The National Archives and Records Administration has been in charge of former President Obama's presidential documents since the day he left office.
of all physical copies of documents once they’ve gone online, and “store and preserve the original materials in an existing NARA facility that meets NARA’s standards for archival storage.” Classified documents would go to a facility in the Washington, D.C., area.
The Obama Foundation provided NARA with funds to help convert the Hoffman Estates facility and to cover some of the expenses of moving the classified records, but the foundation has never had possession or control over the records. While the Museum itself will be paid for and managed by the Foundation, a substantial number of the records and artifacts on display will be loaned to the Foundation by NARA, allowing visitors to engage with presidential items as they do at other NARA-run presidential museums.Sources:
“First Stop for Obama Library Archives? An Empty Furniture Store in Hoffman Estates.” Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obama-center/ct-obama-archives-to-hoffman-estates-20160531-story.html. Accessed 27 Sept. 2022. “Inside the Obama Presidential Archives.” Obama Foundation, https://www.obama.org/obama-archives/. Accessed 27 Sept. 2022.
“NARA and Obama Foundation Sign a Digitization Memorandum of Understanding.” Retired Blog of the 10th Archivist of the United States, 19 Feb. 2019, https://aotus.blogs.archives.gov/2019/02/19/nara-and-obama-foundation-sign-a-digitization-memorandum-of-understanding/. Accessed 27 Sept. 2022.
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