Project Overview

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Beginning Your Genealogical Research at
The National Archives and
Records Administration
Revised 2008

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• Beginning Your Research at

The National Archives and
Records Administration
Family Research at the National Archives
Census Records
Native Americans
Washington, DC, Area Research Facilities
Passenger Arrival Records (Immigration)
African Americans
Japanese Americans
Regional Research Centers
Naturalization Records
Chinese Americans
Land Records
To Contact Us
Hispanic Americans
Military Records
Rules for Using Records


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Conducting Family Research
Looking for records of your family?

• Dont know where to start?

The National Archives may be able to help.
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The National Archives and
Records Administration
(NARA)

• NARA is the nations recordkeeper, preserving and
  making available the permanently valuable records
  of the Federal Government.

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Conducting Family Research
Records of Genealogical Interest
Any record that gives a

• Name
• Place
• Date

• is useful for family research.

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Before visiting the National Archives . . .
Compile as much information as possible about
your family.
Start with yourself, parents, and grandparents
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Before visiting the National Archives . . .
Compile as much information as possible about
your family.
Ask your relatives about your family history
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Before visiting the National Archives . . .
Compile as much information as possible about
your family.
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Look in family records (letters, family Bibles,
scrapbooks, diaries, photographs, baptismal
certificates, newspaper clippings, etc)
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As you begin your family research at NARA
Remember

• The National Archives maintains only the
  permanent records of the Federal Government.
• NARA does not hold birth, marriage, divorce, or
  death records. We also do not have deeds and
  wills. Check with the appropriate state or county.

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As you begin your family research at NARA
Remember

• Since these records are arranged as the agencies
  created them,
• there is no master subject or name index
• most are not digitized

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As you begin your family research at NARA
Remember

• Records keeping practices vary over time. For
  example
• The 1790 Federal census lists only the head of
  the household.
• The 1880 Federal census lists everyone in the
  household and their relationship to the head of
  the household.

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Start with the relationship to the Federal
Government

• Think of possible ways your ancestor
• interacted with the Federal Government.

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Principal Records of Genealogical Interest

• Census Records
• Passenger Arrival Records
• (Immigration)
• Naturalization Records
• Land Records
• Military Records

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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government

• Native Americans
• African Americans
• Japanese Americans
• Chinese Americans
• Hispanic Americans

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Principal Records of Genealogical Interest
Census Records
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Principal Records of Genealogical Interest
Census Records
Article 1, Section 2, of the Constitution
requires the government to conduct a Federal
census every 10 years (beginning in 1790).
The purpose of the Federal census is to count the
population of the United States for apportioning
representatives to the House of Representatives.
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Principal Records of Genealogical Interest
Census Records
Arrangement

• 17901870
• The Federal Census is arranged by state, county,
  township, or city
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• The Federal Census is arranged by enumeration
  district.

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Principal Records of Genealogical Interest
Census Records
Access

• There is a 72-year restriction on access to
  population census information.
• Currently, the National Archives has open Federal
  census records on microfilm from 1790 to 1930.

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Census Records
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Lists head of household only
Example Paul Revere, 1810 Census in Suffolk
County, Massachusetts
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Census Records
Records everyone in the household, but not the
relationship to the head of the household
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Example Abraham Lincoln is enumerated on page
140 of the Sangamon County,
Illinois, 1860 Census Schedule
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Census Records
Records everyone in the household and the
relationship to the head of the household.
Enumeration districts are noted.
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Example Laura Ingalls Wilder is enumerated on
page 2A of the Wright County, Missouri,
(Enumeration District 152) 1900 Census Schedule
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Census Records
Nearly all of the 1890 census was destroyed as a
result of a Department of Commerce fire in 1921.
1890
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Census Records
You may view Census Records at

• National Archives Building, Washington, DC
• NARAs regional facilities

To rent microfilm copies of Federal Census
Records contact
National Archives Census Microfilm Rental
Program Post Office Box 30 9050 Junction Drive
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701-0030 Telephone
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Principal Records of Genealogical Interest
Passenger Arrival Records
(Immigration)
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Passenger Arrival Records
(Immigration)
Types

• U.S. Customs Service arrival lists, 18201890
• Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
  arrival lists, 18911957

Arrival lists are arranged by port of entry and
date of arrival

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Passenger Arrival Records
(Immigration)

• Philadelphia passenger lists begin in 1800. Most
  other lists begin in 1820.
• Pre-1820 records may be on file at the Port of
  Entry or the State Archives, in the state where
  the port is located.
• For more information, see Passenger and
  Immigration List Index by P. William Filby
  (available in the NARA Library).

