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=== Regional Branches of the National Archives === | === Regional Branches of the National Archives === | ||
Regional branches of the National Archives collect records of federal government offices and courts within the area they serve. | [[United States National Archives Regional Branches|Regional branches of the National Archives]] collect records of federal government offices and courts within the area they serve. Most have complete sets of federal census records, military records, and ship passenger lists.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 123-34.</ref> Each region also has specialized records, ''for example'', the Chicago branch has records about the auto industry, Abraham Lincoln, and Al Capone. National Archives regional branches are located in or near: | ||
[[Image:StLouisNationalArchives.jpg|thumb|right|250px|National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri]] | :{| | ||
| style="width: 277pt;" | • Anchorage, AK '''now closed'''. See Seattle. | |||
| style="width: 342pt;" | • [[National Archives at Denver|Denver, CO]] for CO, MT, NM, ND, SD, UT, and WY. | |||
| style="width: 415pt;" | • [[National Archives at Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] for for PA, DE, WV, MD, and VA. | |||
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| • [[National Archives at Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]] for AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN. | |||
| • [[National Archives at Fort Worth|Fort Worth, TX]] for AR, LA, OK, TX, and American Indians. | |||
| • [[National Archives at Riverside|Riverside, CA]] for southern CA, AZ, and Clark County NV. | |||
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| • [[National Archives at Boston|Boston, MA]] for CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. | |||
| • [[National Archives at Kansas City|Kansas City, MO]] for IA, KS, MO, and NE. | |||
| • [[National Archives at San Francisco|San Francisco, CA]] for northern CA, HI, NV (except Clark County), and Pacific islands. | |||
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| • [[National Archives at Chicago|Chicago, IL]] for IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. | |||
| • [[National Archives at New York City|New York City, NY]] for NY, NJ, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands. | |||
| • [[National Archives at Seattle|Seattle, WA]] for AK, ID, OR, and WA. | |||
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|}[[Image:StLouisNationalArchives.jpg|thumb|right|250px|National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri]] | |||
=== [[National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)]] === | === [[National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)]] === | ||