National Archives and Records Administration National Archives and Records Administration

Regional Archives

Rocky

Mountain

Region

Denver Federal Center

West Sixth Avenue and Kipling Street

Denver, Colorado 80225-0307

Cadet Chapel, U .S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1962 . RG 461

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Regional Archives

Rocky

Mountain

Region

Denver Federal Center

West Sixth Avenue and Kipling Street

Denver, Colorado 80225-0307

Shoshone Dam, Wyoming, ca.1904. RG 115
The Regional Archives at NARA's

Rocky Mountain 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 Colorado, Montana,

New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and

Wyoming. •

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 48,000 cubic feet of historical records dating

from 1847 to the 1990s, among them photographs, maps,

and architectural drawings, created or received by nearly

80 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 the Rocky Mountain States,

including homesteading, mining, Indian agencies,

railroads, construction of dams and other reclamation

projects, nuclear energy research, national parks and

forests, naturalizations, the home front during World

War II, and the proceedings of territorial courts . •

Filled with names of notable places, events, and people,

among them -Hoover Dam, Yellowstone National Park,

Fort-Laramie, Los Alamos, the Denver Mint, and the U .S .

Air Force Academy; the Confederate "invasion" of New

Mexico, the Homestead Acts, and the Colorado gold rush ;

Pueblo Indians, entertainer "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Chief

Sitting Bull, and mountain man James Beckwourth .

∎ Unique evidence of the influence of Federal policies

and programs in the Rocky Mountain region . If you plan to do research

in original records :

•Call before visiting to assure that records are

available-303-407-5740. • 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 ; some pre-1900 military

service and pension records, and bounty land warrant

applications ; selected passenger arrival records and ,

indexes for vessels arriving at various U .S . ports;

some naturalization papers and indexes for Colorado,

Montana, and New Mexico; and some Indian

censuses for Colorado, Montana, New Mexico,

South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. •

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; records

documenting the unexplained loss of Navy flight 19 in

the Bermuda Triangle, 1945 ; and documentation 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. • Because research is time-consuming, you may need to

visit more than once .

Prepare for your visit by reviewing

our web site :

•

Our home page - www.archives.gov/rocky-mountain/

•NARA home page - www.archives .gov

•Basics for researchers - www.archives .gov/

research-room/

∎ Guide to our archival holdings - www.archives .gov/

rocky-mountain/holdings/

•

NARA-wide guide to archival holdings --

www.archives .gov/research/arc/

•NARA-wide guide to microfilm holdings -

www.archives.gov/research/order/orderonline/

orderonline.html

We welcome your inquiries :

•	Address : NARA's Rocky Mountain Region

P O. Box 25307

Denver, Colorado 80225-0307

E-mail: denver.archives@nara .gov

Phone: 303-407-5740 Fax: 303-407-5709

We welcome your visit :

• At the Denver Federal Center, West Sixth Avenue

and Kipling Street. Go to Building 46 for microfilm

research, Building 48 for all other inquiries . •

Weekdays, 7:30 a .m . to 3 :45 p .m . For Saturday and

other additional hours, call or check our web site . •

Closed Sundays and Federal holidays .

We are located :

•At the Denver Federal Center, close to

West Sixth Avenue and Kipling Street, in the

Lakewood section of Denver. •

About 6 miles west of downtown Denver . Take

Broadway south to Eighth ; Eighth west to Kalamath;

Kalamath south to West Sixth; West Sixth about

5 miles to Kipling; Kipling south to Gate 1 of the

Denver Federal Center.

•Our microfilm research room is in Building 46.

• Our main facility is in Building 48 . If you need photocopies:

•For a fee, our staff will make or arrange for copies of

records and provide certified copies for legal use . • You can use self-service copiers for a fee to make

paper copies from microfilm . • Self-service copying of original records may be

allowed, depending on the condition of the records .

We encourage you to volunteer :

•To assist genealogical researchers .

• To work on archival preservation and other

historical records projects .
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