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8601 Adelphi Road<br>College Park, MD 20740-6001<br>Telephone: 866-272-6272<br>Fax: 301-837-0483<br>E-mail: [http://www.archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html#part-b I have a question] form<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/college-park/ National Archives at College Park, Maryland]

:'''Archives II''' houses documents created after 1900 at the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, and Treasury, modern military records, passport applications, and District of Columbia records.<ref name="DB2">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 2. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>

=== Washington National Records Center (WNRC) ===

4205 Suitland Road<br>Suitland, MD 20746-8001<br>NARA telephone: 866-272-6272<br>NARA E-mail: [https://www.archives.gov/contact Contact Us] form<br>Internet: [https://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/suitland/public Services for the Public]

=== Regional Branches of the National Archives ===

=== [[National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)]] ===

1 Archives Drive<br>St. Louis, MO 63138<br>Telephone: &nbsp;314-801-0800<br>Fax: &nbsp;314-801-9195 <br>E-mail: [mailto:MPR.center@nara.gov MPR.center@nara.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/ National Personnel Records Center]

== District of Columbia Area Repositories ==

20 M Street SE, Suite 950<br>Washington, D.C.  20003<br>Telephone: 202-912-7700<br>Fax: 202-912-7710<br>E-mail: [mailto:director@blm.gov director@blm.gov]<br>Internet: [https://www.blm.gov/es/st/en.htm BLM Eastern States]

:Original land records for all transfers of U.S. '''federal land''' to individuals in those states touching, or east of the Mississippi River. This includes land sales (cash or credit), homesteads, bounty land for military service, mineral and timberland rights transfers. See the Wiki article '''[[Land Patent Search]]''' for an explanation and link to the index. The BLM also has plat maps, tract books, and the original patents. With a patent description a researcher can access the land entry papers at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]].<ref name="DB29" />

=== [[Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library]]  ===

1300 Naylor Court, NW &nbsp;'''''Street Address'''''<br>1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 419 &nbsp;'''''Mailing Address'''''<br>Washington, DC 20004<br>Telephone: 202-671-1105<br>Fax: 202-727-6076<br>E-mail: [mailto:archives@dc.gov archives@dc.gov]<br>Internet: [http://os.dc.gov/service/district-columbia-archives District of Columbia Archives]

:'''''Research must be scheduled ahead of time.''''' Birth certificates 1874-1916 (after 1916 not yet open), death certificates 1874-1932, marriage certificates 1870-1965 (after 1965 not yet open), wills and probate records 1801-1999, probate administration cases 1879-1958, apprenticeship indentures 1812-1893, guardianships and administrative bonds1862-1939, Recorder of Deeds land records 1797-1930, and DC jail committals 1850-1934.<ref>[http://os.dc.gov/service/district-columbia-archives District of Columbia Archives] in ''DC.gov'' (accessed 7 January 2017).</ref>

=== District of Columbia Marriage Bureau ===

Moulrie Courthouse, Room JM-690<br>500 Indiana Ave. N.W.<br>Washington, D.C.<br>Telephone: 202-879-4840<br>Internet: [http://www.dccourts.gov/internet/public/aud_marriage/marriage.jsf Marriage Bureau]

=== District of Columbia Public Library ===

:City directories, marriages and deaths in MD DC and VA, obituaries, DC area newspapers, church and cemetery record indexes, censuses, naturalizations, emancipations, free Negros, runaways, fugitive slave cases, guardianship index, indentures and apprenticeship, and biographies.<ref>[http://www.dclibrary.org/node/3293 Genealogy Resources] in ''DC Public Library'' (accessed 7 January 2017).</ref> The library's [http://dclibrary.org/research/collections Special Collections] include Washingtoniana, The Peabody Room (Georgetown historical resources), and the Black Studies Center.

=== Gallaudet University Library ===

800 Florida Ave. N.E.<br>Washington, DC 20002<br>Telephone: 202-250-2604<br>TTY 202-651-5209<br>Fax: 202-651-5213<br>E-mail: [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16oOc0e2VspzCHvHlZbc_FTqb9y8u_k9bAU5uuz_oeio/viewform?ts=5746ff8d&edit_requested=true Library help request] form<br>Internet: [http://www.gallaudet.edu/Library_Deaf_Collections_and_Archives.html Gallaudet University Library Deaf Collections and Archives]

=== Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit ===

:Covers the U.S. District Court (a federal trial court) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Washington DC only, but historically has had an outsized influence as a frequent forum for litigation involving federal agencies. Collection includes oral histories, biographies, and papers.<ref>[http://dcchs.org/ Welcome] in ''Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit'' (accessed 7 January 2017).</ref>

=== Historical Society of Washington, D.C. ===

:Think of this as the state archives for the District of Columbia because of the 200 years of local history documents for genealogists.<ref name="DB29" /> This includes families and notable individuals, organizations, businesses,  neighborhoods, religious institutions, local houses of worship, funeral homes, diaries and personal papers, and early 18th century land records.<ref>[http://www.dchistory.org/research/about-library-collections/ About the Library and Collections] in  ''Historical Society of Washington, D.C.'' (accessed 7 January 2017).</ref> Researchers are welcomed in the Kiplinger Research Library by prior appointment only Tuesday through Friday. Access to the library and collections is free of charge.<ref>[http://www.dchistory.org/research/ Research] in ''Historical Society of Washington, D.C.'' (accessed 7 January 2017).</ref>

==== [[Family History Centers|Family History Centers]] ====

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=== [[Library of Virginia]] ===