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Getting a Researcher Identification Card
When you come to a National Archives and Records Administration facility to look at records, you will usually be issued a researcher identification card.
You do not need a researcher identification card:
- when you are using only National Archives microfilm publications at the National Archives Building, Washington, D.C., or at regional records services facilities with separate microfilm research areas.
- when you are not doing research on the same day as your visit.
- when you are not at a National Archives facility.
- when there are no records or other materials on your topic in the National Archives or when you are better served by visiting your local library or another institution.
- when you are only using secondary or library resources at a Presidential Library or Regional Records Service Facility.
To obtain a researcher identification card, an applicant must
- show official identification that includes a photograph. A driver's license, passport, school, and employment identification are among the acceptable IDs.
- show proof of address. In cases where the address on the photo ID is no longer correct, proof of address from another official source must be provided, such as a voter registration card or motor vehicle registration.
- complete a short form giving full name, permanent address, telephone number, and a brief description of the proposed research topic.
Your researcher identification card will be valid for one year.
- It must be presented during each research visit.
- If you forget or lose your card, talk to the staff when you arrive.
- Procedures for replacing your card vary slightly at different facilities.
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