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Passenger Arrival Records
(Immigration)

• New York arrival lists are not indexed from 1847
  to 1896.
• Canadian border crossings, also called St. Albans
  lists, begin in 1895.
• Mexican border crossings records, 19241954, are
  arranged by port of arrival. The complete series
  has not yet been microfilmed.

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Passenger Arrival Records
(Immigration)
INS Manifest 1907
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Passenger Arrival Records
(Immigration)
INS Manifest 1953
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Passenger Arrival Records
(Immigration)
Availability

• The National Archives, Washington, DC, has a
  complete microfilm set of available passenger
  lists.
• NARAs regional facilities hold microfilm copies
  of passenger arrival records that cover the ports
  in their area.

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Principal Records of Genealogical Interest
Naturalization Records
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Principal Records of Genealogical Interest
Naturalization Records

• Naturalization was a two-step process, generally
  requiring a five-year minimum residency in the
  United States.

Step 1
Declaration of Intention (First Papers)
Step 2
Petition for Naturalization (Granted
Citizenship)

• The only copy of the certificate of
  naturalization was sent to the applicant.

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Naturalization Records
Declaration of Intention for Albert Einstein,
June 4, 1943
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Naturalization Records
Declaration of Intention for Greta Garbo,
September 9, 1948
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Principal Records of Genealogical Interest
Naturalization Records

• For Federal court naturalizations, contact the
  appropriate NARA regional facility.
• The National Archives in Washington, DC, holds
  naturalization records for Federal courts in
  Washington, DC.

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Principal Records of Genealogical Interest
Naturalization Records
Federal
Contact the NARA regional facility that serves
the state where naturalizations occurred to
request a search of Federal court records.
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Principal Records of Genealogical Interest
Naturalization Records
State
Contact the State archives for the state where
the naturalizations occurred to request a search
of state, county, and local court records.
Local
Contact the appropriate State archives or the
county.


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Principal Records of Genealogical Interest
Land Records
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Principal Records of Genealogical Interest
Land Records

• The Federal Government documented the transfer of
  public lands from the U.S. Government to private
  ownership.
• Land patent certificates document only the first
  transfer of title of land from the United States
  to another party.
• Records of later transfers may be found in county
  or state records.

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Land Records
Land records consist of

• Tract Books (documenting land transactions)
• Patent Books (documenting official transfer from
  the Federal Government to the
  individual)

Tract books cover two geographical areas

• Eastern states
• Western states

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Land Records
The Eastern States consist of
For Tract Books covering these states
Contact
Eastern States Office Bureau of Land
Management 7450 Boston Boulevard Springfield, VA
22153-3121
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Land Records
The Western States consist of
For Tract Books covering these states
Contact
National Archives and Records Administration 700
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC
20408-0001
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Land Records
Availability
Contact
National Archives and Records Administration 700
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC
20408-0001
for the following

• Land patent case files
• Mineral entry case files, 18001908
• Railroad land case files
• Mineral patent case files
• Timber patent case files

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Land Records
Availability
Check the appropriate State Archives for the
following areas that are not public land states
Connecticut Delaware Georgia Maryland Massachusett
s New Hampshire New Jersey New York North
Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South
Carolina Virginia

• Any state that was part of the original 13
  colonies
• Hawaii
• Kentucky
• Tennessee
• Texas
• West Virginia

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Principal Records of Genealogical Interest
Records about Military Service
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Records about Military Service
Repositories

• NARA holds Federal records of military service in
  two repositories

• National Archives Building, Washington, DC
• (Revolutionary War 1912)
• National Military Personnel Records Center, St.
  Louis, MO
• (WWI present)

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Records about Military Service
To locate military records, you need to know as
much information as possible about the soldiers
service including

• Dates of service
• Branch of service
• Conflict fought in
• Volunteer unit
• Regular Army (Officer or enlisted personnel)

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Records about Military Service
Repositories
The National Archives Building in Washington, DC,
holds records relating to
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• Volunteer enlisted men and officers whose
  military service was performed during a
  particular war or emergency, 17751902

• Regular Army
• Officers, 1789June 30, 1917
• Enlisted personnel, 1789October 31, 1912

• U.S. Navy
• Officers, 17981902
• Enlisted personnel, 17981885

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Records about Military Service
Repositories
The National Archives Building in Washington, DC,
holds records relating to
A.

