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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''E-mail:''' Several e-mail options are available at [http://www.archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html National Archives and Records Administration]<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> | ||
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:700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br><br> | :700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="NARAcontact" /> | '''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> | '''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]. | ||
'''Public transportation:'''<ref>"Transportation" in "Washington, DC Area" in National Archives Archives.gov at http://archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/#hours (accessed 5 April 2009).</ref> | '''Public transportation:'''<ref>"Transportation" in "Washington, DC Area" in National Archives Archives.gov at http://archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/#hours (accessed 5 April 2009).</ref> | ||
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*[https://www.archives.gov/fort-worth National Archives at Fort Worth: Arkansas,Louisiana,Oklahoma,Texas] | *[https://www.archives.gov/fort-worth National Archives at Fort Worth: Arkansas,Louisiana,Oklahoma,Texas] | ||
*[https://www.archives.gov/kansas-city National Archives at Kansas:Iowa,Kansas,Minnesota,Missouri,Nebraska,North Dakota,South Dakota] | *[https://www.archives.gov/kansas-city National Archives at Kansas:Iowa,Kansas,Minnesota,Missouri,Nebraska,North Dakota,South Dakota] | ||
*[https://www.archives.gov/nyc National Archives at New York City: New Jersey,New York,Puerto Rico, | *[https://www.archives.gov/nyc National Archives at New York City: New Jersey,New York,Puerto Rico,U.S. Virgin Islands] | ||
*[https://www.archives.gov/philadelphia National Archives at Philadelphia:Delaware,Maryland,Pennsylvania,Virginia,West Virginia] | *[https://www.archives.gov/philadelphia National Archives at Philadelphia:Delaware,Maryland,Pennsylvania,Virginia,West Virginia] | ||
*[https://www.archives.gov/st-louis National Archives at St. Louis] | *[https://www.archives.gov/st-louis National Archives at St. Louis] | ||
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*[https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue Prologue: the journal of the National Archives] | *[https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue Prologue: the journal of the National Archives] | ||
*[https://www.archives.gov/dc/researcher-info Information for Researchers at the National Archives at Washington, DC] | *[https://www.archives.gov/dc/researcher-info Information for Researchers at the National Archives at Washington, DC] | ||
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 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> | ||
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*[https://www.archives.gov/findingaid/stat/discovery/94 Records of the Adjutant General's Office RG 94] | *[https://www.archives.gov/findingaid/stat/discovery/94 Records of the Adjutant General's Office RG 94] | ||
*[https://www.archives.gov/findingaid/stat/discovery/109 War Department Collection of Confederate Records RG 109] | *[https://www.archives.gov/findingaid/stat/discovery/109 War Department Collection of Confederate Records RG 109] | ||
*[https://www.archives.gov/findingaid/stat/discovery/110 Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War) RG 110] | *[https://www.archives.gov/findingaid/stat/discovery/110 Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War) RG 110] | ||
*[https://www.archives.gov/findingaid/stat/discovery/112 Records of the Surgeon General RG 112] | *[https://www.archives.gov/findingaid/stat/discovery/112 Records of the Surgeon General RG 112] | ||
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*[https://www.archives.gov/findingaid/stat/discovery/407 Records of the Adjutant General's Office RG 407] | *[https://www.archives.gov/findingaid/stat/discovery/407 Records of the Adjutant General's Office RG 407] | ||
''' FamilySearch Wiki - | ''' FamilySearch Wiki - Collection Coverage Tables ''' | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/National_Archives_Catalog_Digitized_Collections_-_Coverage_Tables National Archives Catalog Digitized Collections - Coverage Tables] FamilySearch WIKI | *[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/National_Archives_Catalog_Digitized_Collections_-_Coverage_Tables National Archives Catalog Digitized Collections - Coverage Tables] FamilySearch WIKI | ||
*[[United States, National Archives Catalog - Selected Digitized Collections]] | *[[United States, National Archives Catalog - Selected Digitized Collections]] | ||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
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*[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, ''Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States, 3rd ed.'', 3 vols. (Washington, D.C.: NARA, 1998). ({{FSC|1013988|item}} 973 A3gui). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34190322 WorldCat entry].<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, ''Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States, 3rd ed.'', 3 vols. (Washington, D.C.: NARA, 1998). ({{FSC|1013988|item}} 973 A3gui). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34190322 WorldCat entry].<br> | ||
* | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/649397 Robert B. Matchette ... et al.comp., ''Guide to Federal records in the National Archives of the United States.'' 3 volumes. Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Administration, 1995. FS Library 973 A3gui v. 1. Record groups 1-170 -- v. 2. Record groups 171-515 -- v. 3. Index.] | ||
*Anne Bruner Eales, and Robert M. Kvasnicka, eds. ''Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States. 3rd ed''. (Washington, DC: NARA, 2000) ({{FSC|1011178|item}} 973 J53e). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44420788 WorldCat entry]. 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. ''Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States. 3rd ed''. (Washington, DC: NARA, 2000) ({{FSC|1011178|item}} 973 J53e). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44420788 WorldCat entry]. 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, ''The Archives: a Guide to the National Archives Field Branches'' (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1988) ({{FSC|630522|item}} 973 A3sz). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17738169 WorldCat entry]. 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. | *Loretto Dennis Szucs, and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, ''The Archives: a Guide to the National Archives Field Branches'' (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1988) ({{FSC|630522|item}} 973 A3sz). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17738169 WorldCat entry]. 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. | ||
