CONDUCTING RESEARCH AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Hints For

CONDUCTING RESEARCH AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Hints For Research Success West Virginia University Department of History October 13, 2017

National Archives and Records Administration www. archives. gov

Archives II

Inside Archives II

Inside Archives II

Textual Research Room Archives II

The Records-1

The Records-2

The Records-3

Beginning Research FAQ www. archives. gov/research/start/research-visit-faqs. html

The Records-4

The Records-5

National Archives Guides (examples)

National Archives Reference Papers (examples)

Foreign Affairs Records Website www. archives. gov/research/foreign-policy/index. html Department of State World War I Agencies World War II and Aftermath Agencies Cold War Agencies Genealogical Records Publications and Websites

College Park Website/ General Contacts www. archives. gov/dc-metro/college-park/ Archives I Reference Branch Email Address: archives 1 reference@nara. gov Archives II Reference Branch Email Address: archives 2 reference@nara. gov

Researcher ID

Getting Started www. archives. gov/research/start/getting-started. pdf

Reference Service Slip (AKA “Pull Slip”)

Getting Your Records-1 a Entry Number Inventory Inventory 15: RG 59: General Records of the Department of State (all entries have the prefix “A 1 -”)

Getting Your Records-1 b Entry Number National Archives Catalog

Getting Your Records-2 Master Location Register

Getting Your Records-3 Pull Slip

Citations

Citations Guidance www. archives. gov/research/foreign-policy/statedept/citations. pdf

Contacts • • • Archives I Reference Branch: archives 1 reference@nara. gov Archives II Reference Branch: archives 2 reference@nara. gov. Still Pictures: stillpix@nara. gov Motion Pictures, Sound, Video: mopix@nara. gov Cartographic Records: carto@nara. gov