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The National Archives at Denver holds the historically significant records of Federal Government agencies and courts in MT, ND, SD, WY, CO, UT, and NM.

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Students and recent graduates, have you applied for the National Archives' Voluntary Internship Program yet? Submit your applications for the fall 2025 semester by this Friday, July 18, 2025. Opportunities are available at facilities across the country.
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ALT National Archives graphic promoting Volunteer Internship Program

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From Thursday, July 3, through Sunday, July 6, 2025, to celebrate Independence Day 🇺🇸, the National Archives will display several historic documents related to the Declaration of Independence.
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Sad today’s party's coming to a close? Us too. The party doesn’t have to end here - you can check out some more #ArchivesHandwriting and increase discoverability by becoming a Citizen Archivist! Visit: archives.gov/citizen-archivi… We'll see you at the next #ArchivesHashtagParty!

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“Great change today” - This #ArchivesHandwriting item is a letter from Buffalo Bill to General L.W. Colby discussing the prospects for a peaceful solution to the events that would culminate in the Wounded Knee Massacre. Explore: catalog.archives.gov/id/2849… 📝catalog.archives.gov/id/9019…
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We see your bison joke and raise you a landscape that's truly unbe-liev-a-bull. 🦬 @WindCaveNPS @Denver_Archives catalog.archives.gov/id/2859… #ArchivesLandscape #ArchivesHashtagParty
Buffalo Herd NAID: 285990

ALT Buffalo Herd NAID: 285990

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What did the buffalo say when he dropped off his kid at school? Bison! Here is a 1961 shot of Bull Elk Ridge on the Crow Indian Reservation and today is found in our Bureau of Indian Affairs holdings. #ArchivesLandscape #ArchivesHashtagParty
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Today we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth in the way we know best: looking to the records. The @usnatarchives holds thousands of records on the African American experience, from pension records to iconic Civil Rights photos. Explore these and many more today: archives.gov/research/africa…
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Metal slides that would burn legs in the summer sun! Merry-go-rounds spun so fast we'd be thrown into the gravel! Metal pipe jungle gyms licked in the winter! Playground memories abound in today's blog about the @USIndianAffairs filing system so 🛝 on in! text-message.blogs.archives.…

Swing into the Bureau of Indian Affairs Decimal Filing System

In 1913 Philip Longergan, superintendent of the Pueblo day schools, received a deal he couldn’t refuse. Even marked CONFIDENTIAL, adding validity to just how great a deal it was, Longergan was enti…

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CLOSURE ALERT: The National Archives Building in Washington, DC, and most NARA facilities across the country will be closed on Thursday, January 9, for the National Day of Mourning in honor of former President Jimmy Carter. Regular hours resume on Friday, January 10.
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Our research room will be closed December 24th and 25th for the Christmas holiday. Regular hours resume on Thursday, December 26. They will close at 1 pm local time on Tuesday, December 31 and remain closed on January 1. Regular hours resume on Thursday, January 2. NAID 7010530
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🌲Some trivia for you! Did you know that on average, a Christmas tree grows for seven years before it’s tall enough for harvest? Would you like to learn more about the history of picking the perfect tree? Here is a great article from @Denver_Archives: loom.ly/yNXC2vM
Original caption: “Two hundred trees at a time were loaded in a sled and brought down to the banking ground, where 800 fit into a truck ‘ready to roll to Los Angeles or San Francisco to be put into cold storage.’” NAID: 37596287

ALT Original caption: “Two hundred trees at a time were loaded in a sled and brought down to the banking ground, where 800 fit into a truck ‘ready to roll to Los Angeles or San Francisco to be put into cold storage.’” NAID: 37596287

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Thank you to Cody White, @Denver_Archives, and Racheal Carter-Ragan, @WJCLibrary, for this bonus reel from #AskAnArchivist Day, with advice for aspiring archivists! #AmericanArchivesMonth
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Individuals don't show up often in our voluminous agency correspondence, but famous ones do pop up! We have a series of letters from Buffalo Bill Cody over several years in our Bureau of Reclamation holdings; text-message.blogs.archives.…

Buffalo Bill and the Taming of his Wild West

Today’s post is by Cody White, archivist at the National Archives at Denver. He is not related to Buffalo Bill. It is said that nobody can stop progress… and apparently not even William “Buff…

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Have you eaten lunch yet? Check out these #WWII era menus from the Mountain West that Cody scanned at @Denver_Archives. Learn more: text-message.blogs.archives.… #AskAnArchivistDay #AmericanArchivesMonth
American Menu for the Dragon Lair restaurant of Nampa, Idaho. Applications for Price Adjustment, 1942-1946 (NAID 1125767), box 388.