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*[http://www.fold3.com/institution-index.php Fold3.com] ($) subscription site with indexes and images to hundreds of National Archives record types including Revolutionary War and Civil War service records and pensions, draft registrations, census, etc. | *[http://www.fold3.com/institution-index.php Fold3.com] ($) subscription site with indexes and images to hundreds of National Archives record types including Revolutionary War and Civil War service records and pensions, draft registrations, census, etc. | ||
*[http://www.heritagequestonline.com/ HeritageQuestOnline.com] ($) by subscription & at many libraries--Revolutionary War pension & bounty land files. | *[http://www.heritagequestonline.com/ HeritageQuestOnline.com] ($) by subscription & at many libraries--Revolutionary War pension & bounty land files. | ||
*[http://stevemorse.org/ellis/cg.html Castle Garden 1830-1892] and [http://www.ellisisland.org/ Ellis Island 1892-1924] indexes & images to New York City passenger arrivals.<br> | *[http://stevemorse.org/ellis/cg.html Castle Garden 1830-1892] and [http://www.ellisisland.org/ Ellis Island 1892-1924] indexes & images to New York City passenger arrivals.<br> | ||
''' FamilySearch Library ''' | ''' FamilySearch Library ''' | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, has many National Archives census, immigration, land, military, and naturalization records on microfilm. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, has many National Archives census, immigration, land, military, and naturalization records on microfilm. | ||
* | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/51715 Examples of records in the National Archives frequently used in genealogical research] | ||
*For a list of microfilms at both NARA and the FamilySearch Library, [[NARA and FS Library film numbers|click here]]. | *For a list of microfilms at both NARA and the FamilySearch Library, [[NARA and FS Library film numbers|click here]]. | ||
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''' Selected Collections ''' | ''' Selected Collections ''' | ||
* | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/292672 Index to names of United States marshals, 1789-1960, NARA pub T0577] | ||
* | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/478738 Dispatches from special agents, 1794-1906,NARA pub M037] | ||
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
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*[[Library of Congress]], Washington, DC, Local History and Genealogy Reading Room is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, and collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources. | *[[Library of Congress]], Washington, DC, Local History and Genealogy Reading Room is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, and collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources. | ||
*[[Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library|Daughters of the American Revolution Library]], Washington DC, Revolutionary War and colonial period, including family and local histories, cemetery transcriptions, Bible records, 15,000 genealogical membership applications.<br> | *[[Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library|Daughters of the American Revolution Library]], Washington DC, Revolutionary War and colonial period, including family and local histories, cemetery transcriptions, Bible records, 15,000 genealogical membership applications.<br> | ||
*[http://doh.dc.gov/services/vital_records/index.shtm87,dohnav,%7C33120%7C.asp DC Vital Records Division] for birth and death records. [http://doh.dc.gov/services/vital_records/index.shtm802,dohNav,%7C33200%7C33240%7C.asp#9 DC Superior Court] for marriage and divorce records. | *[http://doh.dc.gov/services/vital_records/index.shtm87,dohnav,%7C33120%7C.asp DC Vital Records Division] for birth and death records. [http://doh.dc.gov/services/vital_records/index.shtm802,dohNav,%7C33200%7C33240%7C.asp#9 DC Superior Court] for marriage and divorce records. | ||
*[[Washington DC FamilySearch Center]] has [[FamilySearch Center Portal|premium online services]] for free, and can offer research suggestions. | *[[Washington DC FamilySearch Center]] has [[FamilySearch Center Portal|premium online services]] for free, and can offer research suggestions. | ||
*[[Maryland State Archives]], Annapolis, census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, naturalizations. | *[[Maryland State Archives]], Annapolis, census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, naturalizations. | ||
Revision as of 09:01, 19 July 2023
Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail: Several e-mail options are available at National Archives and Records Administration Mailing Address:[1] The National Archives at College Park, Maryland (Archives II) (Headquarters)
National Archives in Washington, D.C. (Archives I)[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. Public transportation:[4]
Obtaining Reproductions of Records[edit | edit source]Copies of the records can be accessed three ways:
Regional Archives-Facilities and Affiliated Archives by State[edit | edit source]A full list of facilities can be found on the National Archives' Visit Us page.
Federal Records Centers[edit | edit source]A full list can be found on the National Archives' Federal Records Center Locations page. Internet Sites and Databases[edit | edit source]
National Archives Programs[edit | edit source]
Collection Description[edit | edit source]The National Archives has a vast collection of documents created by the United States federal government. The records most often used by genealogists are census, military, land, immigration, and naturalization records.
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.[7]
National Archives Catalog[edit | edit source]The National Archives Catalog contains descriptions for NARA's nationwide holdings in the Washington, DC area; regional facilities; and Presidential Libraries. The Catalog is a work in progress and currently contains descriptions for 95% of our records, described at the series level. For detailed information on how to use the catalog see National Archives and Records Administration Catalog. Record Groups with Digitized Records[edit | edit source]The Record Group Explorer and Record Group Explorer Data webpages will identify record groups with digital records in the National Archives Catalog.
Selected Record Groups with Digitized Records The following links identify by Record Group with some digitized content. Under "Browse our Records" click on the "Explorer" link to see "Textual records," "Maps and Charts" and "Video and Audio"
FamilySearch Wiki - Collection Coverage Tables
Tips[edit | edit source]
Guides[edit | edit source]
Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]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. Overlapping Collections
FamilySearch Library
NARA Series to FS Library film Conversion
Selected Collections
Neighboring Collections
Sources[edit | edit source]
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