National Archives at Seattle: Difference between revisions

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United States Washington King Archives and Libraries National Archives at Seattle

National Archives at Seattle

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:^[1] seattle.archives@nara.gov

Address:^[1]

6125 Sand Point Way NE

Seattle, Washington 98115-7999

Telephone:^[1] 206-336-5115
Fax: 206-336-5112

Hours and holidays:^[1]

Monday through Friday, 7:45 A.M. to 4:15 P.M.
Extended Hours:Second Saturday each month, 9 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. (Microfilm research. Textual research by prior arrangement only.)

Closed weekends (except second Saturday each month), and federal holidays.

Directions, maps, and public transportation: {Optional}

Internet sites and databases:

National Archives at Seattle main page Address, Hours, Directions, Staff Contacts, What's New, Online Exhibit, Genealogy and Historical Research, Bankruptcy and Court Records, Workshops, Research Guides and Resources
Genealogy and Historical Research (at Seattle) Genealogy Research, Historical Research, Bankruptcy Case Files, Photocopying, Public Programs, Frequently Asked Questions
Access to Archival Databases (AAD) a search engine into some of NARA's holdings of electronic records. Search by person, geographic areas, organizations, or dates.
Archival Research Catalog (ARC) the online catalog of over 63% of NARA's nationwide holdings. Searches by keywords, by location, organization, person, or topics, and for digitized images.
Archives Library Information Center (ALIC) American history and government, archival administration, information management, and government documents for archivists, librarians, and the public.

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

Documents and materials generated by the United States Federal Government offices and courts for the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska are preserved here.^[2]

Microfilms for genealogy research available:

Federal population censuses for all states, 1790-1930 (including indexes for 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920)
Military service records
Pension and bounty land warrant applications
Some passenger arrival and naturalization records
Records relating to the Five Civilized Tribes.

These microfilms are not available for loan. Microfilm readers and reader-printers are available to the public at the archives.^[2]

Guides[edit | edit source]

{Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. }

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

{ 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 you cannot visit or find a source at the National Archives at Seattle, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}
such as: NARA I
NARA II
National Archives at _____
State Archives
State Library

Similar Collections

National Personnel Records Center
LC
FHL

Neighboring Collections

County Vital Records Office
City Vital Records Office
County Archives
County Orphan's Court
County Probate Court
County Recorder
County Coroner
U.S. District Court
County and local historical societies
County and local genealogical societies
Public Libraries
Museums and heritage societies
Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
State Vital Records Office
State Historical Society
State Genealogical Society
University Libraries
Church archives
Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]

Sources[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Address, Hours, Directions in The National Archives at Seattle (accessed 22 October 2015).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Services for the Public at the National Archives at Seattle in The National Archives at Seattle (accessed 22 October 2015).

[AHD-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Address, Hours, Directions in The National Archives at Seattle (accessed 22 October 2015).

[Serv-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Services for the Public at the National Archives at Seattle in The National Archives at Seattle (accessed 22 October 2015).

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