• U.S. Marine Corps
• (Some) Officers, 17981895
• Enlisted personnel, 17981904

• Those who served in predecessor agencies of the
  U.S. Coast Guard, i.e., the Revenue Cutter
  Service (Revenue Marine), the Life-Saving
  Service, and the Lighthouse Board 17911919

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Records about Military Service
Repositories
NARAs National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)
in St. Louis, Missouri, holds military personnel
files of
B.

• U.S. Army officers separated after June 30, 1917,
  and enlisted personnel separated after October
  31, 1912

• U.S. Air Force officers and enlisted personnel
  separated after September 1947

• U.S. Navy
• Officers separated after 1902
• Enlisted personnel separated after 1885

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Records about Military Service
Repositories
NARAs National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)
in St. Louis, Missouri, holds military personnel
files of
B.

• U.S. Marine Corps
• Officers separated after 1895
• Enlisted personnel separated after 1904

• U.S. Coast Guard
• Officers separated after 1928
• Enlisted personnel separated after 1914

• Civilian employees of Coast Guard predecessor
  agencies such as Revenue Cutter Service,
  Life-Saving Service, and Lighthouse Board,
  18641919

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Records about Military Service
Records at NARA, Washington, DC
Compiled Military Service Records
Navy Marine Corps
Regular Army
Coast Guard and Predecessor Agencies
Pensions
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Records about Military Service
Records at NARA, Washington, DC


Compiled Military Service Records

• State Militia Records

Contact the appropriate State archives.

• Confederate Records

• The National Archives holds compiled military
  service records for soldiers who served in the
  Confederate Army, Confederate Navy, and Marine
  Corps.
• NARA does not hold Confederate pensions contact
  the appropriate State archives.

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Records about Military Service
Records at NARA, Washington, DC


Compiled Military Service Records
Confederate Prisoners
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Records about Military Service
Records at NARA, Washington, DC


Compiled Military Service Records

• Compiled military service records for
  volunteermen and officers are available for

• Revolutionary War
• War of 1812
• Early (pre-Civil War) Indian Wars
• Mexican War
• Civil War Union and Confederate
• Later (post-Civil War) Indian Wars
• Spanish-American War
• Philippine Insurrection

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Records about Military Service
Records at NARA, Washington, DC


Compiled Military Service Records

• When researching volunteers, start with
  thecompiled military service records.

• Begin your research by consulting the appropriate
  name indexes on NARA microfilm.

• If the compiled military service records have not
  been reproduced on microfilm, researchers may
  request to see the original records (17751912)
  at the National Archives Building, Washington, DC.

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Records about Military Service
Records at NARA, Washington, DC


Compiled Military Service Records
Compiled military service records consist of
envelopes containing card abstracts taken from
muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other
records.
A compiled military service record contains some
of the following information

• Name of soldier
• Rank
• Unit
• Date mustered in and mustered out
• Other military information

In addition, some files may contain some
biographical and medical information.
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Records about Military Service
Records at NARA, Washington, DC
Compiled Military Service Record
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Records about Military Service
Records at NARA, Washington, DC


Regular Army
Regular Army personnel enlisted for a specific
time of duty (3 months, 3 years, etc.) rather
than for a specific war. They are the forces that
serve during peacetime.
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Records about Military Service
Records at NARA, Washington, DC


Regular Army
The War Department did not compile military
service records for the Regular Army. Start your
research with

• Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army,
  17981914
• Enlisted Men Regular Army Enlistment Papers,
  17981894
• Officers Francis B. Heitmans Historical
  Register and Dictionary of the Unites States
  Army, From Its Organization, September 29, 1789,
  to March 2, 1903 (2 volumes)

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Records about Military Service
Records at NARA, Washington, DC


