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National Archives SW Region

National Archives SW Region. 2600 West 7 th Street, Suite 162 Fort Worth, Texas 76107 mailing: 1400 John Burgess Drive Fort Worth, Texas 76140 Phone: (817) 831 - 5620 Fax: (817) 334 - 5621 Email: ftworth.archives@nara.gov Monday – Friday & 3rd Saturday of the month: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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National Archives SW Region

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  1. National Archives SW Region • 2600 West 7th Street, Suite 162 • Fort Worth, Texas 76107 • mailing: 1400 John Burgess Drive • Fort Worth, Texas 76140 • Phone: (817) 831 - 5620 • Fax: (817) 334 - 5621 • Email: ftworth.archives@nara.gov • Monday – Friday & 3rd Saturday of the month: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. • NOTE: WE ARE CLOSED ON FEDERAL HOLIDAYS

  2. Greetings! The question we are most asked is…WHAT IS THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES? • NARA is an independent Federal agency that helps preserve our nation's history by overseeing the management of all Federal records. NARA manages the records for over 150 federal agencies. Our mission is to ensure ready access to the essential evidence that documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of Federal officials, and the national experience.

  3. Historians seeking to understand the past Lawyers preparing briefs Journalists who are researching stories Agency officials exploring the origins of a policy Veterans pursuing their legal rights Students preparing research papers, and People like yourselves tracing their family roots Why do we keep these record?To make them available to a wide spectrum of citizens such as:

  4. Now keep in mind, NARA only has Federal Records (with a few exceptions) and thus does not have state, county, or city records. That means we do not have birth, death, marriage, divorce, or property tax records.HOW IS THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES ORGANIZED?The National Archives has Archives I in Washington DC, Archives II in College Park Maryland, 12 regional facilities across the country, and all the Presidential Libraries.

  5. Anchorage, AK Atlanta, GA Boston, MA Chicago, IL Denver, CO Fort Worth, TX Kansas City, MO Laguna Niguel, CA New York City, NY Philadelphia, PA Pittsfield, MA (microfilm only) San Francisco, CA Seattle, WA The Regional Archives are located in: NOTE: Each regional facility has a core set of microfilm, plus film of special interest to the particular region.

  6. West Branch, Iowa: Herbert Hoover Library Hyde Park, New York: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Independence, Missouri: Harry S. Truman Library Abilene, Kansas: Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Boston, Massachusetts: John F. Kennedy Library Austin, Texas: Lyndon B. Johnson Library College Park, Maryland: Nixon Presidential Materials Ann Arbor, Michigan: Gerald R. Ford Library Atlanta, Georgia: Jimmy Carter Library Simi Valley, California: Ronald Reagan Library College Station, Texas: George Bush Library Little Rock, Arkansas: William J. Clinton Library Presidential Libraries are located in:

  7. What are some examples of records we have in Washington DC? At Archives I, located on Pennsylvania Avenue just down the street from the White House, we have on display in the Rotunda our Charters of Freedom:the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

  8. Veterans Administration U. S. District Courts Census Bureau U. S. Customs Bureau of Land Management IRS BIA NASA Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Prisons All branches of the military Some of the 150 Federal agencies we manage records for include:

  9. Rules for Visitors to Remember • No unaccompanied children under the age of 14 allowed. • No Food allowed inside the Research Room area • No Food or Drink Facilities • (restaurants within walking distance or a short drive)

  10. Special Points for Visitors • Microfilm Reader Printers and Photocopiers are Coin Operated • Microfilm Copies: $.50- bring your own change • You can bring lap tops – scanners – digital cameras and USB drives • Ancestry Institution – Fold3 – HeritageQuest through ProQuest • FREE @ 7th Street Location

  11. What do we have at the NARA-SW Region in Fort Worth? • We cover Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas & Oklahoma • Our Facility holds 1.2 million cubic feet of records (our building is 2 football fields long) • The Archives @ John Burgess has a Textual Research Room • The Archives @ 7th Street has Microfilm & PAPC’s (Genealogical Research)

  12. A row of records at the National Archives-Southwest Region

  13. Federal Population Censuses: 1790-1930 All states, territories, and military installations Most indices are available online or in book, film, or CD format 1790 – 1930 available on Ancestry Institution What is in our Microfilm Research Room?

