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Research Room News and Events
June 15th, 2004, is the centennial of the General Slocum disaster.
Are you an independent researcher who performs work for others? If so then you may be interested in registering with NARA by completing NA Form 14115, National Archives and Records Administration Independent Researcher Listing Application Form.

NARA News and Events
What is NARA's role in the U.S. Electoral College? Learn about the electoral process, prepare for the election, view historical results, and try your hand at predicting who will win the election.
The 9/11 Commission has transferred legal custody of its records to the National Archives. Public access to these records is under restriction until 2009. However, the Commission's publicly released records remain available on its web site.
November 15-16: NARA and the University of Maryland, with the San Diego Supercomputer Center, sponsor a symposium to highlight electronic records challenges that are being met through innovative IT partnerships in the public and private sector. more. . .
9/11 Commission Records

The 9/11 Commission, which closed on August 21, 2004, has transferred legal custody of its records to the National Archives. In accordance with the Federal Records Act, the Commission has established a general restriction from public access on these records until 2009. Because the Commission was part of the legislative branch, its records are not subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). However, the Commission's publicly released records are available on the Commission's web site, which has been frozen, is in NARA's custody, and remains available to the public.

Records of Concern

In light of the terrorist events of September 11, we are re-evaluating access to some previously open archival materials, and reinforcing established practices on screening materials not yet open for research. See our factsheet on Access to Archival Materials in the Context of Concern about Terrorism.

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At any of our facilities nationwide. Before you visit for research, find out about Researcher looks for 1930 Census microfilm in NARA's Northeast Region, New York City.
Researcher examines early records of the U.S. Customs Service in NARA's Northeast Region, Boston, Massachusetts.
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