[United States Government Manual]
[June 15, 2003]
[Pages 446-453]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001
Phone, 866-272-6272 (toll free). Internet, www.archives.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 Richard L. Claypoole
Assistant Archivist for Records Services-- Michael J. Kurtz
Washington, DC
Assistant Archivist for Regional Records Thomas E. Mills
Services
Director of the Federal Register Raymond A. Mosley
Director, Congressional and Public Affairs Staff John A. Constance
Director, Equal Employment Opportunity and Robert Jew
Diversity Programs
Director, Information Security Oversight Office J. William Leonard
Director, Policy and Communications Staff Lori A. Lisowski
Executive Director, National Historical Max J. Evans
Publications and Records Commission
General Counsel Gary M. Stern
Inspector General Paul Brachfeld
[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 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; 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 grantsto help nonprofit organizations
identify, preserve, and provide access to materials that document
American history.
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) 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.
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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 and
via the Internet; 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 and on
the NARA Web site, at www.archives.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 the ``Regional Records Services'' section).
For further information concerning records in the custody of NARA,
contact the Customer Services Division. Phone, 202-501-5400 or 866-272-
6272 (toll free). Fax, 301-837-0483.
Laws, Regulations, and Presidential Documents The agency prepares and
publishes a wide variety of public documents. Upon issuance, acts of
Congress are published 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, in both paper and electronic format.
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 in both paper and electronic format.
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, 202-741-6000. TTY, 202-741-6086. Fax, 202-741-6012. E-
mail, info@fedreg.nara.gov. Internet, www.archives.gov/federal_
register.
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
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Presidential Records Act of 1978 (44 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.).
For further information, contact the Office of Presidential Libraries.
Phone, 301-837-3250. Fax, 301-837-3199
Presidential Libraries--National Archives and Records Administration
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Library City/Address Director Telephone
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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....... 845-486-7770
Harry S. Truman Library........... Independence, MO 64050-1798......... Michael Devine........ 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............... Deborah Leff.......... 617-514-1600
Lyndon B. Johnson Library......... Austin, TX 78705-5702............... Betty Sue Flowers..... 512-721-0200
Nixon Presidential Materials Staff College Park, MD 20740-6001......... Karl Weissenbach...... 301-837-3117
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..... 979-691-4000
William J. Clinton Presidential Little Rock, AR 72201............... David E. Alsobrook.... 501-244-9756
Materials Project.
Presidential Materials Staff...... Washington, DC 20408-0001........... Nancy Kegan Smith..... 202-501-5705
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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 offers
customized workshops upon request and will assist agencies with their
records storage problems. For records management services outside the
Washington, DC, area, see the ``Regional Records Services'' section.
For further information, contact Modern Records Programs. Phone, 301-
837-3570. For records center services in the Washington, DC, area,
contact the Washington National Records Center. Phone, 301-778-1501 or
301-778-1554.
Regional Records Services Outside the Washington, DC, area, NARA has
nine regional records services facilities, plus the National Personnel
Records Center. Each region operates a full life cycle records program.
This includes records management activities, 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 the storage of textual and special media records;
storage for non-classified and classified records; retrieval of records
to fulfill statutory requirements and conduct daily business; special
projects to respond to sudden shifts in customer demands; expedited
response to congressional inquiries, litigation, and urgent business
needs; and disposition services, providing disposal for records that
have reached their required retention period
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or transition to permanent record status in the holdings of the National
Archives.
For further information, contact the Office of Regional Records
Services. Phone, 301-837-2950. Fax, 301-837-1617.
Regional Records Services Facilities--National Archives and Records Administration
(HQ: Headquarters facility; A: Facility holding archival records)
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City Address Director Telephone
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Northeast Region (HQ)............. 380 Trapelo Rd., Waltham, MA Diane LeBlanc 781-663-0139
02154-6399.
Boston, MA (A).................. 380 Trapelo Rd., Waltham, 02154- .......................... 781-663-0121
6399.
Pittsfield, MA.................. 100 Conte Dr., 01201-8230....... .......................... 413-236-3600
New York City, NY (A)........... 201 Varick St., 10014-4811...... .......................... 212-401-1620
Mid-Atlantic Region (HQ).......... 900 Market St., Philadelphia, PA V. Chapman Smith 215-597-0921
19107-4292.
Center City Philadelphia, PA (A) 900 Market St., 19107-4292...... .......................... 215-597-0921
Northeast Philadelphia, PA...... 14700 Townsend Rd., 19154-1096.. .......................... 215-305-2003
Southeast Region (HQ) (A)......... 1557 St. Joseph Ave., East James McSweeney 404-763-7063
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 J. Burton 650-876-9249
CA 94066.
Laguna Niguel, CA (A)........... 1st Fl. E., 24000 Avila Rd., .......................... 949-360-2618
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.
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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, 301-837-3550.
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. E-mail, nhprc@archives.gov.
Internet, www.archives.gov/grants.
