    [United States Government Manual]
    [May 30, 1997]
    [Pages 588-596]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

    8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001
    Phone, 301-713-6800

    Archivist of the United States                    John W. Carlin
    Deputy Archivist of the United States             Lewis J. Bellardo

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    Executive Director, National Historical           Gerald W. George
            Publications and Records Commission
    Director of the Federal Register                  Raymond A. Mosley
    Assistant Archivist for Regional Records          Richard L. Claypoole
            Services
    Assistant Archivist for Presidential Libraries    David F. Peterson
    Assistant Archivist for Records Services--        Michael J. Kurtz
            Washington, DC
    Assistant Archivist for Human Resources and       L. Reynolds Cahoon
            Information Services
    Assistant Archivist for Administrative Services   Adrienne C. Thomas
    General Counsel                                   Elizabeth A. Pugh
    Inspector General                                 Kelly A. Sisario
    Director, Information Security Oversight Office   Steven Garfinkel

    [For the National Archives and Records Administration statement of
            organization, see the Federal Register of June 25, 1985, 50 FR
            26278]

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    The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) ensures, for
    citizens and Federal officials, ready access to essential evidence that
    documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of Federal
    officials, and the national experience. It establishes policies and
    procedures for managing U.S. Government records and assists Federal
    agencies in documenting their activities, administering records
    management programs, scheduling records, and retiring noncurrent
    records. NARA accessions, arranges, describes, preserves, and provides
    access to the essential documentation of the three branches of
    Government; manages the Presidential Libraries system; and publishes the
    laws, regulations, and Presidential and other public documents. It also
    assists the Information Security Oversight Office, which manages Federal
    classification and declassification policies, and the National
    Historical Publications and Records Commission, which makes grants
    nationwide to help nonprofit organizations identify, preserve, and
    provide access to materials that document American history.

    The National Archives and Records Administration is the successor agency
    to the National Archives Establishment, which was created in 1934 and
    subsequently incorporated into the General Services Administration as
    the National Archives and Records Service in 1949. NARA was established
    as an independent agency in the executive branch of the Government by
    act of October 19, 1984 (44 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.), effective April 1,
    1985.

    Activities

    Archival Program  The National Archives and Records Administration
    maintains the historically valuable records of the U.S. Government
    dating from the Revolutionary War era to the recent past; arranges and
    preserves records and prepares finding aids to facilitate their use;
    makes records available for use in research rooms in its facilities;
    answers written and oral requests for information contained in its
    holdings; and, for a fee, provides copies of records. In addition, many
    important records are available on microfilm. Historically valuable
    records created in the Washington, DC, area and in the custody of NARA
    are maintained in NARA facilities in the Washington, DC, area.
    Historically valuable records that are primarily of regional or local
    interest and in the custody of NARA are maintained in the NARA regional
    records services facilities (see ``Regional Records Services'' below).

    For further information concerning records in the custody of NARA,
    contact the User Services Branch. Phone, 202-501-5400.

    Presidential Libraries  Through the Presidential libraries, which are
    located at sites selected by the Presidents and

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    built with private funds, NARA preserves and makes available the records
    and personal papers of a particular President's administration. In
    addition to providing reference services on Presidential documents, each
    library prepares documentary and descriptive publications and operates a
    museum to exhibit documents, historic objects, and other memorabilia of
    interest to the public.
        The records of each President since Herbert Hoover are administered
    by NARA. While such records were once considered personal papers, all
    Presidential records created on or after January 20, 1981, are declared
    by law to be owned and controlled by the United States and are required
    to be transferred to NARA at the end of the administration, pursuant to
    the Presidential Records Act of 1978 (44 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.).

