<P> In 1955 , Congress passed the Presidential Libraries Act of 1955 , establishing a system of privately erected and federally maintained libraries . The Act encouraged other Presidents to donate their historical materials to the government and ensured the preservation of Presidential papers and their availability to the American people . Under this and subsequent acts , nine more libraries have been established . In each case , funds from private and non-federal public sources provided the funds to build the library . Once completed , the private organization turned over the libraries to the National Archives and Records Administration to operate and maintain . </P>
<P> In 1955 , Congress passed the Presidential Libraries Act of 1955 , establishing a system of privately erected and federally maintained libraries . The Act encouraged other Presidents to donate their historical materials to the government and ensured the preservation of Presidential papers and their availability to the American people . Under this and subsequent acts , nine more libraries have been established . In each case , funds from private and non-federal public sources provided the funds to build the library . Once completed , the private organization turned over the libraries to the National Archives and Records Administration to operate and maintain . </P>
who pays for the building of the presidential libraries
who pays for the building of the presidential libraries
private and non-federal public sources
private and non-federal public sources