National Archives at Philadelphia

The National Archives at Philadelphia

RESEARCHER NOTICE:

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 Philadelphia will close on December 9, 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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14700 Townsend Road

Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096

Phone: 215-305-2044

Fax: 215-305-2052

Email: philadelphia.archives@nara.gov

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The research room at the National Archives at Philadelphia is closed due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Once public health conditions improve and we are able to reopen the research room we will update our website with additional information.

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Records Transferred to the Custody of the National Archives at Kansas City (2021)

Effective October 25, 2021, custody of the attached series of records will transfer from the National Archives at Philadelphia to the National Archives at Kansas City:

All future reference requests will be handled by the staff in Kansas City. Any requests to use the records in person will be conducted in the research room in Kansas City and require two business days advance notice.* Reference requests should be submitted to: kansascity.archives@nara.gov

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.

*In person use of records in the research room is dependent upon the re-opening of the research room which is currently closed due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Move of U.S. Court of Appeals records (Record Group 276) from Atlanta, Boston, Denver, and Philadelphia to Kansas City (2018)
Move of Bankruptcy Case Files (from Record Groups 21 and 578) to National Archives at Kansas City (2014)
National Archives has gone cashless! We accept only credit or debit cards, personal or travelers or cashier checks for payment of reproductions.
We encourage researchers to bring digital cameras or personal scanners to make free copies of records (see information about scanners here).
Please remember that all electronic devices must be inspected and approved by a NARA staff member prior to use.

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