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=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===


'''Email:'''<ref name="NARAAtl">National Archives at Atlanta at http://www.archives.gov/southeast/#privacy (accessed 13 July 2010).</ref> [mailto:atlanta.archives@nara.gov atlanta.archives@nara.gov] <br>  
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="NARAAtl">National Archives at Atlanta at http://www.archives.gov/southeast/#privacy (accessed 13 July 2010).</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:atlanta.archives@nara.gov atlanta.archives@nara.gov] <br>  


'''Address:'''<ref name="NARAAtl" />  
'''Address:'''<ref name="NARAAtl" />  
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:Morrow, Georgia 30260 <br><br>
:Morrow, Georgia 30260 <br><br>


'''Telephone:'''<ref name="NARAAtl" /> voice 770-968-2100<br>'''Fax:''' 770-968-2547 <br>  
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="NARAAtl" /> &nbsp;voice 770-968-2100<br>'''Fax:''' &nbsp;770-968-2547 <br>  


'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="NARAAtl" /> Tuesday - Saturday, 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.  
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="NARAAtl" />&nbsp;&nbsp;Tuesday - Saturday, 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.  


:Closed Sundays, [http://www.archives.gov/news/federal-holidays.html federal holidays], and Saturdays that precede any federal holiday observed on a Monday.
:Closed Sundays, [http://www.archives.gov/news/federal-holidays.html federal holidays], and Saturdays that precede any federal holiday observed on a Monday.


'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref name="NARAAtl" />  
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref name="NARAAtl" />&nbsp;&nbsp;


*In Morrow, Georgia six miles southeast of Hartsfield Atlanta Airport. Take I-75 to Exit 233, Morrow. Turn left onto Highway 54/Jonesboro Road. Go about 1-1/2 miles to the second building on the right after Clayton State Blvd. <br>  
*In Morrow, Georgia six miles southeast of Hartsfield Atlanta Airport. Take I-75 to Exit 233, Morrow. Turn left onto Highway 54/Jonesboro Road. Go about 1-1/2 miles to the second building on the right after Clayton State Blvd. <br>  
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=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


Serves '''''Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina''''', and '''''Tennessee'''''. Frequently used genealogy sources include [http://www.archives.gov/research/census/ censuses and indexes 1790-1930], [http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/ immigration ship passenger arrivals for the Eastern and Gulf Coasts 1820-1982], [http://www.archives.gov/research/military/index.html military service records, pensions, bounty land warrants, and indexes 1775-1902], [http://www.archives.gov/research/naturalization/index.html Federal naturalization records of U.S. District Courts], [http://www.archives.gov/research/land/ land records], [http://www.archives.gov/research/court-records/bankruptcy.html bankruptcies 1940-1998], [http://www.archives.gov/research/passport/index.html passport applications], [http://www.archives.gov/research/native-americans/ Native American] 1893 Dawes Commission records, and [http://www.archives.gov/southeast/finding-aids/black-history.html African American records] including Freedmen's Bank depositors, Freedman's Bureau records, and slave manifests in Mobile 1820-1860, and Savannah 1801-1860. The Archives also provides free Internet access to subscription sites like Ancestry.com, Footnote.com, and HeritageQuestOnline.com. Other records at the Archives are postmaster lists, Southeast states 1865-1866 federal tax lists, Atlanta federal penitentiary inmates 1902-1921, the Tennessee Valley Authority since 1933, draft registrations for World War I and World War II. They also offer genealogical [http://www.archives.gov/southeast/public/workshops.html classes and workshops], and have a list of [http://www.archives.gov/research/hire-help/index.html independent researchers for hire].  
Serves '''''Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina''''', and '''''Tennessee'''''. Frequently used genealogy sources include [http://www.archives.gov/research/databases/ censuses and indexes 1790-1930], [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/immigration/ immigration ship passenger arrivals for the Eastern and Gulf Coasts 1820-1982], [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/military/ military service records, pensions, bounty land warrants, and indexes 1775-1902], [http://www.archives.gov/research/naturalization/index.html Federal naturalization records of U.S. District Courts of Southeast states], [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/land/ land records], [http://www.archives.gov/research/court-records/bankruptcy.html bankruptcies 1940-1998], [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/passport/ passport applications], Native American 1893 Dawes Commission records, and [http://www.archives.gov/southeast/finding-aids/black-history.html African American records] including Freedmen's Bank depositors, Freedman's Bureau records, and slave manifests in Mobile 1820-1860, and Savannah 1801-1860. The Archives also provides free Internet access to subscription sites like Ancestry.com, Footnote.com, and HeritageQuestOnline.com. Other records at the Archives are postmaster lists, Southeast states 1865-1866 federal tax lists, Atlanta federal penitentiary inmates 1902-1921, the Tennessee Valley Authority since 1933, draft registrations for World War I and World War II. They also offer genealogical [http://www.archives.gov/southeast/public/workshops.html classes and workshops], and have a list of [http://www.archives.gov/research/hire-help/index.html independent researchers for hire].  


