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Reference Information Paper 70


A Finding Aid to Audiovisual Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to World War II

World War II airplane on carrier deck
Dynamic static. The motion of its props causes an "aura" to form around this F6F on U.S.S. Yorktown. Rapid changes of pressure and drop in temperature create condensation. Rotating with blades, halo moves aft, giving depth and perspective. November 1943. Navy, 80-G-204747A.


Contents

 

  • Preface
     
  • Introduction
    • Still Pictures
    • Motion Pictures
    • Sound Recordings
  • Federal Records
    Part I: Record Groups 15-95
    • 15 Records of the Veterans Administration
    • 16 Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture
    • 18 Records of the Army Air Forces
    • 19 Records of the Bureau of Ships
    • 24 Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel
    • 26 Records of the U.S. Coast Guard
    • 30 Records of the Bureau of Public Roads
    • 33 Records of the Extension Service
    • 35 Records of the Civilian Conservation Corps
    • 38 Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
    • 44 Records of the Office of Government Reports
    • 47 Records of the Social Security Administration
    • 48 Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior
    • 49 Records of the Bureau of Land Management
    • 52 Records of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
    • 54 Records of the Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering
    • 56 General Records of the Department of the Treasury
    • 59 General Records of the Department of State
    • 60 General Records of the Department of Justice
    • 64 Records of the National Archives and Records Administration
    • 65 Records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
    • 66 Records of the Commission of Fine Arts
    • 69 Records of the Work Projects Administration
    • 71 Records of the Bureau of Yards and Docks
    • 72 Records of the Bureau of Aeronautics
    • 75 Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
    • 77 Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers
    • 79 Records of the National Park Service
    • 80 General Records of the Department of the Navy, 1789-1947
    • 83 Records of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics
    • 84 Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State
    • 86 Records of the Women's Bureau
    • 95 Records of the Forest Service
       

    Part II: Record Groups 107-196

    • 107 Records of the Office of the Secretary of War
    • 111 Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer
    • 112 Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army)
    • 117 Records of the American Battle Monuments Commission
    • 119 Records of the National Youth Administration
    • 121 Records of the Public Buildings Service
    • 127 Records of the U.S. Marine Corps
    • 131 Records of the Office of Alien Property
    • 145 Records of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
    • 153 Records of the Office of the Judge Advocate General (Army)
    • 156 Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance
    • 160 Records of Headquarters Army Service Forces
    • 162 General Records of the Federal Works Agency
    • 165 Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs
    • 169 Records of the Foreign Economic Administration
    • 171 Records of the Office of Civilian Defense
    • 178 Records of the U.S. Maritime Commission
    • 179 Records of the War Production Board
    • 181 Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments
    • 188 Records of the Office of Price Administration
    • 196 Records of the Public Housing Administration
     

    Part III: Record Groups 208-428

    • 208 Records of the Office of War Information
    • 210 Records of the War Relocation Authority
    • 215 Records of the Office of Community War Services
    • 216 Records of the Office of Censorship
    • 218 Records of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
    • 220 Records of Temporary Committees, Commissions, and Boards
    • 226 Records of the Office of Strategic Services
    • 227 Records of the Office of Scientific Research and Development
    • 229 Records of the Office of Inter-American Affairs
    • 234 Records of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
    • 237 Records of the Federal Aviation Administration
    • 238 National Archives Collection of World War II War Crimes Records
    • 239 Records of the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas
    • 242 National Archives Collection of Foreign Records Seized
    • 243 Records of the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey
    • 260 Records of U.S. Occupation Headquarters, World War II
    • 262 Records of the Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service
    • 268 Records of the Philippine War Damage Commission
    • 270 Records of the War Assets Administration
    • 286 Records of the Agency for International Development
    • 287 Publications of the U.S. Government
    • 306 Records of the U.S. Information Agency
    • 319 Records of the Army Staff
    • 331 Records of Allied Operational and Occupation Headquarters, World War II
    • 332 Records of U.S. Theaters of War, World War II
    • 336 Records of the Office of the Chief of Transportation
    • 337 Records of Headquarters Army Ground Forces
    • 338 Records of U.S. Army Commands
    • 342 Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations
    • 391 Records of U.S. Regular Army Mobile Units
    • 407 Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1917-
    • 428 General Records of Department of the Navy, 1947-


    Part IV: Other Records/Materials

    • Records of or Relating to Other Governments
    • Records of Allied Governments (in several record groups)
    • Donated Historical Materials

 

  • Appendixes
    • I. List of Federal departments and agencies
      II. Descriptions of six major photographic programs in World War II
      III. List of motion pictures and sound recordings


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  • Index to Publication
    Note:Compiled by Barbara Burger, William Cunliffe, Jonathan Heller, William T. Murphy, and Les Waffin. Published by the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC. Revised 1992.

    This Web version, originally created in 1999 and periodically updated, may differ from the paper edition. Possible differences include: updated names of NARA organizational units, corrected errors of fact, and incorporation of new descriptive information. Whenever new descriptive information has been added, it has been coded to display between brackets [] and in italics. In addition, the main text has been artificially split into four parts, by record group, to improve efficiency of storage, retrieval, and use.

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