                          Presidential Libraries--National Archives and Records Administration
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                  Library                           City/Address                     Director            Telephone
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Herbert Hoover Library............  West Branch, IA 52358-0488..........  Timothy G. Walch......    319-643-5301
    Franklin D. Roosevelt Library.....  Hyde Park, NY 12538-1999............  Verne W. Newton.......    914-229-8114
    Harry S. Truman Library...........  Independence, MO 64050-1798.........  Larry J. Hackman......    816-833-1400
    Dwight D. Eisenhower Library......  Abilene, KS 67410-2900..............  Daniel D. Holt........    913-263-4751
    John F. Kennedy Library...........  Boston, MA 02125-3398...............  Bradley S. Gerratt....    617-929-4500
    Lyndon B. Johnson Library.........  Austin, TX 78705-5702...............  Harry J. Middleton....    512-916-5137
    Gerald R. Ford Library............  Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2114............  Richard Norton Smith..    313-741-2218
    Gerald R. Ford Museum.............  Grand Rapids, MI 49504-5353.........  Richard Norton Smith..    616-451-9263
    Nixon Presidential Materials Staff  College Park, MD 20740-6001.........  Karl Weissenbach,         301-713-6950
                                                                               Acting.
    Jimmy Carter Library..............  Atlanta, GA 30307-1406..............  Donald B. Schewe......    404-331-3942
    Ronald Reagan Library.............  Simi Valley, CA 93065-0666..........  Mark A. Hunt..........    805-522-8444
    Bush Presidential Materials         College Station, TX 77840-1897......  David Alsobrook,          409-260-9554
     Project.                                                                  Acting.
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    For further information, contact the Office of Presidential Libraries.
    Phone, 301-713-6050.

    Regional Records Services  Outside the Washington, DC, area, NARA
    operates a system of 10 regions comprised of individual regional records
    services facilities. Each of the 10 regional directors administers a
    program encompassing the full life cycle of records, including records
    management activities with records creators, disposal, archival
    accessioning, records processing, and access to records by the public.
    Historically valuable records that are primarily of regional or local
    interest are maintained in most of these facilities, which arrange and
    preserve the records and prepare finding aids to facilitate their use;
    make the records available for use in research rooms; answer written and
    oral requests for information contained in the holdings; and, for a fee,
    provide copies of the records. In addition, many important original
    records held in NARA facilities in the Washington, DC, area, are
    available in microform in most of these regional facilities.
        In addition to the archival holdings, most of these regional records
    services facilities maintain low-cost storage to which Federal agencies
    retire certain noncurrent records for specified periods. For such
    records, the regional records services facilities provide reference
    services, including loan or return of records to the agency of origin;
    prepare authenticated reproductions of documents; and furnish
    information from records. The facilities also dispose of records of
    transitory value and transfer into archival custody those that have
    enduring value. In addition, the facilities offer to Federal agencies in
    the region technical assistance workshops and advice on records
    creation, maintenance, storage, disposition, and vital records.
    Reimbursable microfilming services are available from some of the
    facilities.

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                   Regional Records Services Facilities--National Archives and Records Administration
                                         (A: Facility holding archival records)
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                   City                              Address                       Director              Telephone
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    NORTHEAST REGION
    Headquarters......................  Waltham, MA.....................  Diane LeBlanc                 617-647-8745
    Boston (A)........................  380 Trapelo Rd., Waltham, MA      ..........................    617-647-8104
                                         02154.
    Pittsfield........................  100 Dan Fox Dr., Pittsfield, MA   ..........................    413-445-6885
                                         01201-8230.
    New York City (A).................  201 Varick St., New York, NY      ..........................    212-337-1301
                                         10014-4811.
    Bayonne...........................  Bldg. 22, Military Ocean          ..........................    201-823-7161
                                         Terminal, Bayonne, NJ 07002-
                                         5388.

    MID ATLANTIC REGION
    Headquarters......................  Philadelphia, PA................  James W. Mouat                215-671-9027
    Center City Philadelphia (A)......  900 Market St., Philadelphia, PA  ..........................    215-597-3000
                                         19107.
    Northeast Philadelphia............  14700 Townsend Rd.,               ..........................    215-671-9027
                                         Philadelphia, PA 19154.

