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Citizen Archivist Missions

Ready to start tagging and transcribing? We've curated these topical missions to help you jump in and contribute! Click on a topic that interests you, and it will bring you right to those historical records in our Catalog. Tagging and transcribing makes these records more accessible to everyone. New missions are added and updated regularly, so check back often to see what’s new.

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Records of Divisions, 1917 - 1920

Transcribe unit histories, station lists, operations reports, messages, field orders, correspondence, general orders, special orders, bulletins, and memorandums that document the service of each American Expeditionary Forces combat division during its participation in World War I.

World War II Era Menus

Help transcribe World War II-era menus from the Records of the Office of Price Administration. Focus on transcribing the titles, text, and prices rather than matching the layout of each page.

Revolutionary War Prize Cases, 1780 - 1787

Transcribe these files which document the hearings of appeals from Colonial courts in cases of ships captured and labeled as prizes.

Alger Hiss

Transcribe papers filed with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in the criminal proceedings of United States of America v. Alger Hiss.

Contracts of Employees, 1866 - 1870

Transcribe contracts to employ persons at hospitals or dispensaries operated by the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Virginia, and Washington, DC.

Radium Girls

Transcribe records created and accumulated by the United States Radium Corporation (USRC) and its predecessor the Radium Luminous Material Corporation (RLMC) including records relating to litigation by former employees and the families of former employees seeking compensation for injuries, illnesses, and deaths attributed to exposure to radium and other radioactive substances during employment.

America's Scenic Byways

Tag details in features you find in these photographs of 150 roads located throughout the United States designated as National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads.

The Hesse Crown Jewels Case

Help us transcribe transcripts and other records of the courts-martial of Kathleen Nash Durant, David F. Watson, and Jack W. Durant relating to the theft of the Hesse Crown Jewels.

Don't Leave Us Hanging

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

Outside the Box Missions

Up for a challenge or something different? We often have records that require special work in order to make them more accessible.

Tag a Veteran

The focus of this mission is on identifying and tagging names found within the records, rather than a transcription. Please find the names of veterans and place them in the tag field of each individual page. This kind of tagging makes it easier for veterans and their family members to find their names in the Catalog.

Petitions for Naturalizations

Help make copies of naturalization records for individuals who filed in federal, state and local courts in New York from 1790 through 1906 searchable through tagging. Look for the names of the petitions within the record and type the names you see in the tag field.

Transcriber Task Force

Seeking expert transcribers! We’ve gathered records that have tricky elements for our expert transcribers. You may find only a few pages that are difficult or the whole record. If you’d like to join our Transcriber Task Force and get emails for special projects, send us an email citizenarchivist@nara.gov

Tag it! Facebook Chatbot

We're exploring new ways to interact with Citizen Archivists. Visit the National Archives Facebook page, and give our chatbot a try! To start chatting with the bot, tap on the Send Message button, and type “hi” in the text box. When you choose tag a document, the bot will serve you a single page from the Catalog, and you can identify the document as typed, handwritten, or both. This helps us sort the documents by difficulty, which can then help citizen archivists transcribe the records in the Catalog.

Featured Records

Jump in and help us transcribe these individual records. Documenting events throughout United States history, you are sure to find something new and interesting in these featured records!

Furnishings Plan, 10/1956 Transcribe this record.
1351: William Christy, Assignee of Daniel Walden v. The City Bank of New Orleans Transcribe this record.
Alien Application for Permission to Depart from the United States for Peter Allstadler Transcribe this record.
Charles Chard Mining Supplies, 5/18/1898 Transcribe this record.
Spencer Phipps, Middlesex County Treasurer's Account Book June 10, 1756, 6/10/1756 Transcribe this record.
Part 3 of Volume 1 Project History Salt River Project Transcribe this record.
Historical Report of the Provost Marshal General for the Eastern Division of Pennsylvania, 11th Congressional District, 1865 Transcribe this record.
Growth of the Nation. National Atlas of the United States of America. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. Transcribe this record.
Estimates of Supplies and Funds Transcribe this record.
1987 Seney NWR Transcribe this record.
Mandela - Biography Transcribe this record.
India: Action Messages, Tagore, 1959-1962 Transcribe this record.
Approved Pension File for Sarah Stage, Widow of Henry Stage, 7th Minnesota Infantry Regiment, Company K (WC-634943) Transcribe this record.
1342885 - Method of Receiving High Frequency Oscillations - Edwin Armstrong Transcribe this record.
Complete Set of Lists of Names of Belgian-Helpers-of-Allied-Airmen Awarded Eisenhower Certificate Transcribe this record.
Program Planning Report, Project 1794 Extension Program, 4/1957 Transcribe this record.
Printed Copy of Documents Entered into Evidence in the Case of People of the State of Illinois v. Illinois Central Railroad Company and City of Chicago, 6/2/1887 Transcribe this record.
501 German Consultants-Education Branch Librarians, 1946-1949 Transcribe this record.
Printed Copy of Documents Entered into Evidence in the Case of People of the State of Illinois v. Illinois Central Railroad Company and City of Chicago, 6/2/1887 Transcribe this record.
USCG Point Glover, 02/01/1967 - 02/28/1967 Transcribe this record.
Voucher of J.W. Marshall, 3/15/1880 Transcribe this record.

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