National Archives and Records Administration: Difference between revisions
(add to collection description) |
(add guides) |
||
| Line 49: | Line 49: | ||
=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
*Eales, Anne Bruner and Robert M. Kvasnicka, ed. Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States. Third Edition. Washington, DC: Nathional Archives and Records Administration, 2000. Explains records collections used most by genealogical researchers: Census, Passenger Arrivals and Border Crossings, Naturalizations, Military, Land, Native Americans, African Americans, and more. | |||
*The Archives | |||
=== Substitute Repositories === | === Substitute Repositories === | ||
Revision as of 12:10, 5 April 2009
National Archives and Records AdministrationContact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail: Several e-mail options are available at http://archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html Mailing Address:[1]
National Archives in Washington, D.C. (Archives I) — Street Address:[2]
Telephone:[1] 1-866-272-6272 , or TDD 301-837-0482 Hours:[3] 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 here. Directions, maps, and public transportation:[4]
Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]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.[5] The National Archives has a vast collection of documents created by the federal government. The records most often used by genealogists are census, military, land, and immigration records. Microfilm copies of many of the records at the National Archives are available at the Family History Library, other major archives and libraries, and at regional branches of the National Archives. You may purchase microfilms from the National Archives or request photocopies of the records by using forms obtained from the Archives. Tips[edit | edit source]Researchers first visiting Archives I, the National Archives and Records Administration building in Washington, DC, proceed to the Research Center on the first floor. Depending upon the types of records requested, researchers may need to first obtain a researcher identification card. You can get your research card in the Research Center. During the registration process, new researchers will view a short PowerPoint orientation emphasizing the safe handling of records and explaining the most basic research procedures, responsibilities, and rules. New researchers should plan for a total of 15-20 minutes to complete the registration process.[6] Guides[edit | edit source]
Substitute Repositories[edit | edit source]Regional Branches. For a list of 12+ Regional Branches of the National Archives, click here. { List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.} If a record you need is not at the {repository name}, it may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections Similar Collections Neighboring Collections Sources[edit | edit source]
|