Regular Army
Regular Army Enlisted Men
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Records about Military Service
Records at NARA, Washington, DC


Regular Army
For Regular Army enlisted men, search the
following records

• Enlistment Papers, 17981912
• Register of Enlistments, 17981914

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Records about Military Service
Records at NARA, Washington, DC


Regular Army
Regular Army Officers
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Records about Military Service
Records at NARA, Washington, DC


Regular Army
For Regular Army officers, search the following
records

• Francis B. Heitmans Historical Register and
  Dictionary of the United States Army
• Adjutant Generals Office (AGO)
• AGO letters received, 18051889
• AGO document file, 18901917
• Commission Branch,18631870
• Appointment, Commission, and Personal (ACP)
  files, 18711894

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Records about Military Service
Records at NARA, Washington, DC


Pensions
Pension Records

• Payment is based on service in the armed forces
  of the United States between 1775 and 1916.
• Pension records include both applications for
  pensions and pensions granted.
• Pension files often contain supporting documents
  such as discharge papers, affidavits, depositions
  of witnesses, narratives of events during
  service, marriage certificates, birth records,
  death certificates, pages from family Bibles, and
  other supporting papers.

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Records about Military Service
Records at NARA, Washington, DC


Pensions
Supporting information may include photographs
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Records about Military Service
Records at Archives 1
Navy and Marine Corps
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Records about Military Service
Records at NARA, Washington, DC


Navy
For Navy enlisted men, search the following

• Pension Files
• Rendezvous Reports
• Keys to and Register of Enlistment Returns,
  18461902
• Jackets of Enlisted Men,
• 18421885 (18851941 in St. Louis, MO)
• Muster Rolls
• Deck Logs
• Court-Martial Records

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Records about Military Service


Records at NARA, Washington, DC
Navy
For Navy officers, search the following

• Edward W. Callahans List of Officers of the Navy
  of the United States and Marine Corps
• Abstracts of Service (M330)
• Examining Board and Retirement Board
• Pension Files
• Court-Martial Records
• Deck Logs

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Records about Military Service
Records at NARA, Washington, DC


Marine Corps
For Marine Corps enlisted men, search the
following

• Case Files (prior to 1905, after 1905 St.
  Louis, MO)
• Muster Rolls, 17891940
• Pension Files The National Archives has pension
  applications and records of pension payments for
  veterans, their widows, and other heirs between
  1775 and 1916.

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Records about Military Service
Records at NARA, Washington, DC


Marine Corps
For Marine Corps officers, search the following

• Edward W. Callahans List of Officers of the Navy
  of the United States and Marine Corps
• Various Registers from 18191904 (with gaps)
• Muster Rolls, August 1798December 1940

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Records about Military Service
Coast Guard
Records at NARA, Washington, DC
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Records about Military Service
Records at NARA, Washington, DC


Coast Guard and Predecessor Agencies

• Registers of Lighthouse Keepers, 18451912 and
  correspondence concerning Keepers and Assistant
  Keepers, 18211902
• Revenue Cutter Service Records of Officers,
  17911919 enlisted crew muster rolls and
  payrolls, 18331932 and shipping articles,
  18631915
• Life-Saving Service registers, 18661913
  service records cards, 19001914 and articles of
  engagement for surfmen, 18751914

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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Native Americans

• The National Archives holds information about
  Native Americans who maintained their ties to
  Federally recognized tribes (18301970).
• Most records are arranged by tribe. It is very
  difficult to determine a persons tribal
  affiliation if you do not already know the
  tribes name.

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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Native Americans
Consider

• Name of the Federally recognized tribe
• Name of person
• When they were alive
• State where they lived

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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Native Americans
Records Availability

• The original administrative records of the
• Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) headquarters are
  in the National Archives, Washington, DC.

