The National Archives and Records Administration

About The National Archives and Records Administration

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever.

Those valuable records are preserved and are available to you, whether you want to see if they contain clues about your family’s history, need to prove a veteran’s military service, or are researching an historical topic that interests you.

Reviews

Archives Technician Intern- Electronic Records Accessioning division

May 2017 - August 2017 • College Park, MD

“NARA provides an excellent work environment and a great intern culture. There were about 20 interns this summer in the Reference and Processing divisions, where I worked. We had lunch together every day and hung out several times outside of work. The intern coordinator also planned a variety of events specifically for the interns throughout the summer so we could see the different departments in NARA. My supervisor was also great to work with. Electronic Records Accessioning is a very small subdivision in charge of facilitating between the Archival side and the IT side. The other ERA intern and I got to perform a wide variety of tasks, and our days had much more variety than that of many of the other interns. I liked sitting in meetings with senior leadership on our main project of developing a new digital platform for agencies to submit documents to NARA. It felt like our work was valuable and people were interested in what we had to say.”