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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Revolutionary War Pension Files Transcription Mission
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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.
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Chinese Heritage
Help us transcribe and tag records related to the Chinese Exclusion Era. We need your help transcribing these immigration records and tagging very specific details that will help provide greater access to these records. Please read the instructions on the mission page carefully and begin contributing.
Featured Court Case
Couzins V. Palmer et. al
Help us transcribe documents pertaining to a case regarding membership on the Board of Lady Managers of the World's Columbian Exposition. Records include court correspondence, transcripts and other filings pertaining to the court case. Complaint filed by Phoebe Couzins against the members of the executive committee.
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
1950 Census Transcription Projects
The 1950 Census is here! We're looking for help transcribing the initial name index for the 1950 Census. While you can transcribe any name or any page within the 1950 Census, we've identified several specific areas where we'd like your help transcribing.
Featured Records
Jump in and help us transcribe these individual records. Documenting events throughout United States history, transcribers of all skill levels are sure to find something new and interesting in these featured records!
Beginner
- 88-1142: Larry Milton, et. al. v. Bill Clinton, et. al. Transcribe this record.
- Indictment filed in case of United States v. Columbus C. Nash, et al Transcribe this record.
- Case File 51747-4A Transcribe this record.
- Irma Hilbert (Mrs. Hans Richter) Transcribe this record.
- Private Law 87-169: An Act for the Relief of Captain Leon B. Ketchum Transcribe this record.
- Civil Rights – Miscellaneous 1964 Transcribe this record.
- Alerting System for CINCARIB Transcribe this record.
- Transmittal of Information Transcribe this record.
- Correspondence of Commandant Waldo Evans Transcribe this record.
- Loui Fong and Ng Fi, Witness Against Hiland D. Maynard et. al. Transcribe this record.
Intermediate
- Records of Allied Operational and Occupation Headquarters, World War II, Lists of American Escapees and Evaders Transcribe this record.
- Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Athens, Greece, 1837-1906, Despatches: July 1, 1890 - November 28, 1898 Transcribe this record.
- File 56336/306 - Immigration and Nationality Act - Persons Living in and Born in the Virgin Islands - Sec. 306 Transcribe this record.
- M179 - Miscellaneous Letters of the Department of State, 1789-1906, January 3, 1806 - December 31, 1807 Transcribe this record.
- Despatches from U.S. Ministers to the Italian States, 1832-1906, Italy: Apr. 15-Dec, 27, 1899 Transcribe this record.
- U.S. v. Volney Davis Transcribe this record.
- Vietnam and World Opinion Transcribe this record.
Advanced
- USCG Sherman, 11/01/1970 - 11/30/1970 Transcribe this record.
- General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002, Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Liverpool, England, 1790-1906, Despatches: July 1 - December 23, 1863 Transcribe this record.
- 1910-1920: Incoming Miscellaneous Executive Bureaus: Fuel Administration, 03/09/1918 To Railroad Administration, 11/15/1919 Transcribe this record.
- General Index to Appointments, 7/1932 - 6/1935, General Index Book 1 Transcribe this record.
- Despatches from U.S. Consuls in Athens, Greece, 1837-1906, Despatches: January 16, 1898 - June 30, 1904 Transcribe this record.
- Records of Hospital Supplies Transcribe this record.
- McWilliams, Julia C. [Julia Child], Employment Action Form Transcribe this record.
- Approved Pension File for Terrick T. Compton, Father of Private William Compton, Company H, 2nd New York Cavalry Regiment (WC-230113) Transcribe this record.
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