"National Archives opens new facility in St. Louis" + Behind the Scenes Video
Elvis Presley, Charles Lindbergh, John Coltrane and Jackie Robinson all have something in common in St. Louis.
Their military records are now on file in the National Archives’ new $115 million facility opening Saturday. The National Personnel Records Center -is one of 44 Archives sites across the country and houses millions of files for those who served in the military and civil service. Archives spokeswoman Susan Cooper says the St. Louis facility will be its largest outside Washington.
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See Also: National Archives Celebrates New St. Louis Facility with Three Video Presentation (via NARA)
- Veterans Personnel Records at the National Archives, St. Louis (3:43)
- Preservation Lab at the National Archives, St. Louis (3:18)
- Public Research Room at the National Archives, St. Louis (2:49)
See Also: Fast Facts About the New Facility (via NARA)
See Also: More Material About the New Facility in this NARA Press Kit Including Special Issue of Prologue magazine and The St. Louis Post Dispatch Commemorative Issue
See Also: The National Personnel Records Center Web Site
Filed under: Archives and Special Collections, News, Preservation
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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