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## Don’t know where to start?

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## NARA is the nation’s recordkeeper, preserving and making available the permanently valuable records of the Federal Government.

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## 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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- 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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## Since these records are arranged as the  agencies created them, 
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- 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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## 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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- 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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## Census Records

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## Article 1, Section 2, of the Constitution 

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- 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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## 
1790–1870
The Federal Census is arranged by state, county, township, or city
1880–1930
The Federal Census is arranged by enumeration district.

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***Arrangement***

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- The Federal Census is arranged by state, county, township, or city
**1880****–****1930**
- The Federal Census is arranged by enumeration district.

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- 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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## 1790–1840

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- Lists head of household only

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**Census Records**

- Example:  Paul Revere, 1810 Census in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

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## 1850–1870

**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
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- Records everyone in the household and the relationship to the head of the household. Enumeration districts are noted.

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## Nearly all of the 1890 census was destroyed as a result of a Department of Commerce fire in 1921.

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***1890***

**Nearly all of the 1890 census was destroyed as a result of a Department of Commerce fire in 1921.**

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**9050 Junction Drive **
**Annapolis Junction, MD  20701-0030**
- Telephone: (301) 604-3699

**To rent microfilm copies of Federal Census Records contact:***** ***

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## Passenger Arrival Records

**Passenger Arrival Records**

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## U.S. Customs Service arrival lists, 1820–1890 
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) arrival lists, 1891–1957

- Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) arrival lists, 1891–1957

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- Arrival lists are arranged by
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## Philadelphia passenger lists begin in 1800.  Most other lists begin in 1820.

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- 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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## New York arrival lists are not indexed from 1847 to 1896.

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- Canadian border crossings, also called St. Albans lists, begin in 1895.
- Mexican border crossings records,  1924–1954, are arranged by port of arrival. The complete series has not yet been microfilmed.

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## INS Manifest 1907

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## INS Manifest 1953

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- The National Archives, Washington, DC, has a complete microfilm set of available passenger lists.
- NARA’s _[regional facilities](slide141.xml)_ hold microfilm copies of passenger arrival records that cover the ports in their area.

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

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** **– Declaration of Intention (First Papers)

** **– Petition for Naturalization (Granted Citizenship)

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

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## Declaration of Intention for Albert Einstein, June 4, 1943 

***Declaration of Intention for ******Albert Einstein, June 4, 1943****** ***

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## Declaration of Intention for Greta Garbo, September 9, 1948 

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## For Federal court naturalizations, contact the appropriate NARA regional facility.

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- For Federal court naturalizations, contact the appropriate NARA _**[regional faci](slide141.xml)**__**[lity](slide141.xml)**_.
- The National Archives in Washington, DC,  holds naturalization records for Federal courts in Washington, DC.

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- Contact the NARA _[regional facility](slide141.xml)_ that serves the state where naturalizations occurred to request a search of Federal court records.

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- Contact the State archives for the state where the naturalizations occurred to request a search of state, county, and local court records.

- Contact the appropriate State archives or the county.

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## Land Records

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## The Federal Government documented the transfer of public lands from the U.S. Government to private ownership.

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**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 consist of:

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

**Land records consist of:**

**Tract books cover two geographical areas:**

**Eastern states**
**Western states**

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*** ***** ****The  ***** *****Eastern States*****  *****consist of:**

**Eastern States Office **
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| Alabama | Iowa | Missouri |
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| Arkansas | Louisiana | Ohio |
| Florida | Michigan | Wisconsin |
| Illinois | Minnesota |  |
| Indiana | Mississippi |  |

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**The****  ***** *****Western States*****  *****consist of:**

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| Alaska	 | Montana | Oregon |
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| Arizona | Nebraska | South Dakota |
| California | Nevada | Utah |
| Colorado | New Mexico | Washington |
| Idaho | North Dakota | Wyoming |
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**Land Records**

**Land patent case files**
**Mineral entry case files, 1800****–****1908**
**Railroad land case files**
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**Land Records**

**Check the appropriate ****State Archives**** for the following areas that are not public land states:**

**Any state that was part of the original 13 colonies**
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## Records about    Military Service

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- National Military Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, MO
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## Records about    Military Service

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- Volunteer enlisted men and officers whose military service was performed during a particular war or emergency, 1775–1902

- The National Archives Building in Washington, DC, holds records relating to:

- Records about    Military Service

- Regular Army:
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- NARA’s National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, Missouri, holds military personnel files of:

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- NARA’s National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, Missouri, holds military personnel files of:

- Records about    Military Service

- Civilian employees of Coast Guard predecessor agencies such as Revenue Cutter Service, Life-Saving Service, and Lighthouse Board, 1864–1919

- U.S. Coast Guard:
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## Records about    Military Service

- Records about    Military Service

- Contact the appropriate State archives.