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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Native Americans
Will Rogerss Enrollment Records
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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Native Americans
Records Availability

• The National Archives regional facilities hold
• records created by the Bureau of Indian Affairs
  (BIA) field offices and Indian schools at the
  regional level

Student Record, Indian School, Carlisle, PA
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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Native Americans
Records Availability

• The National Archives regional facility in Fort
  Worth holds many records relating to
  the Five Civilized Tribes

Choctaw Creek Chickasaw Seminole Cherokee
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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Native Americans
Dawes Commission Record
Seminole Nation Roll, 1905
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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Native Americans

• For more information on the records of the Dawes
  Commission, contact

NARAs Regional Archives in Fort Worth, Texas, at
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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
African Americans
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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
African Americans
Pre-Civil War
Pre-Civil War Records (17901860)

• Slave records are difficult to locate and are
  found rarely at NARA.
• The 1850 and 1860 slave schedules list the slave
  owners name and the number of slaves by sex,
  age, and black or mulatto.
• The names of free African Americans may be
  included in the 17901860 Federal censuses.

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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
African Americans
Civil War
Pensions
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Military Service Records

• United States Colored Troops (USCT)
• Regular Army (9th and 10th Cavalry, 24th and 25th
  Infantry)

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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
African Americans
Post-Civil War
Census Records

• Beginning in 1870, the Federal census listed the
  names of African Americans including former
  slaves.

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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
African Americans
Post-Civil War
The Southern Claims Commission

• Established in 1871, the Southern Claims
  Commission dealt with Civil War related claims of
  southerners loyal to the Union.
• African Americans submitted claims and gave
  testimony before the Commission. The files may
  contain

• Names, ages, and residences of former slaves
• Names of slave owners
• Slave manumissions (emancipations)

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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
African Americans
Post-Civil War
Freedmans Savings and Trust Company (Freedman's
Bank)

• In 1865, Congress formed the Freedmans Bank to
  benefit former slaves. NARA has microfilmed
  copies of

• Registers of Signatures of Depositors, 18651874
• Deposit Ledgers Indexes in Bank Branches,
  18651874

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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
African Americans
Post-Civil War
Ann Blue opened this account in Lexington,
Kentucky, in August 1873. After the bank's demise
in 1874, she sent in this passbook and received
37.94 in dividend payments. ( Records of the
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, RG 101)
Freedmans Savings And Trust File
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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
African Americans
Post-Civil War
Freedmens Bureau
The Freedmens Bureau was established on March 3,
1865.

• Although there are no indexes to these records,
  they are an excellent source of information about
  freed slaves.
• For more information see

Black Family Research Records of Post-Civil War
Federal Agencies at the National Archives
(Reference Information Paper 108, rev. 2006)


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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Japanese Americans
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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Japanese Americans
Japanese Internments

• During World War II, about 110,000 Japanese
  Americans were evacuated from designated military
  areas in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii,
  Oregon, and Washington.
• The War Relocation Authority (WRA) was set up to
  carry out the removal, relocation, maintenance,
  and supervision of those excluded from the
  military areas.

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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Japanese Americans

• In 1942, The Wartime Civil Control Administration
• (WCAA) established ten assembly centers in

• Manzanar, Manzanar, CA
• Minikoda, Hunt, ID
• Rohwer, McGehhe, AR
• Tule Lake, Newell, CA

• Central Utah, Topaz, UT
• Colorado River, Poston, AZ
• Gila River, Rivers, AZ
• Granada, Amachie, CO
• Heart Mountain, Heart Mountain, WY
• Jerome, Denson, AR

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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Japanese Americans
Manzanar Relocation Center February 1943
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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Japanese Americans
Japanese American Internee Files, 19421946

• This automated data file is available at
• http//aad.archives.gov
• Among the data elements are

• Name
• Age
• Race of internee and spouse
• Year and place of birth
• Occupation of father

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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Japanese Americans
Evacuee and Excluded Files, 19421946

• The case files include personal history records
  that give

• Name of the evacuee
• Individual and family numbers
• Birthplace
• Birth date
• Religion

• Marital status
• Linguistic ability
• Educational accomplishments
• Employment history
• Military service records

There are access restrictions.
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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Japanese Americans
Final Accountability Rosters of Evacuees
at Relocation Centers, 19441946
Arrangement
By relocation center, followed by an alphabetical
list of evacuees at the center
Among the information provided are

• Name
• Assigned family number
• Sex
• Date of birth

• Citizenship status
• Pre-evacuation address
• Date of entry into center
• Date of departure from center
• Final destination after leaving center

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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Chinese Americans
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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Chinese Americans
Chinese Exclusion, 18821943

• From 1882 to 1943, the U.S. Government severely
  curtailed immigration from China to the U.S.
• The majority of these records are open to the
  public, although access may be restricted under
  the Freedom of Information Act.

