[United States Government Manual] [June 01, 2001] [Pages 453-460] [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. Internet, www.nara.gov. Archivist of the United States John W. Carlin Deputy Archivist of the United States Lewis J. Bellardo Assistant Archivist for Administrative Services Adrienne C. Thomas Assistant Archivist for Human Resources and L. Reynolds Cahoon Information Services Assistant Archivist for Presidential Libraries David F. Peterson Assistant Archivist for Records Services-- Michael J. Kurtz Washington, DC Assistant Archivist for Regional Records (vacancy) Services Director of the Federal Register Raymond A. Mosley Director, Congressional and Public Affairs Staff John A. Constance Director, Development Staff Naomi Revzin Director, Equal Employment Opportunity and Robert Jew Diversity Programs Director, Information Security Oversight Office Steven Garfinkel Director, Policy and Communications Staff Lori A. Lisowski Executive Director, National Historical Ann Clifford Newhall Publications and Records Commission General Counsel Gary M. Stern Inspector General Paul Brachfield [For the National Archives and Records Administration statement of organization, see the Federal Register of June 25, 1985, 50 FR 26278] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 grantsnationwide 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 [[Page 454]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T188578.048 [[Page 455]] 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 an on the NARA website, at www.nara.gov. 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 Customer Services Division. Phone, 202-501-5400 or 301-713- 6800. 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, 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 (in both paper and electronic format) 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, 202-523-5216. E- mail, [email protected]. Internet, www.nara.gov/fedreg. PresidentialLibraries Through the Presidential libraries, which are located at sites selected by the Presidents and 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 [[Page 456]] Presidential Records Act of 1978 (44 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.). For further information, contact the Office of Presidential Libraries. Phone, 301-713-6050. Presidential Libraries--National Archives and Records Administration ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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............ Cynthia M. Koch....... 914-229-8114 Harry S. Truman Library........... Independence, MO 64050-1798......... Scott Roley, Acting... 816-833-1400 Dwight D. Eisenhower Library...... Abilene, KS 67410-2900.............. Daniel D. Holt........ 785-263-4751 John F. Kennedy Library........... Boston, MA 02125-3398............... Maria Stanwich, Acting 617-929-4500 Lyndon B. Johnson Library......... Austin, TX 78705-5702............... Harry J. Middleton.... 512-916-5137 Nixon Presidential Materials Staff College Park, MD 20740-6001......... Karl Weissenbach, 301-713-6950 Acting. Gerald R. Ford Library............ Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2114............ Dennis A. Dallenbach.. 734-741-2218 Gerald R. Ford Museum............. Grand Rapids, MI 49504-5353......... Dennis A. Dallenbach.. 616-451-9263 Jimmy Carter Library.............. Atlanta, GA 30307-1498.............. Jay E. Hakes.......... 404-331-3942 Ronald Reagan Library............. Simi Valley, CA 93065-0666.......... R. Duke Blackwood..... 805-522-8444 George Bush Library............... College Station, TX 77843........... Douglas Menarchik..... 979-260-9554 William J. Clinton Presidential Little Rock, AR 72201............... David E. Alsobrook.... 501-254-6866 Materials Project. Presidential Materials Staff...... Washington, DC 20408-0001........... Nancy Kegan Smith..... 202-501-5705 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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-Washington, DC. The Washington National Records Center, part of the Office of Records Services-Washington, DC, also provides tailored workshops and reimbursable micrographic services. For records management services outside the Washington, DC, area, see ``Regional Records Services'' (above). For further information, contact Modern Records Programs. Phone, 301- 713-7100. For records center services in the Washington, DC, area, contact the Washington National Records Center. Phone, 301-457-7000. Regional Records Services Outside the Washington, DC, area, NARA operates a system of nine regions comprised of individual regional records services facilities plus the National Personnel Records Center. Each of the nine regional administrators operates 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. The Office also operates Federal records centers for the storage and servicing of non-current and certain active records of Federal agencies. Services include reference including loan or return of records to the agency of origin; authenticated reproductions of documents; low-cost storage; and the disposal of records of transitory value or the transfer into archival custody of those records that have enduring value. Microfilming services are also available from some of the facilities. All records center services are offered to Federal agencies on a completely reimbursable basis. [[Page 457]] In addition to archival holdings, the Office offers electronic records management assistance; records management staff training; advice on records creation, maintenance, storage, and disposition; and advice on vital records to Federal agencies. For further information, contact the Office of Regional Records Services. Phone, 301-713-7200. Regional Records Services Facilities--National Archives and Records Administration (HQ: Headquarters facility; A: Facility holding archival records) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- City Address Director Telephone ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northeast Region (HQ)............. 380 Trapelo Rd., Waltham, MA Diane LeBlanc 781-647-8745 02154-6399. Boston, MA (A).................. 380 Trapelo Rd., Waltham, 02154- .......................... 781-647-8104 6399. Pittsfield, MA.................. 100 Conte Dr., 01201-8230....... .......................... 413-445-6885 New York City, NY (A)........... 201 Varick St., 10014-4811...... .......................... 212-337-1300 Mid-Atlantic Region (HQ).......... 900 Market St., Philadelphia, PA Thomas Mills 215-671-9027 19107-4292. Center City Philadelphia, PA (A) 900 Market St., 19107-4292...... .......................... 215-597-3000 Northeast Philadelphia, PA...... 14700 Townsend Rd., 19154-1096.. .......................... 215-671-9027 Southeast Region (HQ) (A)......... 1557 St. Joseph Ave., East James McSweeney 404-763-7477 Point, GA 30344-2593. Great Lakes Region (HQ)........... 7358 S. Pulaski Rd., Chicago, IL David E. Kuehl 773-581-7816 60629-5898. Chicago, IL (A)................. 7358 S. Pulaski Rd., 60629-5898. .......................... 773-581-7816 Dayton, OH...................... 3150 Springboro Rd., 45439-1883. .......................... 937-225-2852 Central Plains Region (HQ)........ 2312 E. Bannister Rd., Kansas R. Reed Whitaker 816-926-6920 City, MO 64131-3011. Kansas City, MO (A)............. 2312 E. Bannister Rd., 64131- .......................... 