  14. What do you need to know to use Census Records? • Name of the person you are researching • Where the person was living - at least the State • Hint: Start with 1930 and go backwards

  15. Jimmy Carter--1930 Census

  16. Babe Ruth1900 Census

  17. JFK - 1920 Census

  18. President Buchanan1860 Census

  19. What other Microfilmed Documents are there available at the National Archives-Southwest Region? • Passenger Lists, Indexes, and Related Records • Records Relating to Military Service • Other Military Records • Records Relating to Land • Bureau of Indian Affairs

  20. Passenger Arrival Records • New Orleans • Galveston • Houston • New York • Philadelphia • Baltimore

  21. Passenger Arrival Records • You will need to know at which port your ancestors arrived. • You will need to know an approximate time-frame. • If you have a common name it is helpful to know what nationality or from which port your ancestor departed.

  22. Passenger Arrival Records • What will this information tell me about my ancestors? • Last permanent residence, nationality, sometimes a birthplace • Age • Occupation • Destination - and a relative or friend to join there • How much money they had • Literacy levels

  23. Passenger List--1910

  24. Declaration of Intention

  25. KEEP IN MIND... • NARA does not know everything about your family • Thoroughness of the information depended on the census taker or special Indian agent or customs official • NARA staff can not correct any federal record

  26. Military Service • Enlistment in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914 • Pension Files • Revolutionary War • War of 1812 • Indian Wars 1815-1858 • Mexican War • War with Spain (Spanish American War) • Civil War • World Wars I and II

  27. Mathew Brady Civil War Photographs President Abraham Lincoln Visiting Battlefield at Antietam, MD, 1862

  28. Naval photograph documenting Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor: battleship USS ARIZONA sinking after being hit by air attack on Dec. 7,1941.

  29. You can view many of these and other samples of your records on our website at www.archives.gov

  30. Other Military Records • Military Post Returns 1800-1916 • Mathew Brady Civil War Photographs • Southern Claims Commission 1871-1880

  31. Bureau of Indian Affairs • Indian Census Records • Dawes Commission Enrollment - Census Cards and related Jackets Picture of Native Americans from Southeastern Idaho.

  32. INDIAN CENSUS ROLLS M595 (1885-1940) • Apache • Blackfeet • Caddo • Comanche • Crow • Fox • Kiowa • Navajo • Omaha • Pawnee • Ponca • Seneca • Tonkawa • Wyandot

  33. Textual Records • These are original records that have not been microfilmed • Users must follow a few basic rules: • Researchers must have a researcher card (this is a short form to complete with a drivers’ license or other valid picture identification) • Researchers must lock up all books, papers, purses, and briefcases • Lap tops are allowed

  34. Native Americans 1896

  35. Example of a Dawes Census Card used for Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole Tribes

  36. Land Allotment Jacket for Will Rogers

  37. OTHER NATIVE AMERICAN RECORDS

  38. Arrest Warrant for Belle Starr in Fort Smith, Arkansas, 1882

  39. Bass Reeves-- Oath of Office for Deputy Marshal1889

  40. Commuting of Sentence Signed by President Ulysses. S. Grant, 1871

  41. Mercury Redstone, Circa 1960’s

  42. Abort Plan for the Apollo Missions 1966

  43. Madalyn Murray O’Hair Case Involving Religious Activities on NASA Space Flights1969

  44. Columbia Condolence Files

  45. Apollo 11 Flight Plan

  46. Apollo 13 Accident Investigation 1970

  47. Disappearance of Flight 19 in the Bermuda Triangle 1945

  48. Elvis meets President Nixon in the White House KEEP IN MIND... • NARA does not know everything about your family • Thoroughness of the information depends on the census taker or special Indian agent or customs official • NARA staff can not correct any federal record

  49. Indictment for Bonnie & Clyde 1934

  50. MuhammadAli Appeal Involving His Failure to Report to the Armed Forces 1967

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