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Chinese Americans
Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882
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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Chinese Americans
Records of the District Courts of the United
States
Included among the District Court records are
thousands of case files relating to habeas corpus
actions brought in both circuit and district
courts during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Chinese Americans
Immigration ArrivalInvestigation File for Cho
Ming Tsai,September 8, 1913
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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Chinese Americans
Case File
Lee Wong Hings efforts for readmission to the
U.S. under the exemption for merchants in the
Chinese Exclusion Act
February 11, 1904
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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Chinese Americans
Immigration and Naturalization Service, 18821943
A Chinese immigration case file may contain
information such as

• Subjects name
• Date and place of birth
• Physical appearance
• Occupation
• Names and relationships of other family members
• Family history

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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Chinese Americans
Immigration and Naturalization Service, 18821943
To locate a case file

• A researcher must know the name the immigrant or
  traveler used on his or her papers, as well as
  the first port at which the person entered or
  left the country.
• There is no master index. Individual INS
  districts and some NARA regional facilities may
  have created indexes to their records.

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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Chinese Americans
Availability of the Records
Many of the records created to implement the
Chinese exclusion laws are now in the custody of
NARAs regional facilities. To locate the
records, contact the regional facility closest to
where the person first entered or left the
country.


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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Hispanic Americans
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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Hispanic Americans
Mexican Border Crossings
These lists, which are available from 19241954,
are arranged by the port of entry into the United
States. In many cases, the information is
compiled on a manifest card rather than the
traditional manifest sheet.
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Records of Groups Interacting with the Government
Hispanic Americans
Among the ports are

• Naco and Sasabe/San Fernando, AZ
• San Ysidro, CA
• Columbus and Nogales, NM
• El Paso, Rio Grande, Loredo, Eagle Pass,
  Brownsville, and Houston, TX

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Taking Care of Records

• In order to conduct research at NARA, researchers
  must
• Show a photo ID
• Be at least 14 years of age
• Obtain a researchers card if viewing original
  records

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Taking Care of Records
Handle With Care
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Taking Care of Records
Rules for Using Historical Records at NARA
Notes and Related Materials ALLOWED in Research
Rooms
ALLOWED
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Taking Care of Records
Rules for Using Historical Records at NARA
Special Equipment ALLOWED in Research Rooms
ALLOWED
All equipment must be removed from cases and
the cases stored in lockers
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Taking Care of Records
Rules for Using Historical Records at NARA
Clothing and Personal Effects ALLOWED in Research
Rooms
ALLOWED
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Taking Care of Records
Rules for Using Historical Records at NARA
Items ALLOWED ONLY in the Microfilm Reading Room
(National Archives Building, Washington,
DC)

ALLOWED
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Taking Care of Records
Rules for Using Historical Records at NARA
Notes and Related Materials NOT ALLOWED in
Research Rooms
NOT ALLOWED
Food, drink (including candy, gum, and water)
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Taking Care of Records
Rules for Using Historical Records at NARA
Special Equipment NOT ALLOWED in Research Rooms
NOT ALLOWED
All equipment must be removed from cases and
the cases stored in lockers
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Taking Care of Records
Rules for Using Historical Records at NARA
Clothing and Personal Effects NOT ALLOWED in
Research Rooms
NOT ALLOWED
You may also be asked to remove any outer
clothing that is wet or contains outdoor debris.
NARA reserves the right to determine whether a
garment is considered to be outerwear.
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Public Lockers
Public lockers are available on the ground floor
of the Washington, DC, building and the basement
level of the National Archives at College Park,
MD.


