staff on the major diplomatic and military questions of World War II. Every word you transcribe helps to make these records more searchable and accessible online. Get started transcribing!
