Citizen Archivist Missions

New to our Citizen Archivist program? Learn how to get started.

We've curated these missions to help you jump in and contribute! Click on a topic that interests you, and it will bring you right to those records in our Catalog where you can begin transcribing or tagging. New missions are added and updated regularly, so check back often to see what’s new.

Interrogation Reports

Transcribe the official reports of the interrogations that were taken from the survivors of the captured or sunk German u-boats and raiders.

Correspondence Relating to Reindeer Meat

Transcribe correspondence regarding sales and transportation of reindeer meat; hides; costs; and supplies.

Panama Canal

Transcribe these newly declassified records relating to the Panama Canal. Records give insight and perspective into treaty negotiations and interactions between the American Embassy and U.S. government agencies on the Canal.

Native American Reservations

Tag details and features on these photographs from the Bureau of Indian Affairs documenting the Native American residents of reservations as well as their living and working conditions.

October

Transcribe a sample of records created in the month of October within the last 100 years.

Otoe and Ponca Census Cards

Transcribe records of allotted Otoes and Poncas that include name, sex, date of birth, tribe, degree of Indian blood, and what may be an allotment number.

1970s America

Tag details and features in photographs taken for the EPA's Documerica program.

 

Joseph G. Cannon

Transcribe records from the office of the Speaker of the House Joseph G. Cannon, regarding committee appointments during much of his service as Speaker (1903-1911).

Don't Leave Us Hanging

Help us complete these records that have not been fully transcribed.

 

World War I Missions

As we commemorate the U.S. entry into the Great War, we ask for your help tagging and transcribing a rotating offering of records.  All of these contributions help make the records of the National Archives more discoverable. Visit the National Archives' World War I Centennial page to learn more about the war.

American Red Cross

Tag details and features found in these images of the Red Cross.

Alvin York

Transcribe the large Official Military Personnel File for Alvin C. York, Medal of Honor recipient and most decorated soldier of World War I. Find a page without a blue tag icon and begin transcribing.

 

Featured Records

Helps us transcribe these individual records:

• Community Relations Service (CRS) Regional Update Report Pertaining to the Aftermath of the Rodney King Verdict, 10/7/1992 Transcribe this record.
• Presidential statement on signing H.R. 15445 - Whale Conservation and Protection Study Act [Signing Statements and Announcements], 10/18/1976 Transcribe this record.
• H. R. 14359, 72nd Congress, 2nd Session, 2/28/1933 Transcribe this record.
• Presentence Reports for the Cubans, 10/19/1973  Transcribe this record.
• 228-07 Operation Jingle Bells - 1971 Transcribe this record.
• Navy Court of Inquiry Finding of Facts, 1945 Transcribe this record.
• Report of a suvey for a military wagon road between Valdez and Eagle, Alaska. Transcribe this record.
• Press and Radio Conference with General Nathan F. Twining, Air Force Chief of Staff, 7/5/1956 Transcribe this record.
• Memorandum to the Industrial Manager of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Regarding the Stetson-Ross Machine with Enclosed Caption Sheets and Photographs , 5/17/1917 Transcribe this record.
• Synopsis of Selective Service Regulations and Industrial Furlough Procedure, 1918 Transcribe this record.
• Intercepted Diplomatic Messages Sent by the Japanese Government Between July 1 and December 8, 1941 Transcribe this record.
• The Nutritive Value of Chocolate and Cocoa Booklet Transcribe this record.
• The Details of the Tillamook Fire From Its Origin to the Salvage of the Killed Timber. Transcribe this record.
• Answer and Affirmative Defenses, 4/20/1984 Transcribe this record.
• Special Report Discussing the Proposed Creation of Dorchester Heights National Historic Site, 5/26/1940 Transcribe this record.
• Recollections of Theodore Hoover concerning his brother, the 31st president of the United States, 1939 Transcribe this record.
• What's Cooking: Five Daily Recipes Transcribe this record.
• Message from the President of the United States Vetoing H.R. 12445, 7/11/1932 Transcribe this record.
• H.R. 3110, Amendment to Provide for the Construction of a Canal Connecting the Waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans , 6/18/1902 Transcribe this record.
• Suicide Plane Attacks - Information on Means for Combating, 4/14/1945 Transcribe this record.