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'''Address:'''<ref name="NAaPh" /> <br>900 Market Street (entrance on Chesnut Street)<br>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107-4292<br> | '''Address:'''<ref name="NAaPh" /> <br>900 Market Street (entrance on Chesnut Street)<br>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107-4292<br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="NAaPh" /> 215-606-0100 <br> '''Fax:''' 215-305-2038<br> '''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="NAaPh" /> Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:45 P.M. Second Saturday each month, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Closed Sundays and [http://www.archives.gov/news/federal-holidays.html federal holidays].<br> '''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref>[http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;agencyCode=70908&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;recAreaId=10013 NARA's Mid Atlantic Region - Center City Philadelphia, PA] in ''Recreation.gov'' (accessed 20 December 2013).</ref> The facility is located on the ground level of the Nix Federal Building. Enter on the Chestnut Street side between 9th and 10th Streets. | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="NAaPh" /> 215-606-0100 <br> '''Fax:''' 215-305-2038<br> '''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="NAaPh" /> Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:45 P.M. Second Saturday each month, 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Closed Sundays and [http://www.archives.gov/news/federal-holidays.html federal holidays].<br> '''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref>[http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;agencyCode=70908&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;recAreaId=10013 NARA's Mid Atlantic Region - Center City Philadelphia, PA] in ''Recreation.gov'' (accessed 20 December 2013).</ref> The facility is located on the ground level of the Nix Federal Building. Enter on the Chestnut Street side between 9th and 10th Streets. | ||
:*'''''Subway: ''''' Market-Frankford Line. Exit at 8th Street. <br> | :*'''''Subway: ''''' Market-Frankford Line. Exit at 8th Street. <br> | ||
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=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
Collects the [http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/ historically significant records] of the Federal agency and court records for Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, starting in 1789. Also United States federal censuses and indexes 1790-1940,<ref name="DB95">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 95. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> passenger arrival lists for Philadelphia and Baltimore and other east coast ports, naturalizations, military pension and bounty land warrants, World War I and II draft registration, early federal history, diplomacy, military history, Chinese-Americans, World War II homefront, National Park Service, merchant marine, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, federal tax evasion and smuggling cases,<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/public/family-history.html Family History at the National Archives in Philadelphia] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 20 December 2013).</ref> court records including bankruptcy, civil, criminal, and courts of appeal.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/research/court-records/ Court Records] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 20 December 2013).</ref> | Collects the [http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/ historically significant records] of the Federal agency and court records for '''Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia''' and '''West Virginia''', starting in 1789. Also United States federal censuses and indexes 1790-1940,<ref name="DB95">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 95. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> passenger arrival lists for Philadelphia and Baltimore and other east coast ports, naturalizations, military pension and bounty land warrants, World War I and II draft registration, early federal history, diplomacy, military history, Chinese-Americans, World War II homefront, National Park Service, merchant marine, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, federal tax evasion and smuggling cases,<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/public/family-history.html Family History at the National Archives in Philadelphia] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 20 December 2013).</ref> court records including bankruptcy, civil, criminal, and courts of appeal.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/research/court-records/ Court Records] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 20 December 2013).</ref> | ||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
*Valid official photo identification, such as driver's license or passport, must be presented to the guard at the door for entry. In addition, visitors and their belongings are subject to being scanned and searched. All belongings are to be stored in a free locker near the entrance. No food is allowed, unless attending a scheduled workshop.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/ Access Requirements] at the National Archives Mid-Atlantic Region] (accessed 25 September 2012).</ref><br> | *Valid official photo identification, such as driver's license or passport, must be presented to the guard at the door for entry. In addition, visitors and their belongings are subject to being scanned and searched. All belongings are to be stored in a free locker near the entrance. No food is allowed, unless attending a scheduled workshop.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/ Access Requirements] at the National Archives Mid-Atlantic Region] (accessed 25 September 2012).</ref><br> | ||
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/start/online-tools.html Online Research Tools and Aids]<br> | *[http://www.archives.gov/research/start/online-tools.html Online Research Tools and Aids] including online catalog, microfilm catalog, AAD, ALIC, ''Guide to Federal Records'', and NARA publications.<br> | ||
=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||