The Founding Documents. The Emancipation Proclamation. Thomas Edison’s lightbulb patent. NASA’s transcript of the first moon landing. Rosa Parks’s fingerprints. Your family’s census records. All of these and more are waiting to be discovered at the National Archives. 

These records reveal countless stories—our stories—that represent our nation’s greatest challenges, greatest lessons, greatest achievements, and our greatest potential. Your gift to the National Archives Foundation will help tell more of these stories to inform and inspire Americans worldwide.