    SOUTHEAST REGION
    Headquarters (A)..................  1557 St. Joseph Ave., East        Gayle P. Peters               404-763-7474
                                         Point, GA 30344.

    GREAT LAKES REGION................
    Headquarters......................  Chicago, IL.....................  David E. Kuehl                773-581-7816
    Chicago (A).......................  7358 S. Pulaski Rd., Chicago, IL  ..........................    773-581-9688
                                         60629.
    Dayton............................  3150 Springboro Rd., Dayton, OH   ..........................    513-225-2852
                                         45439.

    CENTRAL PLAINS REGION
    Headquarters (A)..................  2312 E. Bannister Rd., Kansas     R. Reed Whitaker              816-926-7271
                                         City, MO 64131.

    SOUTHWEST REGION
    Headquarters (A)..................  501 W. Felix St., Ft. Worth, TX   Kent C. Carter                817-334-5515
                                         76115.

    ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION
    Headquarters......................  Bldg. 48, Denver Federal Ctr.,    Robert Svenningsen            303-236-0804
                                         Denver, CO 80225.

    PACIFIC REGION
    Headquarters......................  San Bruno, CA...................  Sharon L. Roadway             415-876-9001
    Laguna Niguel (A).................  1st Fl. E., 24000 Avila Rd.,      ..........................    714-360-2626
                                         Laguna Niguel, CA 92607.
    San Francisco (A).................  1000 Commodore Dr., San Bruno,    ..........................    415-876-9001
                                         CA 94066.

    PACIFIC ALASKA REGION
    Headquarters......................  Seattle, WA.....................  Steven M. Edwards             206-526-6503
    Seattle (A).......................  6125 Sand Point Way NE.,          ..........................    206-526-6501
                                         Seattle, WA 98115.
    Anchorage (A).....................  654 W. 3d Ave., Anchorage, AK     ..........................    907-271-2443
                                         99501.

    NATIONAL PERSONNEL                  RECORDS CENTER..................
    Headquarters......................  9700 Page Ave., St. Louis, MO     David L. Petree               314-538-4201
                                         63132.
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    For further information, contact the Office of Regional Records
    Services. Phone, 301-713-7200.

    Records Management  To ensure proper documentation of the organization,
    policies, and activities of the Government, NARA develops standards and
    guidelines for the management and disposition of recorded information.
    It appraises Federal records and approves records disposition schedules.
    It also inspects agency records and records management practices,
    develops records management training programs, provides guidance and
    assistance on proper records management, and provides for storage of
    inactive records. For agencies headquartered in the Washington, DC,
    vicinity, these functions are assigned to the Office of Records
    Services. The Washington National Records Center, part of the Office of
    Records Services, also provides tailored workshops and reimbursable
    micrographic services.

    For further information, contact Records Management Programs. Phone,
    301-713-7100. For records center services in the Washington, DC, area,
    contact the Washington National Records Center. Phone, 301-457-7000.

    Laws, Regulations, and Presidential Documents  The agency prepares and
    publishes a wide variety of public documents. Upon issuance, acts of
    Congress are published immediately in slip law (pamphlet) form and then
    cumulated and published for each session of Congress in the United
    States Statutes at Large.
        Each Federal workday, the Federal Register publishes (in both paper
    and electronic format) current Presidential proclamations and Executive
    orders, Federal agency regulations having general applicability and
    legal effect,

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    proposed agency rules, and documents required by statute to be
    published. All Federal regulations in force are codified annually in the
    Code of Federal Regulations.
        Presidential speeches, news conferences, messages, and other
    materials released by the White House Office of the Press Secretary are
    published each week in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
    and annually in the Public Papers of the Presidents.
        The United States Government Manual, published annually in both
    paper and electronic format, serves as the official handbook of the
    Federal Government, providing extensive information on agencies of the
    legislative, judicial, and executive branches.