**State Militia 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

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- Revolutionary War
- War of 1812
- Early (pre-Civil War) Indian Wars
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- Spanish-American War
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## Records about    Military Service

- Records about    Military Service

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

- If the compiled military service records have not been reproduced on microfilm, researchers may request to see the original records (1775–1912) at the National Archives Building, Washington, DC.

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

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## Records about    Military Service

- Records about    Military Service

- 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.

- Compiled military service records consist of envelopes containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records.

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## Records about    Military Service

- Records about    Military Service

- 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 about    Military Service

- 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, 1798–1914
- Enlisted Men – Regular Army Enlistment Papers, 1798–1894
- Officers – Francis B. Heitman’s *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 about    Military Service

- For Regular Army enlisted men, search the following records**:**

- Enlistment Papers, 1798–1912
- Register of Enlistments, 1798–1914

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## Records about    Military Service

- Records about    Military Service

- For Regular Army officers, search the following records:

- Francis B. Heitman’s *Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army*
- Adjutant General’s Office (AGO)
- 	AGO letters received, 1805–1889
- 	AGO document file, 1890–1917
- Commission Branch,1863–1870
- Appointment, Commission, and Personal (ACP) files, 1871–1894

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## Records about    Military Service

- Records about    Military Service

- 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

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- Records about    Military Service

*Navy and Marine Corps*

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## Records about    Military Service

- Records about    Military Service

- For Navy enlisted men, search the following:

- Pension Files
- Rendezvous Reports
- Keys to and Register of Enlistment Returns, 1846–1902
- Jackets of Enlisted Men,
- 	1842–1885 (1885–1941 in St. Louis, MO)
- Muster Rolls
- Deck Logs
- Court-Martial Records

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## Records about    Military Service

- Records about    Military Service

- For Navy officers, search the following:

- Edward W. Callahan’s *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 about    Military Service

- For Marine Corps enlisted men, search the following:

- Case Files (prior to 1905, after 1905 – St. Louis, MO)
- Muster Rolls, 1789–1940
- 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 about    Military Service

- For Marine Corps officers, search the following:

- Edward W. Callahan’s *List of Officers of the Navy of the United States and Marine Corps*
- Various Registers from 1819–1904 (with gaps)
- Muster Rolls, August 1798–December 1940

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- Registers of Lighthouse Keepers, 1845–1912; and correspondence concerning Keepers and Assistant Keepers, 1821–1902
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## The National Archives holds information about Native Americans who maintained their ties to Federally recognized tribes (1830–1970).

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- Most records are arranged by tribe. It is very difficult to determine a person’s tribal affiliation if you do not already know the tribe’s name.

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## Name of the Federally recognized tribe
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## The original administrative records of the 
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- Will Rogers’s Enrollment Records

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## The National Archives’ regional facilities hold 
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- Records Availability

**Native Americans**

*Records of Groups Interacting  with the Government*

- Student Record, Indian School, Carlisle, PA

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

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

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- _[www.archives.gov/southwest](http://www.archives.gov/southwest)_

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## Slave records are difficult to locate and are found rarely at NARA.
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- The 1850 and 1860 slave schedules list the slave owner’s name and the number of slaves by sex, age, and black or mulatto.
- The names of free African Americans may be included in the 1790–1860 Federal censuses.

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

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

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**African Americans**

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- Names of slave owners
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**The Southern Claims Commission**

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## In 1865, Congress formed the Freedman’s Bank to benefit former slaves. NARA has microfilmed copies of:

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**African Americans**

- Registers of Signatures of Depositors, 1865–1874
- Deposit Ledgers Indexes in Bank Branches, 1865–1874

**Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company**
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**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)

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**African Americans**

- The Freedmen’s Bureau was established on March 3, 1865.

