tle Tas ay

Depositions of Young Pong and Sam Lam,
merchants and residents of Santa Rosa, 1895, 1908. RG 85

Boy with sign promoting wartime food conservation, Calexico, CA, ca.1917. RG 4

Washoe women near Carson City, NV, 1930s. RG 75

Hydraulic mining, North Bloomfield
Mine, Nevada County, CA, 1890. RG 21

Entrance to Golden Rule Mine, Tuolumne County, CA, ca. 1890. RG


vy
‘OFFICAL PHorogRAry

‘Aftermath of Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. RG 21

t cian 0 Yo Dry dock crew, Mare Island,

soc tas i + (4,194 RG 181
Petition submitted by
African-American
craftsmen to the
Committee on Fair
Employment Practice,
1943. RG 228



Archival Holdings at NARA’s Pacific Region
(San Francisco) include records of:

Accounting Office, General .......0602 0005
Adjutant General’s Office, 1917—
Agricultural Economics, Bureau of
Agricultural Engineering, Bureau of .
Agricultural Marketing Service ....
Agricultural Research Service . .
Agriculture, Office of the Secretary of.
Alien Property, Office of
American Revol on Heenea ial Adi
American Samoa, Government of
Army Air Forces ...
Army Coast Artillery Districts and
Defenses, U.S., 1901-1942
Army Commands, U.S., 1942~ . Riles
Army Continental Commands, U.S., 1821-1920
Army Staff.
Atomic Energy Commission
‘Attorneys, U.S.
Capital Issues Committee
Chemical Warfare Service .
Civil Service Commission, U
Civilian Defense, Office of .
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Coast Guard, U.S.
(Gamenunigy Seaiées Aditareean
Comptroller of the Currency, Office of the .
Cooperative State Research Service ....
Courts of Appeals, U.S.
Customs Service, U.S. .
Defense Treneporation, Office of.
District Courts of the United States ..
Education, General Records of the Office of
Education, Office of .
Employment and ‘Training Administration.
Energy, Department of .
Engineers, Office of the Chief of -
Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Bureau of
Environmental Protection Agency .
Fair Employment Practice, Committes on .
Farm Credit Administration . .
Farmers Home Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

. Record Group 411

-RG 136
RG 310
-RG 16
. RG 131

12

Federal Housing Administration RG 31
Federal Energy Regulatory Commi + RG 138
Federal Highway Administration . 1 RG 406
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service RG 280

RG 291
LRG 137
LRG 22

Federal Property Resources Service.
Federal Supply Service .
Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S.
Food Administration, U.S. i
Foreign Assets Control, Office of.
Forest Service
Fuel Administration, U.S.
General Services Administration .
Geological Survey, U.S.
Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service

. RG 368

Housing and Urban Development, Department of
Housing Expediter, Office of the .
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Indian Affai Bureau of ..
Indian Health Service .
Tnterageney Commitices und Councils

Coordinating Water Use Programs
Interior, Office of the Secretary of the .
Internal Revenue Service . .
Labor, Department of .
Rea VeieemenR nueaiae
Marine Corps, United States .
Marine Inspection and Navigation, Bureau of
Maritime Administration...
Maritime Commission, United States.
Marshals Service, United States. .
Mines, U.S. Bureau of .
Mint, U.S.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration .
National Labor Relations Board
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Park Service
National Recovery Administration
National Resources Planning Board
National War Labor Board (World War II)
National Youth Administration
Natural Resources Conservation eae
Naval Districts and Shore Establishments.
Naval Operating Forces .....
(Gcetipational Heals and Safety Administration
Ordnance, Office of the Chief of .
Petroleum Administrative Board .
Post Office Department . i
Price Administration, Office of ..
Price Stabilization, Olfice of.
Prisons, Bureau of
HS Oe NAOT eral at we vil War) .
Public Buildings Service . ;
Public Health Service, 1912-1968 .
Public Housing Administration .
Public Roads, Bureau of . . !
Quartermaster General, Office of the ..
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Scientific Research and Development, Office of .
Selective Service System (World War I) ....
Selective Service System, 1940-
Shipping Board, U. i
Sibl FRAN OPRLL oF the Chick 1/01)
Surgeon General (Army), Office of the .
Territories, Office of it
Transportation, Office of the Chief of
Treasury, Department of.
Veterans Administrati
Wage and Hour Di:
AVE RAG Saliey Stutlicatian Boia

