A visitor to the National Archives examines the Bill of Rights,
the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution Seventy-five
years later, it is home to some of the most treasured documents
in the United States. Every day, visitors fill the rotunda of
the National Archives to get a glimpse of the documents that are
the foundation of the United States government: the Declaration
of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. But
there is much more to the National Archives than just the so-
called Charters of Freedom. More than 9 billion records
preserved. Since 1934 it has been responsible for all official
governmental historical records: judicial, legislative and
executive. Of course, not every government document is saved.
Only one to three percent are deemed valuable enough to
permanently archive. But, as Kurtz explains, that still adds up
to more than nine billion records. While the paper records are
vast, there are records in other formats as well including
video, film, and digital. “You have