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

**Freedmen’s Bureau **

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

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*Records of Groups Interacting  with the Government*

- 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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## In 1942, The Wartime Civil Control Administration
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- Central Utah, Topaz, UT
- Colorado River, Poston, AZ
- Gila River, Rivers, AZ
- Granada, Amachie, CO
- Heart Mountain, Heart Mountain, WY
- Jerome, Denson, AR

- 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

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## Among the data elements are:	

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*Records of Groups Interacting  with the Government*

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

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

- The case files include personal history records that give:

- There are access restrictions.

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- 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

**Final Accountability Rosters of Evacuees at**
**Relocation Centers, 1944–1946**

- By relocation center, followed by an alphabetical list of evacuees at the center

*Arrangement*

- Among the information provided are:

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## Chinese Exclusion, 1882–1943

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- 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.

***Chinese Exclusion, 1882******–******1943***

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## Chinese Americans

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## Chinese Americans

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*Records of Groups Interacting  with the Government*

- 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.

**Records of the District Courts of the United States**

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## Chinese Americans

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*Records of Groups Interacting  with the Government*

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## Chinese Americans

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**Chinese Americans**

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- Case File

- Lee Wong Hing’s efforts for readmission to the U.S. under the exemption for merchants in the Chinese Exclusion Act

- February 11, 1904

## Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1882–1943

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*Records of Groups Interacting  with the Government*

- Subject’s name
- Date and place of birth
- Physical appearance
- Occupation
- Names and relationships of other family members
- Family history

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- A Chinese immigration case file may contain information such as:

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## Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1882–1943

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**Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1882****–****1943**

- 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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- Many of the records created to implement the Chinese exclusion laws are now in the custody of NARA’s regional facilities. To locate the records, contact the _[regional facility](slide141.xml)_ closest to where the person first entered or left the country.

## Hispanic Americans

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**Hispanic Americans**

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- These lists, which are available from 1924–1954, 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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## Among the ports are:

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- 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

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**Handle With Care**

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## Notes and Related Materials* NOT ALLOWED in Research Rooms:

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## Special Equipment* NOT ALLOWED in Research Rooms:

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**Rules for Using Historical Records at NARA **

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## Visiting the National Archives at College Park, MD 

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

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## Visiting the National Archives

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- 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
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**           **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**
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**Leaves College Park, MD, building:**
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- 8601 Adelphi Road
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## Visiting the National Archives at College Park, MD

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- DRIVING DIRECTIONS
- From I-495 (Capital Beltway) take exit 28B for New Hampshire Avenue (Route 650) south.
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**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****.**

- Note: *****These Metrobuses do _not_ run on Saturdays. Metrorail and Metro Bus schedules are subject to change. Please check _[www.wmata.com](http://www.wmata.com/)_ for current information.

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## Visiting the National Archives at College Park, MD 

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- 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, driver’s license, etc.) which is required to access NARA property and direct you to your proper destination.

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- 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.

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- 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.

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- SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE (cont.)
- On Saturdays, the shuttle bus runs between the College Park, MD, NARA building and the Prince George’s Plaza Metro station.
**Leaves Prince George’s Plaza Metro station: **
- 8:15 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m.,             1:15 p.m., 2:15 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 4:15 p.m., and 5 p.m.
**Leaves College Park, Maryland, NARA building:  **
- 8:45 a.m., 9:45 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 12:45 p.m.,
- 1:45 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 3:45 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 5:30 p.m.
- Researchers may use the shuttle bus on a space available basis. This schedule is subject to change.

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## NARA's Regional Archives Centers  

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**NARA'S NORTHEAST REGION**

- NARA's Northeast Region (Boston) (NRAB)
- 380 Trapelo Road
- Waltham, Massachusetts 02452-6399
- Homepage: _[www.archives.gov/northeast/boston](http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston)_
- Area served: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
-                New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
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- NARA's Northeast Region (Pittsfield) (NRAP)
- 10 Conte Drive
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201-8230
- Homepage: _[www.archives.gov/northeast/pittsfield/index.html](http://www.archives.gov/northeast/pittsfield/index.html)_
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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](http://www.archives.gov/northeast/nyc)_
- Area served: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands

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**NARA'S MID ATLANTIC REGION**