ALT American Menu for the Dragon Lair restaurant of Nampa, Idaho. Applications for Price Adjustment, 1942-1946 (NAID 1125767), box 388.

Raymond’s Cube Steak House menu from Records Concerning Price Regulations, 1942-1946 (NAID 1116879), box 193.

ALT Raymond’s Cube Steak House menu from Records Concerning Price Regulations, 1942-1946 (NAID 1116879), box 193.

Gerald Cafe. One of the few menus to feature images of the dishes. “Price Charts for Apparel and House Furnishings, 1944-1945” (NAID 1125771), Box 397.

ALT Gerald Cafe. One of the few menus to feature images of the dishes. “Price Charts for Apparel and House Furnishings, 1944-1945” (NAID 1125771), Box 397.

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Halloween is coming up! Check out the letterhead on this correspondence from @UniversalPics, loaning a film to a @BureauIndAffrs school. Don't miss the PS...Monster gets a wife! catalog.archives.gov/id/2274… #AskAnArchivistDay #AmericanArchivesMonth @Denver_Archives
Letter From E. Warner to C. M. Blair Regarding Film Loan, with Bride of Frankenstein illustrations on the margins. May 13, 1935. NAID: 22740508

ALT Letter From E. Warner to C. M. Blair Regarding Film Loan, with Bride of Frankenstein illustrations on the margins. May 13, 1935. NAID: 22740508

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A recent discovery in our holdings: in 1901, when Natives needed permission to travel off the reservation, this letter commended two Lakota performers in Buffalo Bill's Wild West who wanted to swing by the Crow Agency on their way home to Pine Ridge. #AskAnArchivistDay
In 1901, when Natives needed permission to travel off the reservation, this letter commended two Lakota performers in Buffalo Bill's Wild West who wanted to swing by the Crow Agency on their way home to Pine Ridge.

ALT In 1901, when Natives needed permission to travel off the reservation, this letter commended two Lakota performers in Buffalo Bill's Wild West who wanted to swing by the Crow Agency on their way home to Pine Ridge.

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#AskAnArchivist Day continues with Cody White from @Denver_Archives! Cody is a Subject Matter Expert for Native-American related records, and he is also knowledgeable about western records in general, so bring your questions about @NatlParkService , @forestservice , and more!
Society of American Archivists infographic promoting #AskAnArchivist Day, October 16, 2024.

ALT Society of American Archivists infographic promoting #AskAnArchivist Day, October 16, 2024.

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Today is #AskAnArchivist Day! Our archivists from across the country will be available in real time throughout the day to answer your questions. Use the #AskAnArchivist hashtag and tune in for this exciting line up! #AmericanArchivesMonth
Society of American Archivists Infographic for #AskAnArchivist Day, October 16, 2024.

ALT Society of American Archivists Infographic for #AskAnArchivist Day, October 16, 2024.

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Denver Archives retweeted
NHPRC@NHPRC30 Sep 2024
Got records? We have 4 open funding opportunities, but hurry, the November 7 application deadline approaches, All the details at archives.gov/nhprc/announcem… #archives #hbcu #documentaryediting #Congress
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Interested in what was shown on @60Minutes last night? Come experience American history for yourself at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC: visit.archives.gov Can't make it in person? Explore online: archives.gov
60 Minutes
@60Minutes22 Sep 2024
Norah O'Donnell goes inside the National Archives in D.C. to see America’s founding documents. To preserve the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, these original papers are kept in the dark in bulletproof cases that are guarded around the clock. cbsn.ws/4e9gPSY
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Attention everyone! Our vacant archives technician position is now open to the public and we are taking applications! Please apply - our office jackalope is exhausted with all the records digitization, processing, and reference he's had to help with! usajobs.gov/job/809237500
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