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Information Security Oversight Office The Information Security
Oversight Office (ISOO) oversees the security classification programs in
both Government and industry and reports to the President annually on
their status. Two Executive orders serve as the authority for ISOO, and
the Office receives its policy and program guidance from the National
Security Council. Now an organizational component of the National
Archives and Records Administration, ISOO's goals are to hold
classification activity to the minimum necessary to protect the national
security; to ensure the safeguarding of classified national security
information in both Government and industry in cost-effective and
efficient manner; and to promote declassification and public access to
information as soon as national security considerations permit.
For further information, contact the Information Security Oversight
Office. Phone, 202-219-5250.
Sources of Information
Calendar of Events To be added to the mailing list for the monthly
National Archives Calendar of Events, call 301-837-1850. 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-
837-1800. Fax, 301-837-0311.
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, 301-837-3100. Fax, 301-837-3227.
Educational Opportunities NARA offers several courses on archival and
records management principles and on using NARA resources for research
and in the classroom. For information on public programs and workshops,
contact the museum programs staff at 301-837-3477. Fax, 301-837-3601.
For information about the ``Modern Archives Institute,'' contact the
Modern Archives Institute, West Moat, National Archives Building., 700
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20408-0001. Phone 202-501-5390.
For information about records management workshops, contact the Life
Cycle Management Division (phone, 301-837-3560), any regional records
services facility, or the Office of Regional Records Services (phone,
301-837-2950).
For information about ``The Federal Register: What It Is and How To
Use It,'' call 202-741-6010.
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. E-mail,
nhprc@archives.gov. Internet, www.archives.gov/grants.
Electronic Access Information about NARA and its holdings and
publications is available electronically (Internet, www.archives.gov. E-
mail, inquire@archives.gov).
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.archives.gov.
Fax-on-Demand To use the fax-on-demand service, call 301-837-0990 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,
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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, 301-837-1750. Fax,
301-837-0293.
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, 301-837-3190. Fax, 301-837-1864.
For historically valuable records in the custody of a regional
records services facility, contact the facility serving the appropriate
region (see the ``Regional Records Services Facilities'' section) or the
Office of Regional Records Services. Phone, 301-837-2950. Fax, 301-837-
1617.
For historical records in the custody of a Presidential library,
contact the library that has custody of the records (see the
``Presidential Libraries'' section).
For records in the physical custody of the Washington National
Records Center or the records center operation in a regional records
services facility, contact the Federal agency that transferred the
records to the facility.
Grants For NHPRC grants, contact NHPRC, National Archives and Records
Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20408-0001.
Phone, 202-501-5610. E-mail, nhprc@archives.gov. Internet,
www.archives.gov/grants.
Museum Shops Publications, document facsimiles, and souvenirs are
available for sale 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, 301-837-1700.
Museum Programs Contact the Office of Museum 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, 866-325-7208 (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,
301-837-2000. Fax, 301-837-0483. Internet, www.archives.gov/
publications.
Information about laws, regulations, and Presidential documents is
available from the Office of the Federal Register (NFS), NARA,
Washington, DC 20408. Phone, 202-741-6000. E-mail, info@fedreg.nara.gov.
Internet, www.archives.gov/federal--register.
NHPRC guidelines are available from the NHPRC, National Archives and
Records Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20408-0001. Phone, 202-501-5610. E-mail, nhprc@archives.gov. Internet,
www.archives.gov/grants.
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, 866-272-6272
toll free); and at each Presidential library and regional records
services facility that holds archival records. 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, 866-
272-6272 (toll free). E-mail, inquire@archives.gov.
The Nixon Presidential Materials Staff is located in Room 1320 at
the National Archives at College Park. Some Nixon
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materials are available for public inspection, but researchers are
advised to contact the staff in advance to arrange the use of materials
before visiting the facility. Phone, 301-837-3290.
The Public Inspection Desk of the Office of the Federal Register is
open every Federal business day for public inspection of documents
scheduled for publication in the next day's Federal Register, at Suite
700, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC. Phone, 202-741-6000.
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.
Education specialists present workshops at regional and national
conferences of humanities professionals and as in-service training for
teachers. For further information, contact the museum programs education
staff. Phone, 301-837-3477.
Teaching Materials Education specialists have developed low-cost
documentary teaching materials for classroom use. Each kit deals with a
historical event or theme and includes document facsimiles and teaching
aids. For further information, contact the public programs education
staff. Phone, 301-837-3475.
Visits Individuals or groups may request general or specialty visits
behind the scenes at the National Archives building. Visits are given by
reservation only, and individuals are requested to make reservations at
least 4 weeks in advance. Visits are given at 10:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. Visits of the National Archives at College Park,
MD, may also be arranged. For information and reservations, contact the
Visitor and Volunteer Services Office between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday. Phone, 202-501-5205.
The National Archives routunda is currently closed for renovation
but is scheduled to reopen on September 18, 2003.
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.archives.gov. E-mail,
inquire@archives.gov.
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