The Regional Archives at
NARA’s Southwest Region is:

@ Part of the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA), the Federal agency that, by law, preserves and
provides access to permanently valuable, noncurrent
Federal records with historical, legal, or fiscal value.

@ One of 14 NARA facilities where the public has access to
Federal archival records.

@ A depository and center for research in historical records
from Federal agencies and courts in Arkansas, Louisiana,
Oklahoma, and Texas.

TM A center for genealogical research.

@ A sponsor of programs that educate the public about
archives, history, genealogy, and related subjects.

@ A partner with colleges and universities, historical and
genealogical societies, museums, and other archives.

A host for student interns, school groups, and others
who want to learn more about archives.

A national resource in a local setting.

We have:

@ More than 86,000 cubic feet of historical records dating
from the 1800s to the 1980s, among them photographs,
maps, and architectural drawings, created or received by
nearly 100 Federal agencies, including Federal courts.

We serve:

@ Anyone who needs historical information created or
received by the Federal Government —historians,
genealogists, lawyers, scholars, Government officials,

environmentalists, students, and others.

Our records are:

@ Diverse in content, covering agriculture, natural
resources, parks, public lands, and civil engineering;
Native Ameri

ind Indian/white relations; Chinese
exclusion, repatriation, and naturalization; aviation and
aerospace; desegregation and other minority related
issues; entomology and weather; judicial history; labor;
merchant seamen and vessels; army air fields, hospitals,
forts and other military facilities; selective service; and
many other topics.

& Filled with the names of notable people and places,
among them Belle Starr, Billy Sol Estes, the Dalton Gang,
“Hanging Judge” Isaac Parker, Henry O. Flipper, Jackson

Barnett, Will Rogers, Quanah Parker, Lyndon Johnson;
Falcon Dam, Indian Territory, and southwestern forts.

HH Unique evidence of the impact of Federal policies and
programs in the Southwestern States.

If you plan to do research
in original records:

& Call before visiting to assure that records are available —
817-334-5525, ext. 243.

@ Bring identification such as a driver's license,
passport, or student ID so that we can issue you a
researcher's card.

@ Plan on leaving your personal belongings in a locker.
Laptop computers are permitted.

Our microfilm holdings are:

Of genealogical interest — Federal population censuses
for all States, 1790-1930; selected passenger arrival
records and indexes for vessels arriving at various U.S.
ports; Dawes census cards and enrollment jackets for the
Cherokees, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Creeks, and
Seminoles; Internal Revenue assessment lists, 1862-74;
mortality schedules, 1850-80; naturalization records; and
the Oklahoma territorial census, 1890.

Of general historical interest — Territorial papers; the Mathew
Brady Collection of Civil War photographs; German
records captured at the end of World War II; records of
U.S. diplomatic missions, the Revolutionary and Civil
Wars, the Government's administration of Indian affairs,
and the U.S. Supreme Court; NASA flight data files;
records documenting the unexplained loss of Navy
flight 19 in the Bermuda Triangle, 1945
tation of the Axis Powers’ looting of assets, 1933-45.

If you plan to do microfilm
or genealogy research:

@ Expect to use our self-service microfilm research room
with the aid of volunteers and staff.

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

Prepare for your visit
by reviewing our web site:

TM Our home page ~ www.archives.gov/facilities/
tx/fort_worth.html
m NARA home page ~ wwwaarchives.gov

Basics for researchers ~ www.archives.gov/
research_room/

1 Guide to our archival holdings ~ www.archives.gov/
facilities/tx/fort_worth/holdings.html

B NARA-wide guide to archival holdings ~
wwwaarchives.gov/research_room/arc/

lm NARA-wide guide to microfilm holdings ~
www.archives.gov/research_room/alic/research_tools/
search_microfilm_catalog.html

We welcome your inquiries:

®@ Address: NARA—Southwest Region
P. O. Box 6216
Fort Worth, Texas 76115-3405
E-mail: ftworth.archives@nara.gov
Phone: 817-334-5525 Fax: 817-334-5621

We welcome your
@ At the west entrance of Building 1,
501 West Felix Street, Fort Worth.

Ml Weekdays, 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For Saturday and
evening hours, call or check our website.

Ml Closed Sundays and Federal holidays.
We are located:

@ On the south side of Fort Worth, a short distance
from I-35W.

@ From I-35W take the Felix Street exit; go west for */s of a
mile. Turn left into the Federal Center. Stop at the guard
gate for a visitor's pass.

& From Loop 820 South (a.k.a. I-20) take the Hemphill
Street exit and go north for | mile. Turn right at the
Felix Street light. Turn right into the Federal Center.
Stop at the guard gate for a visitor's pass.

If you need photocopies:
I For a fee, our staff will make or arrange for copies of
records and provide certified copies for legal use.

You can use coin-operated, self-service copiers to
make paper copies from microfilm. Please bring
your own change.

i Self-service copying of original records may be allowed,
depending on the condition of the records.

We encourage you to volunteer:

ml To assist genealogical researchers.

To work on archival preservation and other historical
records projects.



Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin walks on the moon, July 20, 1969. RG 255

Flight plan for the 102nd hour of
the Apollo 11 mission, July 20, 1969.
RG 255

Enos, the 39 pound chimpanzee, after
his space flight, Cape Canaveral,
Florida, 1961. RG 255

Galveston seawall construction, 1918. RG 77 Construction of Galveston seawall extension, 1951. RG 77


West Felix Street

NARA's
Southwest
Region

The National Archives and

Records Administration

ensures, for citizens and Federal officials, ready access to
essential evidence that documents the rights of American
citizens, the actions of Federal officials, and the national
experience.We establish policies and procedures for
managing U.S. Government records and assist Federal
agencies in documenting their activities, administering
records management programs, scheduling records, and
retiring noncurrent records. We appraise, ac
arrange, describe, preserve, and provide access to the
essential documentation of the three branches of

ion,

Government; manage the Presidential Libraries system; and
publish the laws, regulations, and Presidential and other
public documents. We also administer the Information
Security Oversight Office, which manages Federal
classification and declassification policies, and the National
Historical Publications and Records Commission, which
makes grants nationwide to help nonprofit organizations
identify, preserve, and provide access to materials that
document American history.

Archival Holdings at NARA’s Southwest
Region include records of the:

Adjutant General’s Office, 1917-..... Record pKa 407
Agricultural Economics, Bureau of ....

ring, Bureau of .
ing Service .

Agricultural Engin:
Agricultural Marke!
Asbalie Research S
Agriculture, Office of the Secreta
Air Force (Air Staff), Headquarters U.S.
Air Force Commands, Activities,

-RG 341

and Organizations, U.S. .. RG 342
American Revolution Bicentennial Administration ...RG 452
PREMSEMDERIMNIER Gls s so gos 0 Ws os bane sin ve cee RG 18
BenyGasee Artillery, Dis

Defenses, 1901-1942 ...
Army Commands, U
Army Staff
Attorneys, U.S. ....-+.
Boundary and Claims Com

and Arbitrations
Chemical Warfare Service
Coast Guard, U
Community Servi
Consumer Product Safety Commissi

-RG 392
-RG 338
«RG 319
-RG 118

-RG 76
«RG 175
«RG 26
-RG 381
«RG 424

Courts of Appeals, U.S. . RG 276
Customs Service, U.S. ... ++ RG 36
Defense Transportation, Office of ..RG 219

-RG 21
-RG 170
.RG 378

District Courts of the United States .
Drug Enforcement Administration .
Economic Development Administration .

Emergency Preparedness, Office ...... . RG 396
Employment and Training Administration . » RG 369
Engineers, Office of the Chief of ... RG 77

RG 7
-RG
.RG 33
-RG 228
- RG 103
.RG 96
. RG 237
.RG 138
. RG 406
-RG 291
-RG 137
-RG 22
RG 4
-RG 95
.RG 269

Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Bureau of ..
Environmental Protection Agency .
Extension Service . . Rae
Fair Employment Practice, Committee on.
Farm Credit Administration . ..

Farmers Home Administration. .
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Energy Regulato
Federal Highway Admi

Federal Aina esources Service

istration .

Forest Service
General $
Geological Sur ...RG 67
Housing and Ucban(Development)Déparinentof o¢RGwUm
Housing Expediter, Office of the .........2..-2.0-5 RG 252

Immigration and Naturalization Service
Indian Affairs, Bureau o!
Indian Arts and Crafts Board

Internal Revenue Service .

Interservice Agencies
Justice, Department of
Labor, Department of
Land Management, Bureau of
Marine Corps, United States .
Marine Inspection and Navigation, Bureau of

National Aero:
National Agricultural Statis
National Labor Relations Board .
National Park Service .
National Recovery Administration
National Resources Planning Board
National War Labor Board (World War II) .
Natural Resources Conservation Service .
Naval Districts and Shore Establishments
Naval Personnel, Bureau of
Ordnance, Office of the Chief of
Petroleum Administration for War .
Petroleum Administrative Board .

Price Adm ration, Office of .
Price Stabilization, Office of .
Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Ci
Public Buildings Service ..
Public Health Service, 1912-1968

Public Housing Administration .

Public Roads, Bureau of .
Quartermaster General, Office of the .
Regional Committees and Commissions
Selective Service System (World War I) .....
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hipping Board, U.S. .....
Signal Officer, Office of the Chief
Small Business Administration .

ration

Southwestern Power Admin 2
Surgeon General (Army), Office of the . !
4 RG 336

Transportation, Office of the Chief of .. .

Veterans Administration . RG 15

Wage and Hour Divi .RG 155
Economic Stabilization Agency . RG 293
Adminis RG 270

War Finance Corporation -RG 154

War Manpower Commission . -RG 211

Weather Bureau ....------ -RG 27



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Oil rig constructed to deceive land purchasers, 1929. RG 21

Sheet music for*Blueberry Hil,” evidence in a copyright
infringement case, ca. 1940. RG 21


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Regtonal Archived

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Land claim document signed by Louisiana Governor Pass for safe passage signed by
Bernardo de Galvez, after whom Galveston is Barbary pirate Jean Lafitte, 1820. RG 21
named, 1777. RG21

Hauling construction materials for the
Galveston seawall, ca. 1908. RG 77

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Federal court minute book noting court
recess because British forces are threatening
New Orleans, December 15, 1814. RG 21



World War | conservation sign. RG 4

Kelly Field, San Antonio, 1938, RG 18

Flight plan map for ill-fated Navy fight 19, lost in the
Bermuda Triangle, December 5, 1945. RG 181

Cherokee Indians, ca. 1896. RG 75 Cherokee Nation census card, listing humorist Will Rogers and his father,
Cement, 1903. RG 75