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Visiting the National Archives Building
(Washington, DC)
Visiting the National Archives at College Park,
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Visiting the National Archives (Washington, DC )
National Archives at College Park, MD

• Address

• Location

• Hours

• Transportation

• Parking

• Transportationbetween NARAbuildings

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Visiting the National Archives (Washington, DC )
National Archives at College Park, MD

• Address

National Archives Building National Archives and
Records Administration 700 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, DC 20408-0001

• Location

• Hours

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• Parking

• Transportationbetween NARAbuildings

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Visiting the National Archives (Washington, DC )
National Archives at College Park, MD

• LOCATION
• The National Archives Building is located at
• 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
• between 7th and 9th Streets.
• Please note that there are two entrances
• Pennsylvania Avenue The Research entrance
• Constitution Avenue The Rotunda entrance (which
  includes the Exhibit Hall)

• Address

• Location

• Hours

• Transportation

• Parking

• Transportationbetween NARAbuildings

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Visiting the National Archives (Washington, DC )
National Archives at College Park, MD
RESEARCH HOURS Monday and Tuesday 9 a.m.5
p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 9 a.m.9
p.m. Saturday 9 a.m.5 p.m. Sundays and Federal
Holidays Closed

• Address

• Location

• Hours

• Transportation

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• Transportationbetween NARAbuildings

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Visiting the National Archives (Washington, DC )
National Archives at College Park, MD

• RECORDS RETRIEVAL SCHEDULE
• 10 a.m.
• 11 a.m.
• 130 p.m.
• 230 p.m.
• Note On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday there
  will be an additional retrieval time at 330 p.m.
  Records are not retrieved evenings or Saturdays.

• Address

Schedule for Requesting Textual Records

• Location

• Hours

• Transportation

• Parking

• Transportationbetween NARAbuildings

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Visiting the National Archives (Washington, DC )
National Archives at College Park, MD

• PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
• Metrorail (Washington's subway)
• The Archives/Navy Memorial/Penn Quarter stop on
  the Green or Yellow Line, is across Pennsylvania
  Avenue from the Archives Building.
• Metro Bus Service
• Numbers 13A, 13B, 13F, 13G, 30, 32, 34, 36, 54,
  70, A42, A46, A48, P1, P2, P6, P17, P19, W13, and
  Circulator Buses (Convention Center-SW Waterfront
  and Smithsonian/National Gallery of Art Routes)
• Note Metrorail and Metro Bus schedules are
• subject to change. Please check www.wmata.com
  for current information.

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• Location

• Hours

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• Parking

• Transportationbetween NARAbuildings

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Visiting the National Archives (Washington, DC )
National Archives at College Park, MD
PARKING There is
no parking at the National Archives Building.
Commercial parking facilities are located nearby.

• Address

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• Hours

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• Transportationbetween NARAbuildings

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Visiting the National Archives (Washington, DC )
National Archives at College Park, MD
SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE The shuttle bus runs Monday
through Friday only between the Washington, DC,
and College Park, MD, NARA buildings. Leaves
Washington, DC, building 8 a.m.5 p.m. on the
hour Leaves College Park, MD, building 8 a.m.5
p.m. on the hour Note Researchers may use the
shuttle bus on a space available basis. This
schedule is subject to change.

• Address

• Location

• Hours

• Transportation

• Parking

• Transportationbetween NARAbuildings

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Visiting the National Archives at College Park,
MD
National Archives Building (Washington, DC)

• Address

• Location

• Hours

• Transportation

• Parking

• Transportation between NARA buildings

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Visiting the National Archives at College Park, MD
National Archives Building (Washington, DC)

• Address

• Location

The National Archives at College Park 8601
Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001

• Hours

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• Parking

• Transportation between NARA buildings

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Visiting the National Archives at College Park,
MD
National Archives Building (Washington, DC)

• Address

LOCATION The National Archives at
College Park is located on Adelphi Road near the
University of Maryland's College Park campus.

• Location

• Hours

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• Parking

• Transportation between NARA buildings

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Visiting the National Archives at College Park,
MD
National Archives Building (Washington, DC)

RESEARCH HOURS Monday and Tuesday 9 a.m.5
p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 9 a.m.9
p.m. Saturday 9 a.m.5 p.m. Sundays and Federal
Holidays Closed

• Address

• Location

• Hours

• Transportation

• Parking

• Transportation between NARA buildings

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Visiting the National Archives at College Park,
MD
National Archives Building (Washington, DC)

• RECORDS RETRIEVAL SCHEDULE
• 10 a.m.
• 11 a.m.
• 130 p.m.
• 230 p.m.
• Note On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday there
  will be an additional retrieval time at 330 p.m.
  Records are not retrieved evenings or Saturdays.