    For further information, contact Customer Service, Office of the Federal
    Register. Phone, 202-523-5227. TDD, 202-523-5229. Fax, 202-523-6866. E-
    mail, info@fedreg.nara.gov

    Public Programs  The agency has extensive education, exhibits, and
    publications programs that serve the general public, researchers,
    scholars, educators and their students, and Government. The Declaration
    of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights are on
    permanent display in the Rotunda of the National Archives building in
    Washington, DC, and numerous other Federal documents on a wide variety
    of historical themes are exhibited in its other facilities nationwide.
    Educational programs vary from the elementary to the college and
    professional teaching levels, stressing the use of primary sources. Free
    and fee publications based on the holdings of the agency are available
    in both print and electronic formats, and range from general information
    leaflets to archival finding aids. Many of the high-interest subject
    area records are published in microform.

    For further information, contact the Educational and Museum Programs
    Division. Phone, 202-501-5210. Fax, 202-219-1250.

    Other Activities

    National Archives Trust Fund Board  The National Archives Trust Fund
    Board receives funds from the sale of reproductions of historic
    documents and publications about the records, as well as from gifts and
    bequests. The Board invests these funds and uses income to support
    archival functions such as the preparation of publications that make
    information about historic records more widely available. Members of the
    Board are the Archivist of the United States, the Secretary of the
    Treasury, and the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

    For further information, contact the Secretary, National Archives Trust
    Fund Board. Phone, 301-713-6405.

    National Historical Publications and Records Commission  The Commission
    is the grant-making affiliate of the National Archives and Records
    Administration. The Archivist of the United States chairs the Commission
    and makes grants on its recommendation. The Commission's 14 other
    members represent the President of the United States (2 appointees), the
    Federal Judiciary, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, the
    Departments of State and Defense, the Librarian of Congress, the
    American Association for State and Local History, the American
    Historical Association, the Association for Documentary Editing, the
    National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators,
    the Organization of American Historians, and the Society of American
    Archivists.
        The Commission carries out a statutory mission to ensure
    understanding of our Nation's past by promoting, nationwide, the
    identification, preservation, and dissemination of essential historical
    documentation. Its grants help State and local archives, universities,
    historical societies, and other nonprofit organizations solve
    preservation problems, improve training and techniques, strengthen
    archival programs, preserve and process records collections, and provide
    access to them through the publication of finding aids

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    and edited texts. The Commission works in partnership with a national
    network of State Historical Records Advisory Boards.

    For further information, contact the National Historical Publications
    and Records Commission. Phone, 202-501-5600.

    Sources of Information

    Calendar of Events  The National Archives Calendar of Events is
    published monthly. To be added to the mailing list, call 301-713-7360.
    For a recorded announcement of events at the National Archives building
    and the National Archives at College Park, call 202-501-5000. The
    hearing impaired should call 202-501-5404 for events at the National
    Archives building and 301-713-7343 for events at the College Park
    building.

    Congressional Affairs  The Congressional Affairs staff maintains contact
    with and responds to inquiries from congressional offices. Phone, 301-
    713-7340. Fax, 301-713-7344.

    Contracts  Individuals seeking to do business with NARA may obtain
    detailed information from the Acquisitions Services Division, National
    Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-
    6001. Phone, 301-713-6755.

