Archives - Common Research Topics & Selections from the Collection

From the NAR Archives:
Documents, Photos, Lists and Other Selections from the Collection


 


The National Association's first Board of Directors, 1909.



Promotional piece for the National Association's annual convention in Cleveland, 1923.



Advertisement promoting proper use of the term "REALTOR", 1969.
 
NAR History & Key Documents:

History of the National Association of REALTORS®

Annual Membership Counts since 1908

 NAR Annual Reports:


1913 Code of Ethics - The National Association's first Code of Ethics.

"Lions Over the Hill" speech - Watch, listen to, or read a transcript of NAR president Bill Chee's famous speech before the Board of Directors at the association's Midyear Meetings in Washington, DC, April 26, 1993.

Selections from the 1907 Duluth Meeting photo album


Annual Meetings

Annual meeting locations and dates since 1908

Interactive Map - Map showing locations, dates, and program covers for each annual meeting since 1908.

Board of Directors Agendas and Minutes - Read the minutes from NAR's annual conventions and meetings since 1990.


Leadership Information

Past Presidents of the National Association of REALTORS®

Past Directors and Committee Members - Search the History section of the NAR Committees & Directors Directory for information on NAR's board of directors and committees since 2000.


The History of Real Estate

Milestones in Residential Real Estate: 1900-1999

Real Estate in American History
, by Pearl Janet Davies (1958)- Adobe eBook version of the history of the real estate industry in the United States, written by the National Association's historian in 1958. (Available free for NAR members only).