Recently, 54,000 cubic feet of inactive claims folders from the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) were transferred to this archives from the Great Lakes Region Archives. These records contain claim files that have inactive for at least seven years. Active files are still with the RRB. The RRB deals only with individuals who worked on the railroads after 1936. For more information visit [http://www.archives.gov www.archives.gov].
Recently, 54,000 cubic feet of inactive claims folders from the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) were transferred to this archives from the Great Lakes Region Archives. These records contain claim files that have inactive for at least seven years. Active files are still with the RRB. The RRB deals only with individuals who worked on the railroads after 1936. For more information visit [http://www.archives.gov www.archives.gov].  


=== Tips  ===
=== Tips  ===
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*[http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/ ''Federal Records Guide''] Search NARA's holdings of federal records at a very high level, to identify which record groups may have material relevant to your research topics. [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/index-alpha/ Alphabetical index] to the ''Federal Records Guide''. [http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/tools/record-group-clusters.html Record Groups by topic clusters] in the ''Federal Records Guide''.  
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/ ''Federal Records Guide''] Search NARA's holdings of federal records at a very high level, to identify which record groups may have material relevant to your research topics. [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/index-alpha/ Alphabetical index] to the ''Federal Records Guide''. [http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/tools/record-group-clusters.html Record Groups by topic clusters] in the ''Federal Records Guide''.  
*[http://www.archives.gov/southeast/finding-aids/index.html Other finding aids and guides by topic] for the National Archives Southeast Region.  
*[http://www.archives.gov/southeast/finding-aids/index.html Other finding aids and guides by topic] for the National Archives Southeast Region.  
*Loretto Dennis Szucs, and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, ''The Archives: A Guide to the National Archives Field Branches'' (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1988), 11-14. ({{FSC|630522|item|disp=FS Library Book 977 A3sz}}) [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17738169 WorldCat entry]. Describes each field branch collection, microfilms, services and activities. Each of 150 record groups of the archives is also described.
*Loretto Dennis Szucs, and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, ''The Archives: A Guide to the National Archives Field Branches'' (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1988), 11-14. ({{FHL|630522|item|disp=FHL Book 977 A3sz}}) [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17738169 WorldCat entry]. Describes each field branch collection, microfilms, services and activities. Each of 150 record groups of the archives is also described.


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
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'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  


*[[National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)]], St. Louis, MO., has millions of military personnel, health, medical records of discharged and deceased veterans of all services starting with World War I, and federal employee records.  
*[[National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)]], St. Louis, MO.,&nbsp;has millions of military personnel, health, medical records of discharged and deceased veterans of all services&nbsp;starting with World War I, and federal employee records.  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records pertaining to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  
*[[Family History Library|Family History Library]], Salt Lake City,&nbsp;450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records.  
*[[Dallas Public Central Library]] 111,700 volumes, 64,500 microfilms, 89,000 microfiche, and over 700 maps, marriage, probate, deed, and tax abstracts in book form, or microfilm of originals for some states, and online databases.<br>
*[[Dallas Public Central Library]] 111,700 volumes, 64,500 microfilms, 89,000 microfiche, and over 700 maps, marriage, probate, deed, and tax abstracts in book form, or microfilm of originals for some states, and online databases.<br>