    Educational Opportunities  The agency offers several courses on archival
    and records management principles and on using NARA resources.
        ``Going to the Source: An Introduction to Research in Archives,'' is
    an annual 4-day course on doing research in primary sources. The course
    provides experience with documents, microfilm, finding aids, and
    research methodology to researchers from such varied positions as public
    policy analysts, museum curators, and historical novelists. For further
    information, contact the Education Staff. Phone, 202-501-6303.
        ``Introduction to Genealogy'' is a half-day course offered several
    times a year in the Washington, DC, area to introduce genealogists to
    the records in NARA that can further their research in family history.
    There are also several half-day workshops each month that focus on
    specific aspects of genealogical research. For further information,
    contact the Education Staff at 202-501-6694. Most regional records
    services facilities also offer genealogy workshops. For more
    information, contact the individual facility or contact the Office of
    Regional Records Services at 301-713-7200.
        The secondary school program annually offers an 8-day workshop in
    the Washington, DC, area, ``Primarily Teaching,'' to introduce educators
    to the holdings of NARA and provide strategies for teaching with primary
    sources. For further information, contact the Education Staff. Phone,
    202-501-6729.
        The ``Modern Archives Institute'' is a 2-week course for archivists
    that introduces students to the principles and techniques of archival
    work. It is offered twice a year, in January and June, in the
    Washington, DC, area, for a fee. Students are advised to register 3
    months in advance. Inquiries should be sent to Staff Development
    Services, Room 1510, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601
    Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Phone 301-713-7390.
        NARA offers 11 records management workshops in the Washington, DC,
    area, lasting from 1 day to 5 days. Most are designed for any Federal
    employee who has records management responsibility. Topics range from
    files maintenance to evaluating and promoting records management
    programs, and separate workshops are offered on audiovisual and
    electronic records. For further information, contact the Agency Services
    Staff at 301-713-6677. Similar training is offered by most regional
    records services facilities for Federal agency field employees. For
    further information, contact any regional records services facility, or
    contact the Office of Regional Records Services at 301-713-7200.
        A half-day program is offered by the Office of the Federal Register
    to provide public instruction on researching Federal regulations. The
    program, ``The Federal Register: What It Is and How To Use It,'' is
    conducted in Washington, DC, and in major regional cities. For further
    information, call 202-523-4534.
        The National Historical Publications and Records Commission
    cosponsors an ``Institute for the Editing of Historical

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    Documents,'' a one-week summer training program at the University of
    Wisconsin, Madison. Admission is competitive.
        The Commission also offers an annual fellowship in documentary
    editing and an annual fellowship in archival administration. The
    editorial fellow works with a document publication project supported by
    or endorsed by the Commission. The archival fellow works at a historical
    records repository in areas such as appraisal, collection development,
    personnel administration, budget preparation, and external affairs.
    Fellows receive stipends and fringe benefits for a period of 9-10
    months. For application information, contact NHPRC, National Archives
    and Records Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
    20408-0001. Phone, 202-501-5610.

    Electronic Access  Inquiries concerning the holdings and services of
    NARA can be made electronically. E-mail, inquire@arch2.nara.gov.
    Information about NARA and its holdings and publications is also
    available through the Internet, at http://www.nara.gov/.
        The National Archives and Records Administration maintains an
    interactive fax retrieval system that allows users to select and receive
    by fax a wide variety of agency-related information. To use the fax-on-
    demand service, call 301-713-6905 from a fax machine handset and follow
    the voice instructions. One of the options that can be selected is a
    list of the available documents. There is no charge for using fax-on-
    demand, other than for the long distance telephone charges users may
    incur.

    Employment  For job opportunities nationwide, contact the nearest NARA
    facility or the Human Resources Operations Branch, Room 2004, 9700 Page
    Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63132. Phone, 800-827-4898 (toll free). TDD, 314-
    538-4799.

    Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act Requests  Requests should be
    directed as follows:
        For administrative records of the National Archives and Records
    Administration, contact the NARA Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act
    Officer, General Counsel Staff, National Archives at College Park, 8601
    Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Phone, 301-713-6035. Fax,
    301-713-6040.
        For historically valuable records in the custody of the Office of
    Records Services, contact the Access and FOIA Staff, National Archives
    and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-
    6001. Phone, 301-713-6620.
        For historically valuable records in the custody of a regional
    records services facility, contact the facility serving the appropriate
    region (see listing in the preceding text), or contact the Office of
    Regional Records Services at 301-713-7200.
        For historical records in the custody of a Presidential library,
    contact the library that has custody of the records (see listing in the
    preceding text).
        For records in the physical custody of the Washington National
    Records Center or the agency services activity of a regional records
    services facility, contact the Federal agency that transferred the
    records to the facility.

