A collection of 40,000 objects traces the development of life in early America. The 33 State Rooms are maintained by individual State Organizations under the direction of the Curator General and a professional staff, who supervise the decorative arts collection in the Museum as well. The Museum Gallery and State Rooms are open to the public free of charge. The Museum Reference Library contains over 2,000 volumes on American decorative arts. It was established in 1940 and is under the direction of the Historian General.
Facilities are available to the public.
Books, periodicals, brochures, pamphlets are published to promote the objectives of the Society. Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine , the official publication of the National Society, has been published continuously since 1892. It contains articles relating to the little-known aspects of the history of our country as well as information geared to the membership. Each member received the July 1995 Information Issue. The DAR Patriot Index , contains vital data on approximately 115,000 Patriot ancestors of DAR members.