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'''[[United States Genealogy|United States]]'''
'''[[United States Genealogy|United States]]'''
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|title=United States National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel Files, 1954-1970
|title=United States, National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel Files, 1954-1970
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| start_year = 1954
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| end_year = 1970
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| FS_URL_02 = [[United States Record Finder]]
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| FS_URL_03 = [[United States Research Tips and Strategies]]
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== What is in This Collection?  ==
== What is in This Collection?  ==
This collection contains an index from registers of specialized personnel from NARA's Access to Archival Data. It includes professionals in the field of biology, chemistry, economics, geology, mathematics, psychology, and meteorology, physics, anthropology, political science, and sociology. These registers were created from data compiled from survey questionnaires sent to social and natural scientists. Some of the content in these records changes depending on the year it was gathered, but each record contains important genealogical information. The collection includes records from 1954 to 1970.


This collection contains an index from registers of specialized personnel from NARA's Access to Archival Data. It includes professionals in the field of biology, chemistry, economics, geology, mathematics, psychology, and meteorology, physics, anthropology, political science, and sociology. These registers were created from data compiled from survey questionnaires sent to social and natural scientists. Some of the content in these records changes depending on the year it was gathered, but each record contains important genealogical information. The collection includes records from 1954 to 1970.
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=== Index and Image Visibility ===
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
 
The following information may be found in these records:
The records may include any of the following information:  
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*Name  
*Name  
*Age
*Gender
*Year of birth  
*Year of birth  
*Marriage date and place
*Nationality
*State of residence
*Educational level
*Parents' names
*Employer
*Spouse's name  
*Military status
*Spouse's year of birth
*Society name
*Spouse's parents' names
*Educational major
 
*Year obtained degree
==Collection Content==
*Institution granting degree
 
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== Collection Content ==
Sample of indexed information:
Sample of indexed information:
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== How Do I Search This Collection?  ==
== How Do I Search This Collection?  ==
 
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:  
To begin your search it is helpful to know:  
*The surname of your ancestor
*The surname of your ancestor
*The employment specialty of your ancestor
*The employment specialty of your ancestor
 
=== Search the Index ===
 
{{Search Collection Link
'''Search by Name by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2126719?collectionNameFilter=false Collection Page]:'''<br>Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible ancestors. Compare the information in the list to what you already know about your ancestor to determine which individual is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination.
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
When you have located your ancestor’s personnel file, carefully evaluate each piece of information about them. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors.
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
 
*Add any new information to your records
*Use the name and year of birth to obtain a birth record
*Use the name and year of birth to obtain a birth record
*Use name and ages along with the places to search for census records
*Use name and ages along with the places to search for census records
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? ===
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names
*Look for another index. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records
*Look for another index. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you research your family in [[United States Genealogy|the United States]].
* [[GuidedResearch:United States|United States Guided Research]]
* [[United States Record Finder]]
* [[United States Research Tips and Strategies]]


==Citing This Collection ==
== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
 
=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===


;Collection Citation:
=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===
"United States, National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel Files, 1954-1970."Database. <i>FamilySearch</i>. <nowiki>http://FamilySearch.org</nowiki> : accessed 2017. Citing NARA NAID 622629. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.


==Citing This Collection ==
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
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