    Museum Shops  Publications, document facsimiles, and souvenirs are
    available for sale at the National Archives building, at each
    Presidential library, and at some regional records services facilities.

    Public Affairs  The Public Affairs staff maintains contact with and
    responds to inquiries from the media, issues press releases and other
    literature, and maintains contact with organizations representing the
    archival profession, scholarly organizations, and other groups served by
    NARA. Phone, 301-713-6000.

    Publications  Agency publications, including facsimiles of certain
    documents, finding aids to records, and Prologue, a scholarly journal
    published quarterly, are available from the Product Sales Section
    (NWPS), NARA, Room G-9, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
    20408-0001. Phone, 1-800-234-8861 (toll free) or 202-501-5235. Fax, 202-
    501-7170.
        Records management publications are available from the Product Sales
    Section. Phone, 202-501-5235.

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        Publication information concerning laws, regulations, and
    Presidential documents is available from the Office of the Federal
    Register. Phone, 202-523-5227. Information is also available through the
    Federal Register Electronic News Delivery bulletin board. Phone (modem),
    202-523-1538. Internet (telnet), fedworld.gov.

    Reference Services  Records are available for research purposes in
    reading rooms at the National Archives building, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue
    NW., Washington, DC (phone, 202-501-5400); at the National Archives at
    College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD (phone, 301-713-6800);
    and at each Presidential library and regional records services facility
    that holds archival records (see listings in the preceding text).
    Written requests for information may be sent to any of these units. All
    requests for information and records may be addressed to NARA, Archives
    II, User Services Branch, Room 2400, 8601 Adelphi Rd, College Park, MD
    20470-6001. Phone, 301-713-6800. E-mail, inquire@arch2.nara.gov.
        The Nixon Presidential Materials Staff is located at the National
    Archives at College Park, Room 1320. Some Nixon materials are available
    for public inspection, but researchers are advised to contact the staff
    in advance to ascertain the availability of materials before visiting
    the facility. Phone, 301-713-6950.

    Speakers and Presentations  Community and school outreach programs are
    presented upon request. Interested groups in the Washington, DC, area
    should call 202-501-5205. Groups outside the Washington, DC, area should
    contact the regional records services facility or Presidential library
    in their areas (see listings in the preceding text).
        Education specialists present workshops at regional and national
    conferences of humanities professionals and as in-service training for
    teachers. For further information, contact the Education Staff. Phone,
    202-501-6729.

    Teaching Materials  Education specialists have developed low-cost
    documentary teaching materials for classroom use. Each kit deals with an
    historical event or theme and includes document facsimiles and teaching
    aids. For further information, contact the Education Staff. Phone, 202-
    501-6729.
    Tours  Individuals or groups may request general or specialty tours
    behind the scenes at the National Archives building. Tours are given by
    reservation only, and individuals are requested to make reservations at
    least 3 weeks in advance. Tours are given at 10:15 a.m. or 1:15 p.m.,
    Monday through Friday. Tours of the National Archives at College Park,
    MD, may also be arranged. Contact the Volunteer Office between 9 a.m.
    and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Phone, 202-501-5205.

    Volunteer Service Opportunities  A wide variety of opportunities is
    available for volunteers. At the National Archives building and the
    National Archives at College Park, MD, volunteers conduct tours, provide
    information in the Exhibition Hall, work with staff archivists in
    processing historic documents, and serve as genealogical aides in the
    genealogical orientation room. For further information, call 202-501-
    5205. Similar opportunities exist in the Presidential libraries and at
    the regional records services facilities that house archival records.

    For further information, write or visit the National Archives and
    Records Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC
    20408-0001. Phone, 202-501-5400. E-mail, inquire@arch2.nara.gov.
    Internet, http://www.nara.gov/.