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*The employment specialty of your ancestor
*The employment specialty of your ancestor


 
=== Search the Index ===
'''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? ===


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==Citing This Collection ==
==Citing This Collection ==
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.
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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"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.
"United States, National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel Files, 1954-1970."Database. <i>FamilySearch</i>. <nowiki>http://FamilySearch.org</nowiki> : 14 June 2016. Citing NARA NAID 622629. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.


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