National Archives SW Region • 2600 West 7th Street, Suite 162 • Fort Worth, Texas 76107 • mailing: 1400 John Burgess Drive • Fort Worth, Texas 76140 • Phone: (817) 831 - 5620 • Fax: (817) 334 - 5621 • Email: [email protected] • Monday – Friday & 3rd Saturday of the month:
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. • NOTE: WE ARE CLOSED ON FEDERAL
HOLIDAYS
Greetings! The question we are most asked is…WHAT IS THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES?
• NARA is an independent Federal agency that helps preserve our nation's history by overseeing the management of all Federal records. NARA manages the records for over 150 federal agencies. Our mission is to ensure ready access to the essential evidence that documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of Federal officials, and the national experience.
The Regional Archives are located in:
• Anchorage, AK • Atlanta, GA • Boston, MA • Chicago, IL • Denver, CO • Fort Worth, TX • Kansas City, MO
• Laguna Niguel, CA • New York City, NY • Philadelphia, PA • Pittsfield, MA (microfilm
only) • San Francisco, CA • Seattle, WA
NOTE: Each regional facility has a core set of microfilm, plus film of special interest to the particular region.
Presidential Libraries are located in: • West Branch, Iowa: Herbert Hoover Library • Hyde Park, New York: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library • Independence, Missouri: Harry S. Truman Library • Abilene, Kansas: Dwight D. Eisenhower Library • Boston, Massachusetts: John F. Kennedy Library • Austin, Texas: Lyndon B. Johnson Library • College Park, Maryland: Nixon Presidential Materials • Ann Arbor, Michigan: Gerald R. Ford Library • Atlanta, Georgia: Jimmy Carter Library • Simi Valley, California: Ronald Reagan Library • College Station, Texas: George Bush Library • Little Rock, Arkansas: William J. Clinton Library
Why do we keep these record?
To make them available to a wide spectrum of citizens such as: • Historians seeking to understand the past • Lawyers preparing briefs • Journalists who are researching stories • Agency officials exploring the origins of a policy • Veterans pursuing their legal rights • Students preparing research papers, and • People like yourselves tracing their family roots
Some of the 150 Federal agencies we manage records for include: • Veterans Administration • U. S. District Courts • Census Bureau • U. S. Customs • Bureau of Land Management • IRS • BIA • NASA • Federal Trade Commission • Bureau of Prisons • All branches of the military
Rules for Visitors to Remember
• No unaccompanied children under the age of 14 allowed.
• No Food allowed inside the Research Room area
• No Food or Drink Facilities – (restaurants within walking distance or a
short drive)
What do we have at the NARA-SW Region in Fort Worth?
• We cover Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas & Oklahoma
• Our Facility holds 1.2 million cubic feet of records (our building is 2 football fields long)
• The Archives @ John Burgess has a Textual Research Room
• The Archives @ 7th Street has Microfilm & PAPC’s (Genealogical Research)
A row of records at the National Archives-Southwest Region
Passenger Arrival Records
• What will this information tell me about my ancestors? – Last permanent residence, nationality, sometimes a
birthplace – Age – Occupation – Destination - and a relative or friend to join there – How much money they had – Literacy levels
KEEP IN MIND...
• NARA does not know everything about your family
• Thoroughness of the information depended on the census taker or special Indian agent or customs official
• NARA staff can not correct any federal record
Military Service
• Enlistment in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914
• Pension Files • Revolutionary War • War of 1812 • Indian Wars 1815-1858 • Mexican War • War with Spain (Spanish
American War) • Civil War • World Wars I and II
Other Military Records • Military Post Returns
1800-1916 • Mathew Brady Civil War
Photographs • Southern Claims
Commission 1871-1880
Bureau of Indian Affairs • Indian Census Records • Dawes Commission Enrollment - Census Cards
and related Jackets
Picture of Native Americans from Southeastern Idaho.
Textual Records • These are original records that have not
been microfilmed • Users must follow a few basic rules:
– Researchers must have a researcher card (this is a short form to complete with a drivers’ license or other valid picture identification)
– Researchers must lock up all books, papers, purses, and briefcases
– Lap tops are allowed
Want More Information?
Again you can contact us at: Mailing address:
1400 John Burgess Drive Ft. Worth, TX 76140
or (817) 831 - 5620