- NARA's Mid Atlantic Region (Center City Philadelphia) (NRBPA)
- 900 Market Street
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107-4292
- Homepage:  _[www.archives.gov/midatlantic/public/index.html](http://www.archives.gov/midatlantic/public/index.html)_
- Area served: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

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**NARA'S SOUTHEAST REGION**

- NARA's Southeast Region (Atlanta) (NRC)
- 5780 Jonesboro Road
- Morrow, GA 30260
- Homepage:* *_[www.archives.gov/southeast/public](http://www.archives.gov/southeast/public)_
- Area served: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina,
-                      South Carolina, Tennessee

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**NARA'S GREAT LAKES REGION**

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- NARA's Great Lakes Region (Chicago) (NRDC)
- 7358 South Pulaski Road
- Chicago, Illinois 60629-5898
- Homepage: _[www.archives.gov/great-lakes/contact/directions-il.html](http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/contact/directions-il.html)_
- Area served: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin

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**NARA'S CENTRAL PLAINS REGION**

- NARA's Central Plains Region (Kansas City)
- 2312 East Bannister Road
- Kansas City, Missouri 64131-3011
- Homepage: _[www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/index.html](http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/index.html)_
- Area served: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
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- NARA's National Personnel Records Center (NRP)
- 9700 Page Avenue
- St. Louis, Missouri 63132-5100
- Homepage: _[www.archives.gov/st-louis/index.html](http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/index.html)_

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**NARA'S ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION**

- NARA's Rocky Mountain Region (Denver) (NRG)
- Denver Federal Center, Building 48
- West 6th Ave. and Kipling St.
- Denver, Colorado 80225
- P. O. Box 25307
- Denver, Colorado 80225-0307
- Homepage: _[www.archives.gov/rocky-mountain](http://www.archives.gov/rocky-mountain)_
- Area served: Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota,
-                      South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming

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**NARA'S SOUTHWEST REGION**

- NARA's Southwest Region (Fort Worth) (NRF)
- 501 West Felix Street, Building 1
- Fort Worth, Texas 76115-3405
- P. O. Box 6216
- Fort Worth, Texas 76115-0216
- Homepage: _[www.archives.gov/southwest](http://www.archives.gov/southwest)_
- Area served: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas

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**NARA'S PACIFIC REGION**

- NARA's Pacific Region (San Francisco) (NRHS)
- 1000 Commodore Drive
- San Bruno, California 94066-2350
- Homepage: _[www.archives.gov/pacific/san-francisco/index.html](http://www.archives.gov/pacific/san-francisco/index.html)_
- Area served: northern and central California, Hawaii,
-                      Nevada (except Clark County), American Samoa,
-                      Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
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- NARA's Pacific Region (Laguna Niguel) (NRHL)
- 24000 Avila Road
- First Floor-East Entrance
- Laguna Niguel, California 92677-3497
- P.O. Box 6719
- Laguna Niguel, California 92607-6719
- Homepage: _[www.archives.gov/pacific/laguna](http://www.archives.gov/pacific/laguna)_
- Area served: Arizona, southern California, and
-                       Clark County, Nevada

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**NARA'S PACIFIC ALASKA REGION**

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- NARA's Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle) (NRIS)
- 6125 Sand Point Way NE
- Seattle, Washington 98115-7999
- Homepage: _[www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/seattle](http://www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/seattle)_
- Area served: Idaho, Oregon, Washington (State)
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- NARA's Pacific Alaska Region (Anchorage) (NRIA)
- 654 West Third Avenue
- Anchorage, Alaska 99501-2145
- Homepage:* *_[www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/anchorage](http://www.archives.gov/pacific-alaska/anchorage)_
- Area served: Alaska

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- To obtain information on NARA’s regional research centers, see our web site at:

*Facilities open to the public for archival research*

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## To Contact Us

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- National Archives and Records Administration
- Room G-13
- 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
- Washington, DC 20408-0001
- Attn: Customer Services Division (NWCC1)

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- 1-866-272-6272      or1-86-NARA-NARA
- TDD line:(301) 837-0482

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- (202) 357-5934 or (202) 501-7170

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- College Park, MD, Location:
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- Please submit  your “Find & Request” research question by visiting:

- _[www.archives.gov/contact](http://www.archives.gov/contact/)__[/](http://www.archives.gov/contact/)_

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- Then click on the “I have a question about research and records” link. If you do not have an Order Online account, you will need to create one.

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