National Archives and Records Administration: Difference between revisions

The National Archives Building in Washington, DC (Archives I), houses textual and microfilm records relating to genealogy, American Indians, pre-World War II military and naval-maritime matters, the New Deal, the District of Columbia, the Federal courts, and Congress.<ref>"Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC" in National Archives Archives.gov at http://archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html (accessed 5 April 2009).</ref>  

"The [http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ Archival Research Catalog] (ARC) is the online catalog of NARA's nationwide holdings in the Washington, DC area, Regional Archives and Presidential Libraries." Not all of NARA's records are described in ARC, but NARA is working towards complete coverage. Researchers can search ARC by keyword, dates, person name, topic, physical location of records, and digitized images. See "[http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/how-to-search.html How to Search in ARC]" for more details. "[http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/topics/genealogy/index.html ARC Guide for Genealogists and Family Historians]" contains guidance specific for genealogists.<ref>"[http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/about-arc.html About ARC]," ''The National Archives Archives.gov'' (www.archives.gov : accessed 19 May 2010).</ref> <br>