'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  


*[https://www.claytoncountyga.gov/government/courts/probate-court/vital-records Clayton County Clerk of the Probate Court], Jonesboro, county birth, marriage, death, and probate records.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists'' (Logan, Utah : Everton Publishers Inc, 1999), 84. {{WorldCat|670125599}}; {{FSC|740321|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref>
*[[Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Central Library]], large collection with good coverage of the southeast USA.<ref name="DB33">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 33. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> They have county histories, family histories, will indexes, deeds, military rosters, passenger lists, Atlanta city directories, Georgia censuses 1820-1930, local histories, and newspapers.<ref>[http://www.afpls.org/central-hq/66-special-collections Special Collections] in ''Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System'' (accessed 8 January 2016).</ref>  
*[https://www.claytoncountyga.gov/government/courts/superior-court Clayton County Clerk of the Superior Court], Jonesboro, land records, and divorces since 1859, and court records since 1964.<ref name="HBG" />
*[http://sos.georgia.gov/archives/ Georgia Archives], Morrow, is the best place to start family history research in Georgia.<ref name="DB33">Dollarhide and Bremer, 33.</ref> Genealogies, county histories, newspapers, tax digests, private papers, church records, cemeteries, Bible records, municipal records, census, maps, land plats, photographs, Georgia Confederate service and pension records, colonial, headright {{amp}} bounty land grants, land lottery, and Georgia county records.  
*[http://www.fultoncountyga.gov/dhw-vital-records Fulton County Health Department], Atlanta, births since 1896, deaths since 1887.
*[http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/cms/Kenan+Research+Center/185.html Atlanta History Center], Kenan Research Center, extensive Georgia family and county histories, Sons of the American Revolution library, holdings for North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama genealogy.  
*[[Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Central Library]], large collection with good coverage of the southeast USA.<ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 33. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> They have county histories, family histories, will indexes, deeds, military rosters, passenger lists, Atlanta city directories, Georgia censuses 1820-1930, local histories, and newspapers.<ref>[http://www.afpls.org/central-hq/66-special-collections Special Collections] in ''Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System'' (accessed 8 January 2016).</ref>  
*[http://aahgs.org/ Afro-American Historical and Geneaylogical Society], Atlanta, members, meetings, newsletter, surname queries, links.  
*[[Georgia Archives]], Morrow, is the best place to start family history research in Georgia.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 33.</ref> Genealogies, county histories, newspapers, tax digests, private papers, church records, cemeteries, Bible records, municipal records, census, maps, land plats, photographs, Georgia Confederate service and pension records, colonial, headright {{amp}} bounty land grants, land lottery, and Georgia county records.  
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/jgsg/ Jewish Genealogical Soc. of Georgia], Atlanta, family histories, immigration, East Europe, Georgia, North America.  
*[[Atlanta History Center]], Kenan Research Center, extensive Georgia family and county histories, Sons of the American Revolution library, holdings for North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama genealogy.  
*[http://www.prairiebluff.com/resources/fhc-atl.htm Atlanta Area Family History Centers], can order microfilms from Salt Lake City for a small fee.
*[http://aahgs.org/ Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society], Atlanta, members, meetings, newsletter, surname queries, links.  
*[http://www.fultoncountyga.gov/county/health/ Fulton County Health Department], births since 1896, deaths since 1887.
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/jgsg/ Jewish Genealogical Society of Georgia], Atlanta, family histories, immigration, East Europe, Georgia, North America.  
*[http://home.fultoncourt.org/ Fulton County Clerk of the Probate Court], marriages and probates since 1854.
*[http://www.prairiebluff.com/resources/fhc-atl.htm Atlanta Area FamilySearch Centers], where patrons can view limited-access FamilySearch databases.
*[http://www.fcclk.org/ Fulton County Clerk of the Superior Court], court records, land records, and divorces since 1854.  
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Campbell County, Georgia Genealogy|Campbell]], [[Carroll County, Georgia Genealogy|Carroll]], [[Cherokee County, Georgia Genealogy|Cherokee]], [[Clayton County, Georgia Genealogy|Clayton]], [[Cobb County, Georgia Genealogy|Cobb]], [[Coweta County, Georgia Genealogy|Coweta]], [[DeKalb County, Georgia Genealogy|DeKalb]], [[Fayette County, Georgia Genealogy|Fayette]], [[Forsyth County, Georgia Genealogy|Forsyth]], [[Fulton County, Georgia Genealogy|Fulton]], [[Gwinnett County, Georgia Genealogy|Gwinnett]], [[Henry County, Georgia Genealogy|Henry]], and [[Spalding County, Georgia Genealogy|Spalding]].  
