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To Obtain Reproductions
Military Service and Family History Records
- Copies of National Archives microfilm publications held in many
National Archives facilities are ordered through the National Archives Trust Fund.
- For certain popular genealogical
inquiries, the research phase and the reproduction request phase are combined through use of
standardized order forms submitted by the researcher:
Self-Service Copying
Self-service copying by researchers is permitted under specified conditions in most research
rooms, using:
- National Archives in-house equipment such as coin or card-operated electrostatic copiers
and microfilm printers, and, less frequently, snapshot copiers, dubbing devices, and others;
- Researchers' own equipment ranging from cameras to scanners, that has been
specifically approved by the National Archives for work with the
records in question.
Use of paper copiers, microfilm printers, and researchers' own
equipment, at . . .
Copies Made by NARA
Ordering reproductions from the National Archives may involve
- Paper copies of paper records
- Paper copies from microfilmed records
- Microfilm copies of paper records
- Microfilm copies of microfilm rolls
- Myriad versions of audiovisual and electronic records
Reproduction requests ordinarily include item-level citations, previously determined by
researchers through:
- On-site research
- Inquiries to National Archives reference staff (limited searches only)
The copying is done by National Archives staff, or by private contractors/vendors.
All Other Reproductions
Follow the procedures of the NARA facility that holds the records to be copied.
(Note exceptions: certain records are ordered through standardized forms)
Know the precise location of the records to be copied. For example:
| To order a reproduction of a photograph |
follow the procedures of |
| in the holdings of the Still Picture unit at the National Archives at College Park, MD |
the Still Picture unit |
| found among paper records at the National Archives at College Park, MD |
the Textual Archives reference unit originally consulted |
| held by the Nixon Presidential Materials Staff at the National Archives at College
Park, MD |
the Nixon Presidential Materials Staff |
For help finding locations see Research in Federal
Records and Presidential Materials "By Media"
Ordering Reproductions of:
- National Archives Microfilm
Publications:
existing microfilm rolls, including census, held at the National Archives
Building, Washington, DC, the National Archives at College Park, MD,
and many Regional Records Service Facilities. Ordered through National Archives Trust Fund.
See also How to Obtain Microfilm
- Census, Passenger
Arrival, and Military Service
Records:
These are individual and family files frequently used in genealogical research, and are held at the
National Archives Building, Washington, DC and, for census, also in the Regional Archives.
They can be ordered through standardized
forms.
Online ordering is now also available
to order copies of:
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Federal military pension applications files for military service from the
American Revolution up to before World War I.
- Individual pages of Federal population census schedules, 1790-1930.
- Land entry files (such as credit, cash, homestead, and mineral) or surrendered
military bounty-land warrants files (Acts of 1788, 1812, 1847, 1850, and 1855).
- Bounty-land warrant application files for Federal military service before 1856.
- Textual Records (National Archives Building, Washington, DC and National
Archives at College Park, MD):
paper records of all varieties, including published materials, with other media
occasionally interspersed.
- Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Records (National Archives at College
Park, MD):
films, videos, and sound recordings.
- Cartographic Records (National
Archives at College Park, MD):
maps, architectural drawings, and aerial photographs.
- Still Picture Records (National Archives
at College Park, MD):
photographs -- mostly non-aerial -- and posters.
- Electronic
Records (National Archives at College Park, MD):
electronic files and associated documentation.
- Regional Records Services Facilities
Records:
paper records, maps and architectural drawings,
photographs.
- Presidential Libraries Materials:
all media.
Restrictions
Reproduction activity may be subject to limitations arising
from preservation priorities, copyright and donor restriction concerns, and other factors.
Fees
Fees are charged for reproduction of archival records. Our current fee schedule is
incorporated in 36 CFR 1258.
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