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Footnote and the National Archives in USA : " about the National Archives Documents Available on Footnote.com

The National Archives and Footnote.com are working as partners to bring unprecedented access to selections of the vast holdings of the National Archives. * Learn more about how this partnership helps you access records of American history. Through our partnership, a selection of historical records is available for viewing and downloading (via subscription) on the www.footnote.com web site."

National Archives and Footnote Launch Project to Digitize Historic Documents: "This non-exclusive agreement, beginning with the sizeable collection of materials currently on microfilm,will enable researchers and the general public to access millions of newly-digitized images of the National Archives historic records on a subscription basis from the Footnote web site. By February 6, the digitized materials will also be available at no charge in National Archives research rooms in Washington D.C. and regional facilities across the country.

After an interval of five years, all images digitized through this agreement will be available at no charge through the National Archives web site.

'This is an exciting step forward for the National Archives,' said Professor Weinstein. 'It will immediately allow much greater access to approximately 4.5 million pages of important documents that are currently available only in their original format or on microfilm. The digitization of documents will also enhance our efforts to preserve our original records.'"

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