The National Archives at College Park, Maryland
We hold permanent records created by Federal agencies that include:
- Textual records from civilian agencies
- Army unit records dating from WW1
- Navy unit records dating from WW2
- Still pictures
- Electronic records
- Cartographic and architectural holdings
- Motion picture, sound, and video records
- JFK Assassination Records
- Berlin Documents Center microfilm
Location and Hours
Address
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740
Truck Deliveries - entrance at 3301 Metzerott Road
Phone: 301-837-2000
Customer Service Center: 1-866-272-6272
Lost and Found: 301-837-2900
Email: inquire@nara.gov
Hours
By appointment only Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Email the relevant reference branch to request an appointment:
- Textual: archives2reference@nara.gov
- Cartographic: consultation.carto@nara.gov
- Moving Image and Sound: mopix@nara.gov
- Still Pictures: stillpix@nara.gov
Records Retrieved from Stacks
Boxes of records will be pulled in advance.
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