• Address

Schedule for Requesting Textual and Special Media
Records

• Location

• Hours

• Transportation

• Parking

• Transportation between NARA buildings

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Visiting the National Archives at College Park, MD
National Archives Building (Washington, DC)
TRANSPORTATION DRIVING DIRECTIONS From I-495
(Capital Beltway) take exit 28B for New Hampshire
Avenue (Route 650) south. On New Hampshire, take
a left at the second light onto Adelphi Road.
Follow Adelphi Road until you see the large
green sign for Archives II. Turn left into the
entrance.

• Address

• Location

• Hours

• Transportation

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• Transportation between NARA buildings

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MD
National Archives Building (Washington, DC)

• PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
• The (R3) Metrobus (the Greenbelt/Fort Totten
  line) serves Green Line Metro stations at
  Greenbelt, Prince George's Plaza, and Fort
  Totten.
• The (C8) Metrobus (the College Park/White Flint
  line) serves Red Line Metro stations at White
  Flint and Glemont and the Green Line Metro
  station at College Park.

• Address

• Location

• Hours

• Transportation

• Parking

• Transportation between NARA buildings

Note These Metrobuses do not run on Saturdays.
Metrorail and Metro Bus schedules are subject to
change. Please check www.wmata.com for current
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MD
National Archives Building (Washington, DC)

• PARKING
• Limited visitor parking is available. Parking
  spaces in the garage may fill quickly. If you
  intend to drive and park, note
• Parking at NARA is on a first come, first serve
  basis
• The parking garage opens to the public at 8 a.m.
• Overnight parking is NOT permitted
• A security officer will check you for proper
  photo identification (such as a Government ID,
  state ID, drivers license, etc.) which is
  required to access NARA property and direct you
  to your proper destination.

• Address

• Location

• Hours

• Transportation

• Parking

• Transportation between NARA buildings

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MD
National Archives Building (Washington, DC)

• Address

PARKING If the Homeland Security
Advisory System (HSAS) is raised to the level
"Orange" or higher, additional security screening
procedures may significantly delay entrance of
passenger vehicles.

• Location

• Hours

• Transportation

• Parking

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Visiting the National Archives at College Park,
MD
National Archives Building (Washington, DC)
SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE The shuttle bus runs Monday
through Friday only between the Washington, DC,
and College Park, MD, NARA buildings. Leaves
Washington, DC, building 8 a.m.5 p.m.
on the hour Leaves College Park, MD, building
8 a.m.5 p.m. on the hour Researchers may
use the shuttle bus on a space available basis.
This schedule is subject to change.

• Address

• Location

• Hours

• Transportation

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• Transportation between NARA buildings

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MD
National Archives Building (Washington, DC)
SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE (cont.) On Saturdays, the
shuttle bus runs between the College Park, MD,
NARA building and the Prince Georges Plaza Metro
station. Leaves Prince Georges Plaza Metro
station 815 a.m., 915 a.m., 1015 a.m., 1115
a.m., 1215 p.m., 115 p.m., 215
p.m., 315 p.m., 415 p.m., and 5 p.m. Leaves
College Park, Maryland, NARA building 845
a.m., 945 a.m., 1045 a.m., 1145 a.m., 1245
p.m., 145 p.m., 245 p.m., 345 p.m., 445
p.m., 530 p.m. Researchers may use the shuttle
bus on a space available basis. This schedule is
subject to change.

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• Hours

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NARA's Regional Archives Centers
NARA'S NORTHEAST REGION
NARA's Northeast Region (Boston) (NRAB) 380
Trapelo Road Waltham, Massachusetts 02452-6399
Homepage www.archives.gov/northeast/boston Area
served Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
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Region (Pittsfield) (NRAP) 10 Conte Drive
Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201-8230 Homepage
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--------------------------- NARA's Northeast
Region (New York City) (NRAN) 201 Varick Street
New York, New York 10014-4811 Homepage
www.archives.gov/northeast/nyc Area served New
Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin
Islands
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NARA's Regional Archives Centers
NARA'S MID ATLANTIC REGION
NARA's Mid Atlantic Region (Center City
Philadelphia) (NRBPA) 900 Market Street
Ph