National Archives debuts online search

The National Archives and Records Administration is letting the public preview a new search tool that digs through the government's huge archive of public records.

Users visiting a prototype of the new site can search for everything from a child's letter to the president to the iconic image of WWII's Rosie the Riveter among more than 10.9 million permanent electronic records.

The project is part of the National Archives's Open Government plan. Check out a video after the jump of how the agency made millions of printed or written records searchable.