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General Information Leaflets

Order Leaflets

    1. National Archives of the United States [rev. 1998], 9 pp.

    3. Select List of Publications of the National Archives and Records Administration [rev. 2001], 51 pp.

    5. Using Records in the National Archives for Genealogical Research [rev. 1990], 27 pp.

    7. Military Service Records in the National Archives [rev. 1985], 14 pp.

    17. Citing Records in the National Archives of the United States [rev. 1997], 9 pp.

    22. Services for the Public at NARA's Regional Services Facilities [1999], 8 pp.

    26. Cartographic and Architectural Records (Note: This publication is out of stock and is available only online.)

    34. National Archives Gift Collection Acquisition Policy: Motion Pictures and Sound and Video Recordings [1990] (Note: This publication is out of stock and is available only online.)

    35. National Archives Gift Collection Acquisition Policy: Still Pictures [1991] (Note: This publication is out of stock and is available only online.)

    36. Information About the Center for Electronic Records [rev. 1998], 12 pp.

    37. Information About Electronic Records in the National Archives for Prospective Researchers [rev. 2000], 8 pp. (Note: This publication is not online, but the same information is on this web page: information about electronic records for researchers.)

    38. Information for Prospective Researchers About the Still Picture Branch of the National Archives [rev. 1994], 8 pp.

    40. National Archives and Records Administration Regional Archives: Pacific Region: San Francisco [2002]. 16 pp.

    42. John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection [rev. 1997], 5 pp. (Note: This GIL is out of print, but the same information is on this web page: John F. Kennedy records.)

    44. National Archives and Records Administration Regional Archives: Rocky Mountain Region (2003) 16 pp.

    47. National Archives and Records Administration Regional Archives: Southeast Region (2003) 16 pp.

    48. National Archives and Records Administration Regional Archives: Great Lakes Region [2002]. 16 pp.

    49. National Archives and Records Administration Regional Archives: Central Plains Region [2002]. 16 pp.

    50. National Archives and Records Administration Regional Archives: Southwest Region [2002]. 16 pp.

    51. National Archives and Records Administration Regional Archives: Pacific Region: Laguna Niguel [2002]. 16 pp.

    52. National Archives and Records Administration Regional Archives: Pacific Alaska Region: Seattle [2002]. 16 pp.

    55. Using the Census Soundex [1995], 11 pp. (Note: This GIL is out of print. See The Soundex Indexing System for information based on this leaflet.)

    57. Rules for Using Historical Records in the National Archives [rev. 1996], 2 pp.

    60. National Archives and Records Administration Regional Archives: Pacific Alaska Region--Anchorage

    64. Presidential Libraries of the National Archives System [1999], 8 pp.

    67. Research in the Land Entry Files of the General Land Office [rev. 1998], (Note: This publication is out of print and is available only online.)

    71. The National Archives in the Nation's Capital -- Information for Researchers [2001], 30 pp.

    73. School and Community Programs: During the Renovation of the National Archives BuildingS July 2001-2003 [2001], 12 pp.

Order General Information Leaflets

Please order these free leaflets by their GIL numbers. Copies of most of these publications are available by writing to:

National Archives and Records Administration
Research Support Branch
Room 406
700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20408-0001

Or by calling:

Telephone: 202-501-5235 or (toll free) 866-325-7208
Fax: 202-501-7170

For the Regional Archives brochures, please write to the appropriate region.

For GIL 38, please contact:
Special Media Archives Services Division
Still Picture Reference Team
NWCS (Stills)
Room 5360
National Archives and Records Administration
College Park, MD 20740-6001

For GILs 36 and 37, please contact:
Center for Electronic Records
Room 5320
National Archives and Records Administration
College Park, MD 20740-6001

For GIL 64, please contact:
Office of Presidential Libraries (NL)
Room 2200
National Archives and Records Administration
College Park, MD 20740-6001

For GIL 73, please contact:
Volunteer Programs
Room G-7
National Archives and Records Administration
Washington, DC 20408-0001

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