The Archives

Duration: 11

Year Published: 1940

Creator: Columbia Pictures

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: The approach to the Archives Building in Washington is pictured with its two statues, "Heritage" and "Vigilance." Bronze doors swing open to reveal the Exhibition Hall, where some of the greatest documents of freedom and peace, including the Treaty of Ghent (1812) and the Treaty of Paris (1738), are on display. Valuable records are shown in the search room being reconditioned and treated for permanent filing, in the photostat room being copied on durable paper for public handling, and in the storage vaults where historical records are preserved on films and recordings., Teaching Film Custodians classroom release of a Columbia Pictures short film. The approach to the Archives Building in Washington, D.C., is pictured with its two statues, "Heritage" and "Vigilance." Bronze doors swing open to reveal the Exhibition Hall, where some of the greatest documents of freedom and peace, including the Treaty of Ghent (1812) and the Treaty of Paris (1738), are on display. Valuable records are shown in the search room being reconditioned and treated for permanent filing, in the photostat room being copied on durable paper for public handling, and in the storage vaults where numerous historical records are preserved on films and recordings. Close-ups of great documents emphasize the fact that the American Archives Building is a memorial to men who made and preserved democracy.

Complete Record: The approach to the Archives Building in Washington is pictured with its two statues, "Heritage" and "Vigilance." Bronze doors swing open to reveal the Exhibition Hall, where some of the greatest documents of freedom and peace, including the Treaty of Ghent (1812) and the Treaty of Paris (1738), are on display. Valuable records are shown in the search room being reconditioned and treated for permanent filing, in the photostat room being copied on durable paper for public handling, and in the storage vaults where historical records are preserved on films and recordings., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.