This arrangement provides researchers with several different means of reference. Part 4 lists publications dealing with specific countries, alphabetically by country name. This record group contains all correspondence of the Department of State, as well as records of administrative units, records relating to various functions of the department, and records relating to special subjects or events. Other record groups that contain Department of State records included in this catalog are listed below. Due to the tremendous amount of material included in this catalog and the size limitations imposed by its format, not all of the microfilm publications listed have been individually described here.
Descriptive pamphlets contain explanations of the origin, content, and arrangement of the records.
Since individual rolls of microfilm in each microfilm publication may be purchased separately, researchers who wish to order microfilm publications that have DPs may want to consult the pamphlets before ordering. This outline includes only the main subject categories represented in the decimal classification system. 111 Organization, functions, etc. How To Order Microfilm All microfilm publications of National Archives records are for sale. The price includes shipping.