816-926-6272 3011. Lee's Summit, MO................ 200 Space Ctr. Dr., 64064-1182.. .......................... 816-478-7089 Southwest Region (HQ) (A)......... 501 W. Felix St., Fort Worth, TX Kent C. Carter 817-334-5515 76115-3405. Rocky Mountain Region (HQ) (A).... Bldg. 48, Denver Federal Ctr., Barbara Voss 303-236-0801 Denver, CO 80225-0307. Pacific Region (HQ)............... 1000 Commodore Dr., San Bruno, Shirley Burton 415-876-9249 CA 94066. Laguna Niguel, CA (A)........... 1st Fl. E., 24000 Avila Rd., .......................... 714-360-2618 92607-3497. San Francisco, CA (A)........... 1000 Commodore Dr., San Bruno, .......................... 415-876-9009 94066. Pacific Alaska Region (HQ)........ 6125 Sand Point Way NE., Steven M. Edwards 206-526-6501 Seattle, WA 98115-7999. Seattle, WA (A)................. 6125 Sand Point Way NE., 98115- .......................... 206-526-6501 7999. Anchorage, AK (A)............... 654 W. 3d Ave., 99501-2145...... .......................... 907-271-2443 National Personnel Records Center 9700 Page Ave., St. Louis, MO Ronald L. Hindman 314-538-4201 (HQ). 63132. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Archives Trust Fund Board The National Archives Trust Fund Boardreceives funds from the sale of reproductions of historic documents and publications about the records, as well as from gifts and bequests. The Board investsthese 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. Its mission is to promote 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 dealing with electronic records, improve training and techniques, strengthen archival programs, preserve and process records collections, and provide access to them through the publication of finding aids and documentary editions of the papers of the Founding Era and other themes and historical figures in American history. 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. [[Page 458]] Sources of Information Calendar of Events To be added to the mailing list for the monthly National Archives Calendar of Events, 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. 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 and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Phone, 301-713-6755. Fax, 301-713-6910. Educational Opportunities The agency offers several courses on archival and records management principles and on using NARA resources for research. For information on specific topics, contact the public programs education staff at 301-713-6274. For information about the ``Modern Archives Institute,'' contact the Office of Staff Development Services, Room 1200, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Phone 301-713-7390. For information about records management workshops, contact the Life Cycle Management Division (phone, 301-713-6677), any regional records services facility, or the Office of Regional Records Services (phone, 301-713-7200). For information about ``The Federal Register: What It Is and How To Use It,'' call 202-523-4534. For information about the ``Institute for the Editing of Historical Documents'' at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, or fellowships in documentary editing and archival administration contact NHPRC, National Archives and Records Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20408-0001. Phone, 202-501-5610. Electronic Access Information about NARA and its holdings and publications is available electronically (Internet, www.nara.gov. E- mail, [email protected]). 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. Internet, www.nara.gov. Fax-on-Demand 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 any long distance telephone charges users may incur. Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act Requests Requests should be directed as follows: For operational records of the National Archives and Records Administration, contact the NARA Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act Officer, General Counsel Staff, National Archives and Records Administration, 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-Washington, DC, contact the Special Access/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 the Office of Regional Records Services (phone, 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 records center operation in a [[Page 459]] 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. Public Programs Contact the Office of Public Programs (NWE), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC 20408. Phone, 202- 501-5210. Fax, 202-501-5239. Publications Agency publications, including facsimiles of certain documents, finding aids to records, and Prologue, a scholarly journal published quarterly, are available from the Customer Service Center (NWCC1), NARA, Room 403, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20408-0001. Phone, 800-234-8861 (toll free) or 202-501-5235. Fax, 202- 501-7170. Records managementpublications are available from the National Archives Customer Service Center (NWCC2), Room 1000, National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Phone, 800-234-8861. Fax, 301-713-6169. Internet, www.nara.gov/publications. Information about laws, regulations, and Presidential documents is available from the Office of the Federal Register (NFS), NARA, Washington, DC 20408. Phone, 202-523-5227. Internet, www.nara.gov/ fedreg. 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, or they may be addressed to the Customer Services Division, National Archives at College Park, Room 1000, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Phone, 301-713-6800. E-mail, [email protected]. The Nixon Presidential Materials Staff is located in Room 1320 at the National Archives at College Park. 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. The Public Inspection Desk of the Office of the Federal Register is open every Federal business day for public inspection of documents filed for publication in the next day's edition of the Federal Register, at Suite 700, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC. Phone, 202-523- 5240. 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 public programs education staff. Phone, 301-713-6274. 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 public programs education staff. Phone, 301-713-6274. Tours Individuals or groups may request general or specialty tours behind the scenes at the National Archives building. Tours are given by reservation [[Page 460]] only, and individuals are requested to make reservations at least 3 weeks in advance. Tours are given at 10:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m., Monday through Friday. Tours of the National Archives at College Park, MD, may also be arranged. For information and reservations, contact the Visitor and Volunteer Services between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Phone, 202-501-5205. Volunteer ServiceOpportunities 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. If outside the Washington, DC, area, contact the facility closest to you for further information on volunteer opportunities. For further information, write or visit the National Archives and Records Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20408-0001. Phone, 202-501-5400. Internet, www.nara.gov. E-mail, [email protected]. ------------------------------------------------------------------------