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:'''''&nbsp; [[Campbell County, Georgia Genealogy|Campbell]], [[Carroll County, Georgia Genealogy|Carroll]], [[Cherokee County, Georgia Genealogy|Cherokee]], [[Clayton County, Georgia Genealogy|Clayton]], [[Cobb County, Georgia Genealogy|Cobb]], [[Coweta County, Georgia Genealogy|Coweta]], [[DeKalb County, Georgia Genealogy|DeKalb]], [[Fayette County, Georgia Genealogy|Fayette]], [[Forsyth County, Georgia Genealogy|Forsyth]], [[Fulton County, Georgia Genealogy|Fulton]], [[Gwinnett County, Georgia Genealogy|Gwinnett]], [[Henry County, Georgia Genealogy|Henry]], and [[Spalding County, Georgia Genealogy|Spalding]].  
*[[Georgia Historical Society]], Savannah, 4 million manuscripts, photos, papers, military, diaries, plantation records. They have almost as many genealogical sources as the Georgia Archives.
*[[Georgia Historical Society]], Savannah, 4 million manuscripts, photos, papers, military, diaries, plantation records. They have almost as many genealogical sources as the Georgia Archives.<ref name="DB33" />  
*[[Georgia Genealogical Society]], Atlanta, events, meetings, membership, publications and index, and research tools, but no library. They provide advice, but do not conduct research for you.
*[http://www.gagensociety.org/ Georgia Genealogical Society], Rome, events, meetings, membership, publications and index, and research tools.  
*[[University of Georgia Main Library]], Athens, largest collection of early Georgia settlers. Also, they hold county histories, county records, family records, biographies and newspapers.
*[[Washington Memorial Library]], Macon, one of the best collections in Georgia for genealogy, African Americans, and local history.<ref>William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 33. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>  Emphasis on the 13 colonies, American Revolution, and Great Britain.<ref name="GA">[http://www.bibblib.org/genealogy-archives/ The Genealogical and Historical Room] in ''Middle Georgia Regional Library'' (accessed 17 January 2016).</ref>  
*[http://www.archatl.com/offices/archives/ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta] baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, parish records.  
*Repositories in '''''other surrounding states:''''' [[Alabama Archives and Libraries|Alabama]], [[Florida Archives and Libraries|Florida]], [[Georgia Archives and Libraries|Georgia]], [[Kentucky Archives and Libraries|Kentucky]], [[Mississippi Archives and Libraries|Mississippi]], [[North Carolina Archives and Libraries|North Carolina]], [[South Carolina Archives and Libraries|South Carolina]], [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Tennessee]].  
*Repositories in '''''other surrounding states:''''' [[Alabama Archives and Libraries|Alabama]], [[Florida Archives and Libraries|Florida]], [[Georgia Archives and Libraries|Georgia]], [[Kentucky Archives and Libraries|Kentucky]], [[Mississippi Archives and Libraries|Mississippi]], [[North Carolina Archives and Libraries|North Carolina]], [[South Carolina Archives and Libraries|South Carolina]], [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Tennessee]].  
*[https://www.archives.alabama.gov/ Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH)], Montgomery, military and state censuses, county records on microfilm, family histories, and newspapers.  
*[http://www.archives.state.al.us/ Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH)], Montgomery, military and state censuses, county records on microfilm, family histories, and newspapers.  
*[https://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/archives/ State Archives of Florida], Tallahassee, public records, family/county histories, Memory Project.  
*[http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index_researchers.cfm State Archives of Florida], Tallahassee, public records, family/county histories, Memory Project.  
*[http://www.kdla.ky.gov/ Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives], Frankfort, microfilmed county records.  
*[http://www.kdla.ky.gov/ Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives], Frankfort, microfilmed county records.  
*[http://mdah.state.ms.us/ Mississippi Department of Archives and History], Jackson, county records on microfilm, newspapers, manuscripts, biographies, and a cemetery index.  
*[http://mdah.state.ms.us/ Mississippi Department of Archives and History], Jackson, county records on microfilm, newspapers, manuscripts, biographies, and a cemetery index.  
*[http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/ North Carolina State Archives], Raleigh, online catalog to 9,000 vols. of country records, and estate papers index.  
*[http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/ North Carolina State Archives], Raleigh, online catalog to 9,000 vols. of country records, and estate papers index.  
*[http://scdah.sc.gov/ South Carolina Department of Archives and History], Columbia, county, district, colonial, state records, censuses, wills, Confederate pensions, criminals, and land grants.  
*[http://scdah.sc.gov/ South Carolina Department of Archives and History], Columbia, county, district, colonial, state records, censuses, wills, Confederate penions, criminals, and land grants.  
*[[Tennessee State Library and Archives]], Nashville, vital records, censuses, county records, tax lists, local histories, school censuses, military records, Native Americans, newspapers, obituary lists, and maps.
*[[Tennessee State Library and Archives]], Nashville, vital records, censuses, county records, tax lists, local histories, school censuses, military records, Native Americans, newspapers, obituary lists, and maps.


