Presidential Libraries

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Presidential Libraries are federally maintained institutions that preserve and provide public access to the records, artifacts, and historical materials of U.S. presidents and their administrations.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf archival institution
cultural institution
museum
accessPolicy open to the public
provides on-site research access
provides online access to selected materials
administers presidential museums
alsoKnownAs U.S. Presidential Libraries
collects artifacts related to U.S. presidents
audio recordings
official records of presidential administrations
oral histories
personal papers of presidents
photographs
presidential papers
video recordings
country United States of America
establishedUnder U.S. federal law
focusesOn U.S. political history
history of U.S. presidents
history of presidential administrations
fundedBy federal government of the United States
governedBy Presidential Libraries Act of 1955
Presidential Records Act of 1978
hasJurisdiction federal government records of a president
hasPart educational facilities
museum exhibits
presidential archives
research rooms
initialConstructionFundedBy private donations
maintainedBy National Archives and Records Administration
offers educational programs
public exhibitions
scholarly conferences
school tours
teacher workshops
operatedBy National Archives and Records Administration
operatingCostsFundedBy federal appropriations
preserves classified presidential records under security protocols
declassified presidential records for public use
purpose preserve presidential records
promote civic education
provide public access to presidential records
support historical research
relatedTo U.S. federal archives system
U.S. presidency
supervisedBy Archivist of the United States
typicalLocation home state of the president

Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home ("Presidential Libraries system")
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum ("Presidential Libraries system")
Jimmy Carter Library and Museum ("Presidential Libraries system")
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum ("Presidential Libraries system")
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum ("Presidential Libraries system")
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library ("Presidential Libraries system")
partOf
Presidential Libraries ("U.S. Presidential Libraries")
alsoKnownAs
Presidential Libraries ("Presidential Libraries Act of 1955")
governedBy
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum ("Office of Presidential Libraries")
governingBody
National Archives and Records Administration
operates

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