of the Economic Stabilization Agency ...... AMEN Sods
War Asseis Administration .. . i -RG 270
War Manpower Commission . -RG 211
Weather Bureau .. RG 27
Work Projects Administration LRG 69
Donated Materials Group

sRG 295
-RG 129
RG 110
.RG 121
RG 90
LRG 196
“RG 30



Hydraulic mining, North Bloomfield
Mine, Nevada County, CA, 1890, RG 21

Mineral certificate issued by the
General Land Office as proof of
purchase of a mineral claim,

ca, 1880. RG 21

Washoe women near Carson City, NV, 19308. G75 Entrance to Golden Rule Mine, Tuolumne County, CA, ca.1890. RG 104



Waite after attack by

Japanese suicide planes,
» Philippine Islands, 1945,
> RG181

Left: Cover memo
accompanying
statements by survivors
of enemy attack on

SS Jeremiah M. Daily,
Philippine Islands, 1945.
RG 181



National Archives and Records Administration

Regtonal Archives
Pacific
Region

San Francisco

1000 Commodore Drive
San Bruno, California 94066-2350

Chan Duck Chin and is son, Chun Jan Yut, 1899. RG 85

National Archives and Records Administration

Regional Archives
Pacific
Region

San Francisco

1000 Commodore Drive
San Bruno, California 94066-2350



The family of Lim Lip Hong, ca.1914. RG 85

San Francisco Mint, ca. 1890. RG 104 iii , Destruction outside the San Francisco Mint after the 1906 earthquake and fire. RG 104



The Regional Archives at
NARA’s Pacific Region (San Francisco) is:

@ Part of the National Archives and Records Administration
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@ One of 15 NARA facilities where the public has access
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@ A depository and center for research in historical records
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@ A center for genealogical research.

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W A partner with colleges and universities, historical and
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Our records are:

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fortifications, merchant seamen and vessels, naval facilities,
civil engineering, mining, aviation, Chinese exclu
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‘Americans in war industry, the home front during the
World Wars, atomic energy, national forests and parks,
natural resources, and public lands.

m Filled with the names of notable places and people, among
them Alcatraz Penitentiary, Angel Island, Pearl Harbor, the
San Francisco Mint, and Yosemite National Park; physicist
Luis Alvarez, labor leader Harry Bridges, gangster Al
Capone, Iva Togura D'Aquino (“Tokyo Rose”), aviator
Amelia Earhart, Communist Party leader Charles Fujimoto,
George “Machine Gun” Kelly, Mickey Mouse, engineer John
Reber, Chinese leader Sun Yat Sen, clothing manufacturer

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ny

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Our microfilm holdings are:

B Of genealogical interest — Federal population censuses for all
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California and Nevada, and censuses taken in American
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U.S. diplomatic missions, the Revolutionary and Civil
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If you plan to do microfilm research:

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@ Because research is time-consuming, you may need
to visit more than once.

Prepare for your visit by reviewing our web site:

W Our home page ~ www.archives.gov/pacific/san-francisco

i NARA home page ~ www.archives.gov

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tm NARA-wide guide to archival holdings ~
www.archives.gov/research/are

@ NARA-wide guide to microfilm holdings ~
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E-mail: sanbruno.archives@nara.gov

Phone: 650-238-3501 Fax: 650-238-3510



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@ By Car from San Francisco — South on Highway 101, exit at San
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Gust past the 1-380 overpass), then turn right on Commodore Dr.
for 200 yards. The entrance is on your left. ll OR — South on
1-280, exit at Sneath Ln. Go east on Sneath to the second traffic
light. Turn right on Cherry Ave., then left on Commodore Dr. for
200 yards. The entrance is on your left.

By Car from the South — Exit Highway 101 at San Bruno Ave.,
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overpass), then turn right on Commodore Dr. for 200 yards. The
entrance is on your left. li 01 ixit 1-280 at San Bruno Ave.,
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west on Sylvan Ave. to El Camino Real. Go north on El Camino
(J mile) to the main entrance road for Tanforan Mall. Go west
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then west to Sneath Ln. Continue west on Sneath to

El Camino Real. Turn left (south) onto El Camino (away

from Golden Gate National Cemetery) a block to Commodore
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