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National Archives at Atlanta
National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta) building in Morrow, Georgia.

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:[1]  atlanta.archives@nara.gov

Address:[1]

5780 Jonesboro Road
Morrow, Georgia 30260

Telephone:[1]  voice 770-968-2100
Fax:  770-968-2547

Hours and holidays:[1]  Tuesday - Saturday, 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

Closed Sundays, federal holidays, and Saturdays that precede any federal holiday observed on a Monday.

Directions, maps, and public transportation:[1]  

  • In Morrow, Georgia six miles southeast of Hartsfield Atlanta Airport. Take I-75 to Exit 233, Morrow. Turn left onto Highway 54/Jonesboro Road. Go about 1-1/2 miles to the second building on the right after Clayton State Blvd.
  • Google Map
  • Buses canceled. Clayton County Transit Bus 501 and Bus 502 on Hwy 54/Jonesboro Road are suspended.

Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

Serves Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Frequently used genealogy sources include censuses and indexes 1790-1930, immigration ship passenger arrivals for the Eastern and Gulf Coasts 1820-1982, military service records, pensions, bounty land warrants, and indexes 1775-1902, Federal naturalization records of U.S. District Courts of Southeast states, land records, bankruptcies 1940-1998, passport applications, Native American 1893 Dawes Commission records, and African American records including Freedmen's Bank depositors, Freedman's Bureau records, and slave manifests in Mobile 1820-1860, and Savannah 1801-1860. The Archives also provides free Internet access to subscription sites like Ancestry.com, Footnote.com, and HeritageQuestOnline.com. Other records at the Archives are postmaster lists, Southeast states 1865-1866 federal tax lists, Atlanta federal penitentiary inmates 1902-1921, the Tennessee Valley Authority since 1933, draft registrations for World War I and World War II. They also offer genealogical classes and workshops, and have a list of independent researchers for hire.

Recently, 54,000 cubic feet of inactive claims folders from the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) were transferred to this archives from the Great Lakes Region Archives. These records contain claim files that have inactive for at least seven years. Active files are still with the RRB. The RRB deals only with individuals who worked on the railroads after 1936. For more information visit www.archives.gov.

Tips[edit | edit source]

Over 68% of the Regional Archives' records are currently described in ARC at the series level. If you do not find the records you are seeking, please contact the Southeast Region staff.

Guides[edit | edit source]

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a record at the National Archives at Atlanta, a similar record may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • National Archives I, Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.
  • National Archives II, College Park, MD, Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, and Treasury all after 1900.
  • Federal Records Center, Ellenwood, GA., receives records primarily from Federal agencies located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
  • Jimmy Carter Library and Museum, Atlanta, papers of the administration.

Similar Collections

  • National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), St. Louis, MO., has millions of military personnel, health, medical records of discharged and deceased veterans of all services starting with World War I, and federal employee records.
  • Family History Library, Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records.
  • Dallas Public Central Library 111,700 volumes, 64,500 microfilms, 89,000 microfiche, and over 700 maps, marriage, probate, deed, and tax abstracts in book form, or microfilm of originals for some states, and online databases.

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Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 National Archives at Atlanta at http://www.archives.gov/southeast/#privacy (accessed 13 July 2010).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 33. At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Ref Book 973 J54d. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "DB33" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ Special Collections in Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System (accessed 8 January 2016).
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