[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, [email protected]. 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 
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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 
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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, [email protected]. 
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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, 
[email protected]. Internet, www.archives.gov/grants.
Electronic Access  Information about NARA and its holdings and 
publications is available electronically (Internet, www.archives.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.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, [email protected]. 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, [email protected]. 
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, [email protected]. 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, [email protected].
    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, 
[email protected].

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