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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
'''E-mail:''' Several e-mail options are available at http://archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html <br> | '''E-mail:''' Several e-mail options are available at http://archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html <br> | ||
'''Mailing Address:'''<ref name="NARAcontact">"Contact the National Archives and Records Administration" in Natonal Archives Archives.gov at http://archives.gov/contact/ (accessed 5 April 2009).</ref> | '''Mailing Address:'''<ref name="NARAcontact">"Contact the National Archives and Records Administration" in Natonal Archives Archives.gov at http://archives.gov/contact/ (accessed 5 April 2009).</ref> | ||
:The National Archives and Records Administration<br> | :The National Archives and Records Administration<br> | ||
:8601 Adelphi Road<br> | :8601 Adelphi Road<br> | ||
:College Park, MD 20740-6001 <br> | :College Park, MD 20740-6001 <br> | ||
'''National Archives in Washington, D.C. (Archives I) — Street Address:'''<ref>"Washington, D.C. Area" in National Archives Archives.gov at http://archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/ (accessed 5 April 2009).</ref> | '''National Archives in Washington, D.C. (Archives I) — Street Address:'''<ref>"Washington, D.C. Area" in National Archives Archives.gov at http://archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/ (accessed 5 April 2009).</ref> | ||
:National Archives Building—Research Entrance<br> | :National Archives Building—Research Entrance<br> | ||
:700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br> | :700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="NARAcontact" /> 1-866-272-6272 , or TDD 301-837-0482 <br>'''Fax:''' 301-837-0483<br> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="NARAcontact" /> 1-866-272-6272 , or TDD 301-837-0482 <br>'''Fax:''' 301-837-0483<br> | ||
'''Hours:'''<ref>"Hours" in "Washington, DC Area" in National Archives Archives.gov at http://archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/#hours (accessed 5 April 2009).</ref> Monday, Tuesday, Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00 am to 9:00 p.m. For record pull-times, holidays, and other details, click [http://archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/#hours here]. | '''Hours:'''<ref>"Hours" in "Washington, DC Area" in National Archives Archives.gov at http://archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/#hours (accessed 5 April 2009).</ref> Monday, Tuesday, Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00 am to 9:00 p.m. For record pull-times, holidays, and other details, click [http://archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/#hours here]. | ||
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'''Regional branches of the National Archives'''<br>[http://www.archives.gov/locations/states.html Facilities and Affiliated Archives by State] | '''Regional branches of the National Archives'''<br>[http://www.archives.gov/locations/states.html Facilities and Affiliated Archives by State] | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
*[http://archives.gov/ National Archives Archives.gov] Internet home page<br> | *[http://archives.gov/ National Archives Archives.gov] Internet home page<br> | ||
*[http://archives.gov/genealogy/ Genealogists/Family Historians—National Archives] online guide<br> | *[http://archives.gov/genealogy/ Genealogists/Family Historians—National Archives] online guide<br> | ||
*[http://archives.gov/research/arc/ Archival Research Catalog (ARC)] of NARA's nationwide holdings in the D.C. area, Regional Branches, and Presidential Libraries<ref>"About ARC" in National Archives Archives.gov at http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/about-arc.html (accessed 5 April 2009).</ref><br> | *[http://archives.gov/research/arc/ Archival Research Catalog (ARC)] of NARA's nationwide holdings in the D.C. area, Regional Branches, and Presidential Libraries<ref>"About ARC" in National Archives Archives.gov at http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/about-arc.html (accessed 5 April 2009).</ref><br> | ||
*[http://aad.archives.gov/aad/ Access to Archival Databases (AAD)] of over 85 million digitized records created by 30 government agencies (but limited to only 475 out of NARA's 200,000 data files)<ref>"What will I find in AAD?" in "Getting Started Guide" in "Access to Archival Databases (AAD)" in National Archives Archives.gov at http://aad.archives.gov/aad/help/getting-started-guide.html#find (accessed 5 April 2009).</ref><br> | *[http://aad.archives.gov/aad/ Access to Archival Databases (AAD)] of over 85 million digitized records created by 30 government agencies (but limited to only 475 out of NARA's 200,000 data files)<ref>"What will I find in AAD?" in "Getting Started Guide" in "Access to Archival Databases (AAD)" in National Archives Archives.gov at http://aad.archives.gov/aad/help/getting-started-guide.html#find (accessed 5 April 2009).</ref><br> | ||
*[http://archives.gov/research/topics.html Browse list of research topics] selected from frequently requested records at the National Archives <br> | *[http://archives.gov/research/topics.html Browse list of research topics] selected from frequently requested records at the National Archives <br> | ||
*[[Land Patent Search|BLM-GLO Land Patent Index]] to federal land sales, homesteads, military-bounty, mining, or timberland transfers. | *[[Land Patent Search|BLM-GLO Land Patent Index]] to federal land sales, homesteads, military-bounty, mining, or timberland transfers. | ||
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=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
*[http://archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/ Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States] in National Archives Archives.gov at http://archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/ (accessed 5 April 2009). Provides a general overview of NARA's holdings at the record group level, and is intended to assist researchers in identifying which record groups may have material relevant to their research topics. This Internet edition is an expanded version of Robert B. Matchette, and Jan Shelton Danis, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34190322&referer=brief_results Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States]'', 3 vols. (Washington, D.C.: NARA, 1995). [973 A3gui].<br> | *[http://archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/ Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States] in National Archives Archives.gov at http://archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/ (accessed 5 April 2009). Provides a general overview of NARA's holdings at the record group level, and is intended to assist researchers in identifying which record groups may have material relevant to their research topics. This Internet edition is an expanded version of Robert B. Matchette, and Jan Shelton Danis, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34190322&referer=brief_results Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States]'', 3 vols. (Washington, D.C.: NARA, 1995). [973 A3gui].<br> | ||
*Anne Bruner Eales, and Robert M. Kvasnicka, eds. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44420788&referer=brief_results ''Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States. 3rd ed'']. (Washington, DC: NARA, 2000). [FHL book 973 J53e]. Explains records collections used most by genealogical researchers: Census, Passenger Arrivals and Border Crossings, Naturalizations, Military, Land, Native Americans, African Americans, and more. | *Anne Bruner Eales, and Robert M. Kvasnicka, eds. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44420788&referer=brief_results ''Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States. 3rd ed'']. (Washington, DC: NARA, 2000). [FHL book 973 J53e]. Explains records collections used most by genealogical researchers: Census, Passenger Arrivals and Border Crossings, Naturalizations, Military, Land, Native Americans, African Americans, and more. | ||
*Loretto Dennis Szucs, and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17738169&referer=brief_results ''The Archives: a Guide to the National Archives Field Branches''] (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1988). [FHL book 973 A3sz]. Several page descriptions for each Regional Branch, but mostly a list of record groups by number. Relatively little of the book is about the main branch.<br> | *Loretto Dennis Szucs, and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17738169&referer=brief_results ''The Archives: a Guide to the National Archives Field Branches''] (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1988). [FHL book 973 A3sz]. Several page descriptions for each Regional Branch, but mostly a list of record groups by number. Relatively little of the book is about the main branch.<br> | ||
=== | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
If you cannot visit or find a record at the ''National Archives Building (Archives I)'', a similar record may be available at one of the following. | If you cannot visit or find a record at the ''National Archives Building (Archives I)'', a similar record may be available at one of the following. | ||
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=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
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