The National Archives Opens New Building This Weekend

The National Archives will open its brand-new personnel records facility in St. Louis, Mo., this weekend. The 2.3 million square foot records center opens its door on Saturday. It already holds more than 100 million military and civilian personnel files for vets and former federal workers, who left government before 1973. Inside you'll find state-of-the-art preservation laboratories, public research rooms and meeting spaces. Visitors can also get copies of their own personnel files. The agency is celebrating the opening by making putting some famous records on display, including military records for Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix and Army General George Patton.