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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;agencyCode=70908&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;agencyCode=70908&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 federal agencies and courts for '''Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia''' and '''West Virginia''', starting in 1789. Also United States federal censuses and indexes 1790-1940,<ref>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 1800-1945 and Baltimore and other east coast ports, naturalizations 1790-1990, 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 federal agencies and courts for '''Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia''' and '''West Virginia''', starting in 1789. Also United States federal censuses and indexes 1790-1940,<ref>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 1800-1945 and Baltimore and other east coast ports, naturalizations 1790-1990, 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> | ||
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*[[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]], Philadelphia, has early Quakers, Germans, Scots-Irish and other ethinc groups in PA, NJ, DE, and states east of the Mississippi River, Balch Institute passenger arrival lists, huge manuscript collection including many indexes, and Philadelphia neighborhood records.<ref name="DB95">Dollarhide and Bremer, 95</ref> | *[[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]], Philadelphia, has early Quakers, Germans, Scots-Irish and other ethinc groups in PA, NJ, DE, and states east of the Mississippi River, Balch Institute passenger arrival lists, huge manuscript collection including many indexes, and Philadelphia neighborhood records.<ref name="DB95">Dollarhide and Bremer, 95</ref> | ||
*[http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/birth_and_death_certificates/11596 Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records], Philadelphia, | *[http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/birth_and_death_certificates/11596 Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records], Philadelphia, birth and death records 1906-present. Order in-person, [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/birth_certificates/14121/birth_records_-_by_internet/556818 order online] through VitalChek, or [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/birth_certificates/14121/birth_records_-_by_mail/556813 order births by mail], or [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/death_and_fetal_death_certificates/14122/death_records_-_by_mail/556827 order deaths by mail].<ref>[http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/birth_and_death_certificates/11596 Birth and Death Certificates] in ''Pennsylvania Department of Health'' (accessed 27 December 2013).</ref> | ||
*[[Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania]], Philadelphia, has great indexes to books, periodicals, family folders, genealogies, and research aids for Pennsylvania and surrounding states.<ref name="DB95" /> | *[[Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania]], Philadelphia, has great indexes to books, periodicals, family folders, genealogies, and research aids for Pennsylvania and surrounding states.<ref name="DB95" /> | ||
*[http://www.librarycompany.org/ Library Company of Philadelphia] has huge German-American collection, Pennsylvanians in the Civil War, and early Philadelphia documents as if it were a second city archives.<ref name="DB95" /> | *[http://www.librarycompany.org/ Library Company of Philadelphia] has huge German-American collection, Pennsylvanians in the Civil War, and early Philadelphia documents as if it were a second city archives.<ref name="DB95" /> | ||
*[http://www.library.upenn.edu/vanpelt/ University of Pennsylvania Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center], Philadelphia, many manuscripts, newspapers, county records, ethnic sources, denominational records, and county histories.<ref name="DB95" /> | *[http://www.library.upenn.edu/vanpelt/ University of Pennsylvania Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center], Philadelphia, many manuscripts, newspapers, county records, ethnic sources, denominational records, and county histories.<ref name="DB95" /> | ||
*[http://www.phila.gov/records/archives/archives.html Philadelphia City Archives] births 1860-1915, marriages 1860-1915, divorces 1851-1975, deaths 1803-1915, naturalizations 1800-1933 (except 1905-1913), house deeds 1683-1952, tax lists, prisoners, mayors' warrants, cemeteries, constables, streets and city directories.<ref name="DB95" /> <ref>[http://libwww.freelibrary.org/explore/shell.cfm?topicTitle=Genealogy&amp;template=genealogyhand.cfm Genealogy 101] in ''Free Library of Philadelphia'' (accessed 27 December 2013).</ref> | *[http://www.phila.gov/records/archives/archives.html Philadelphia City Archives] births 1860-1915, marriages 1860-1915, divorces 1851-1975, deaths 1803-1915, naturalizations 1800-1933 (except 1905-1913), house deeds 1683-1952, tax lists, prisoners, mayors' warrants, cemeteries, constables, streets and city directories.<ref name="DB95" /> <ref>[http://libwww.freelibrary.org/explore/shell.cfm?topicTitle=Genealogy&amp;amp;template=genealogyhand.cfm Genealogy 101] in ''Free Library of Philadelphia'' (accessed 27 December 2013).</ref> | ||
*[http://www.freelibrary.org/ Free Library of Philadelphia] very large book collection, periodicals, genealogies, city directories, maps, family folders, vertical files, manuscripts, and Pennsylvania histories.<ref name="DB95" /> | *[http://www.freelibrary.org/ Free Library of Philadelphia] very large book collection, periodicals, genealogies, city directories, maps, family folders, vertical files, manuscripts, and Pennsylvania histories.<ref name="DB95" /> | ||
*[http://library.temple.edu/collections/scrc/urban-archives Temple University Urban Archives], Philadelphia, churches, fraternal groups, unions, guilds, clubs, businesses, and societies especially related to the growth of Philadelphia and vicinity.<ref name="DB95" /> | *[http://library.temple.edu/collections/scrc/urban-archives Temple University Urban Archives], Philadelphia, churches, fraternal groups, unions, guilds, clubs, businesses, and societies especially related to the growth of Philadelphia and vicinity.<ref name="DB95" /> | ||