Toyota
is helping preserve documents like the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of
1944 - more commonly known as the GI Bill - and others that mark
milestones in our nation's history through a $100,000 gift to the Foundation for the National Archives.
After five weeks on display, each document will be removed from exhibition because of strict archival conservation guidelines that allow display for roughly two to four weeks. However, thanks to Toyota's exhibition support, visitors can continue to view and learn about the GI Bill online and other featured documents when they are not on display at the National Archives Museum.
Toyota's involvement with the National Archives initiative is fitting because of its 60-year presence in the U.S. The GI Bill is one of ten historic documents in rotation in a National Archives exhibit sponsored by Toyota's gift. These documents include: Smith-Lever Act of 1914, Mother's Letter to the Children's Bureau, 125th establishment of the Shiloh National Cemetery, G.I. Bill of Rights of 1944, Tonkin Gulf Resolution of 1964, President Richard Nixon's resignation letter, President Gerald Ford's full and unconditional pardon of Nixon, House Passage of the Bill of Rights, and documents and an artifact commemorating the 1814 attack on Baltimore and Fort McHenry and the burning of Washington.
Helping veterans is nothing new to Toyota. The company's many programs include "Hiring Our Heroes," a partnership with Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Dakota Meyer and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's National Chamber Foundation to help veterans make the transition from military to civilian jobs.
After five weeks on display, each document will be removed from exhibition because of strict archival conservation guidelines that allow display for roughly two to four weeks. However, thanks to Toyota's exhibition support, visitors can continue to view and learn about the GI Bill online and other featured documents when they are not on display at the National Archives Museum.
Toyota's involvement with the National Archives initiative is fitting because of its 60-year presence in the U.S. The GI Bill is one of ten historic documents in rotation in a National Archives exhibit sponsored by Toyota's gift. These documents include: Smith-Lever Act of 1914, Mother's Letter to the Children's Bureau, 125th establishment of the Shiloh National Cemetery, G.I. Bill of Rights of 1944, Tonkin Gulf Resolution of 1964, President Richard Nixon's resignation letter, President Gerald Ford's full and unconditional pardon of Nixon, House Passage of the Bill of Rights, and documents and an artifact commemorating the 1814 attack on Baltimore and Fort McHenry and the burning of Washington.
Helping veterans is nothing new to Toyota. The company's many programs include "Hiring Our Heroes," a partnership with Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Dakota Meyer and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's National Chamber Foundation to help veterans make the transition from military to civilian jobs.
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