National Archives at Kansas City

National Archives at Kansas City, Missouri

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National Archives at Kansas City, Missouri

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400 West Pershing Road

Kansas City, MO 64108

Phone: 816-268-8000

Fax: 816-268-8038

Email: kansascity.archives@nara.gov

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The research room at the National Archives at Kansas City is open by appointment only, Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Please email kansascity.archives@nara.gov for a virtual consultation appointment prior to requesting a research visit.

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What's New?

RESEARCHER NOTICE:

Records move of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Records (RG 241)

Beginning July 28, 2023, staff at the National Archives at College Park are moving approximately 1,126 cubic feet of records to the Kansas City area. Learn more

Records move of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Records (RG 241)

Beginning July 7, 2023, staff at the National Archives at College Park are moving approximately 1,151 cubic feet of records to the Kansas City area. Learn more

Records Move from Chicago to Kansas City

Beginning June 23, 2023, staff at the National Archives at Chicago are moving approximately 11,030 cubic feet of records to the Kansas City area. Learn more

Records move of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Records (RG 241)

Beginning April 24, 2023, staff at the National Archives at College Park are moving approximately 948 cubic feet of records to the Kansas City area. Learn more

Records move of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Records (RG 241)

Beginning July 8, 2022, staff at the National Archives at College Park are moving approximately 2,201 cubic feet of records to the Kansas City area. Learn more

Records Move from Fort Worth to Kansas City

Beginning June 3, 2022, staff at the National Archives at Fort Worth are moving approximately 38,000 cubic feet of records to the Kansas City area. Learn more

Records Transferred to the Custody of the National Archives at Kansas City

A number of National Archives facilities are transferring custody of records to the National Archives at Kansas City. The affected records have been stored in the Kansas City area for over 15 years and Kansas City staff have been assisting with reference requests on the records for the past 10 years. The change in custody ensures that all necessary records accessioning, processing, description, preservation, and reference services can take place at the location where the records are housed.

Progress on the records transfers can be tracked here.

Closed Records at the National Archives at Kansas City
U.S. Navy and Coast Guard deck logs related to the Vietnam Era will be closed for research due to a digitization agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The following records at the National Archives at Kansas City will close on October 28, 2019:

RG 26, Logbooks of U.S. Coast Guard Stations and Vessels, 1960-1975

Individual deck logs will be made available for research as soon as possible after they are digitized. NARA expects the digitization to be complete in early 2020. The digitization is necessary to support the processing of claims by veterans and will also support greater public access.

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