About the Friends of DC Archives (FDCA)

The FDCA came together when group of individuals interested in DC government met at historic Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street, NW to share their deep concern that the physical and digital records of the Nation's Capital are at risk due to the poor physical conditions at the DC Archives and District-wide inattention to record keeping.

The FDCA agreed to three immediate goals:

1. Bring public attention and support for the DC Archives through activism in the District government and with the general public.
2. Support appropriations for a new state-of-the art Archives facility.
3. Spotlight the Archives' treasures, the dangers posed by current conditions, and the importance of saving the digital records of the city government.

The FDCA includes archivists, historians, D.C. government employees, and anyone interested in recovering and preserving the stories of the District's past.