Question: The National Personnel Records Center is an agency of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records and with increasing public access to those documents, which comprise the National Archives, created in which year?

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Leo J. Ryan Federal Building: The Leo J. Ryan Memorial Federal Building, also known as the Leo J. Ryan Memorial Federal Archives and Records Center, is a United States government office facility which opened in 1973, and is located in San Bruno, California.  It houses the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for the Pacific Sierra Region of the United States.  The building was renamed in honor and memory of U.S. Representative Leo J. Ryan, through Congressional legislation which passed in 1984.

National Personnel Records Center: The National Personnel Records Center is an agency of the National Archives and Records Administration, created in 1956.  It is part of the National Archives federal records center system and is divided into two large Federal Records Centers located in St. Louis, Missouri and Valmeyer, Illinois.

National Archives at College Park: The National Archives at College Park (also known as "Archives II") is a major facility of the National Archives and Record Administration of the United States which is located in College Park, Maryland.  The facility serves as the primary base of operations for the bulk of the senior offices within the organization of the National Archives.  The facility operates in tandem with the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. which serves as the ceremonial headquarters of the National Archives in that this is where the Archivist of the United States maintains his primary office.

National Archives and Records Administration: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records and with increasing public access to those documents, which comprise the National Archives.  NARA is officially responsible for maintaining and publishing the legally authentic and authoritative copies of acts of Congress, presidential proclamations and executive orders, and federal regulations.  The NARA also transmits votes of the Electoral College to Congress.

National Personnel Records Center fire: The National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973, also referred to as the 1973 National Archives fire was a fire that occurred at the United States National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in Overland, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, on July 12, 1973, striking a severe blow to the National Archives and Records Administration of the United States.  NPRC, the custodian of military service records, lost approximately 16–18 million official military personnel records as a result of the fire.

Military Personnel Records Center: The Military Personnel Records Center (NPRC-MPR), located at 1 Archives Drive in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, is a branch of the National Personnel Records Center and is the repository of over 56 million military personnel records and medical records pertaining to retired, discharged, and deceased veterans of the U.S. armed forces.

National Archives (UAE): The National Archives (NA) is a leading research and archival institution based in Abu Dhabi charged with preserving and documenting the history and heritage of the United Arab Emirates and the Persian Gulf region in general.  The NA was established in 1968 by the late Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, first President of the UAE, under the name of Center for Documentation and Research (CDR).  Forty years later, HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE President, issued Law No.  (7) for 2008 designating the Center as the official National Archives of the UAE, under the name National Center for Documentation and Research (NCDR).  The law specifies the NCDR jurisdiction to collect, preserve and archive documents to promote cultural and historical awareness and provide researchers access to the valuable materials held by the Center.  In 2014,HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued the federal law no.  (1) of 2014, changing the name to National Archives

National Archives facilities: In the United States, the National Archives facilities are facilities and buildings housing the research and agency services of the country's National Archives and Records Administration.  Within the organization of the National Archives, the upkeep of its facilities falls under the National Archives Facilities and Property Management Office.

National Archives of Trinidad and Tobago: The National Archives of Trinidad and Tobago is the repository for permanent records and archives of the Government as well as historical records of national significance.  The beginnings of the National Archives can be traced back to the aftermath of the disastrous fire of 1903 at the Red House, Port of Spain.  This fire destroyed almost all the records in the Colony.  Subsequently, provision was made in the construction of new Government buildings for fireproof strong vaults for the storage of records.  Despite the provision of vaults, there was no policy or procedure for the acquisition and preservation of historical records.

Archivist of the United States: The Archivist of the United States is the chief official overseeing the operation of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).  The first Archivist, R.D.W. Connor, began serving in 1934, when the National Archives was established as an independent federal agency by Congress.  The Archivists served as subordinate officials of the General Services Administration from 1949 until the National Archives and Records Administration became an independent agency again on April 1, 1985.  The position is held by David Ferriero, who was named to the office in 2009.

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Answer: 1956