Please note: The National Academy of Sciences is closing its Constitution Avenue, NW, headquarters, effective on or before June 1, 2010, for a two-year historic restoration. The Academy's Archives will relocate to another Academy facility in Washington, the Keck Center at 500 5th Street N.W., in the same complex with the Koshland Science Museum. While much of the collection will be in off-site storage, the Archives will continue its research and reference services to external researchers to the fullest extent possible during this period. Our contact information remains the same: Janice Goldblum, jgoldblu@nas.edu, 202-334-2418; and Daniel Barbiero, dbarbier@nas.edu, 202-334-2414.

The Archives of the National Academies collects, maintains, and preserves the essential documentation of the activities, policies, and procedures of the National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine.

The Archives' holdings consist of several collections largely organized by offices, study units, and major units. The main collection is made up of the Central Policy Files of the executive offices, and spans the institution's history from its founding in 1863 up through the present. The Archives also houses a small collection of photographs capturing events in the institution's history.

Archives@nas.edu