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Amelia Earhart

On September 26, 2025, President Donald J. Trump directed “government records related to Amelia Earhart, her final trip, and everything else about her" be declassified and released.

This website will be the home of documents and items that are released.

The National Archives’ Role

In accordance with United States law, it is the responsibility of the National Archives to serve as the final repository of the records of the United States federal government and to make those records available to the American people. Many of the records related to Amelia Earhart were previously transferred to the National Archives from federal agencies. The National Archives is coordinating with other federal agencies across the Executive Branch to ensure that any remaining records are identified and transferred to the National Archives as soon as possible.

What is Currently Available Online

The National Archives is digitizing records and making them available online on a rolling basis.

2025 Release

The table below displays the file names and links to all of the records related to Amelia Earhart available on this webpage.

  • November 14, 2025 - 3:30 PM ET Release: 4,624 pages (53 PDF files)
  • November 25, 2025 - 3:00 PM ET Release: 3,715 pages (56 PDF files and 3 MP4 files)

 

Record Number NARA Release Date
026_NC-31_283_Correspondence_File_601_Amelia_Earhart.pdf 11/25/2025
026_NC-31_283_Correspondence_File_601_Itasca.pdf 11/25/2025
038_P_12_Box1_3_Records_Regarding_the_Loss_of_Amelia_Earharts_Plane_1937_1967_Part_1.pdf 11/25/2025
038_P_12_Box1_3_Records_Regarding_the_Loss_of_Amelia_Earharts_Plane_1937_1967_Part_2.pdf 11/25/2025
040_NC54_1_Box591_File_83272_126_Additional_Materials_Amelia_Earhart.pdf 11/25/2025
059_A1_205C_793.94.pdf 11/25/2025
126_PI_154-1-O_Box6_9-12-2-Division-of-Territories-and-Island-Possessions-Equatorial-Islands-Administrative-Expeditions-US-Coast-Guard.pdf 11/25/2025
126_PI_154-1-O_Box9_9-12-8-Division-of-Territories-and-Island-Possessions-Equatorial-Islands-Baker-Howland-and-Jarvis-Islands-General.pdf 11/25/2025
237_A1_1_Records_Pertaining_to_the_Expedition_and_Colonization_of_Jarvis_Howland_and_Baker_Islands_1936_1938.pdf 11/25/2025
237_A1_6_Box3_Report_of_10th_Cruise_to_American_Equatorial_Islands_of_Jarvis_Howland_Baker.pdf 11/25/2025
237_UD_1_Box342_File_805_0_History_Noted_Fliers_Earhart_Amelia.pdf 11/25/2025
237_UD_1_Box344_File_805_3_Earhart_Amelia.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-DDE_FloydOdlumPapers_Box111_Earhart Amelia 1970_71.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-DDE_JacquelineCochranPapers_Articles_Box1_JacquelineCochranArticles 1949.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-DDE_JacquelineCochranPapers_Speech_Box10_Aviation Hall of Fame 12.17.68.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-DDE_JacquelineCochranPapers_Speech_Box10_Northeast Airlines Dedication7.25.1963.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-DDE_JacquelineCochranPapers_StarsatNoon_Box9_DictatedChaptersforNewBook.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-DDE_JacquelineCochran_Speech_Box1_MiscAviationSpeeches 2.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-DDE_PresidentsPersonalFile_Box983_Earhart Amelia.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-FDR_16618647_PresidentsSecretarysFileDiplomaticCorrJapan1937.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-FDR_203743900_LHickokPapersER1937.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-FDR_207900018_SEarlyPapersScrapbook1934-1935.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-FDR_2779151_PresidentsOfficialFile249.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-FDR_28275926_HMorgenthauDiary79.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-FDR_28276028_HMorgenthauDiary124.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-FDR_485976635_PresidentsPersonalFile1P.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-FDR_612344_ERooseveltPapers10-2.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-FDR_656541_ERooseveltPapers70.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-FDR_657208_ERooseveltPapersMyDay.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-FDR_657216_ERooseveltPapers100.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-FDR_6705942_PresidentsPersonalFile960_Part 1.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-FDR_6705942_PresidentsPersonalFile960_Part 2.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-FDR_96382496_ERooseveltPapers1961M.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-HH_187090_Box114_1872_Congratulating_Amelia_Earhart_on_Her_Trans_Atlantic_Solo_Flight_May_21_1932.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-HH_187117_Box118_Clippings_1932_Amelia_Earhart_Visit_June_21.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-HH_187117_Box77_Amelia_Earhart_Banquet_Intro_Oakland_Cali_Jan_19_1935.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-HH_187135_Box114_Putnam_George_Palmer_1933-1936_Husband_of_Amelia_Earhart.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-HH_23835913_Box1186_581-600_Item 587_Cable_Congratulating_Amelia_Earhart_on_Her_Trans_Atlantic_Solo_Flight_May_21_1932.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-HH_23835913_Box1186_601-620_Item 620_Remarks_of_President_Hoover_When_He_Presented_National_Geographic_Society_Gold_Medal_to_A_Earhart_June_21_1932.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-HH_536447087_Box 13_Item_1872_Congratulating_Amelia_Earhart_May_21_1932.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-HH_7687188_Box118_Putnam_Amelia-Earhart_1932.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-HH_7687188_Box1_Aeronautics_1930-1932_Cable_Congratulating_Amelia_Earhart_on_Her_Trans_Atlantic_Flight_May_21_1932.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-HH_7687199_Medals_Amelia_Earhart_Putnam_June_July_1932.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-HST_501105940_LetterFromRPFrenchToPresidentHarrySTruman.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-HST_501109650_LetterFromREHeetToPresidentHarrySTruman.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-HST_827497_LetterFromMaxNarensTo PresidentHarrySTruman.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-HST_General Files_137928981_Ack_Autograph_and_Letter_Nov1947.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-HST_General Files_137928981_Ack_sent_March1946.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-HST_General Files_137928981_DOS_Referrals_Jan1946.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-HST_General Files_137928981_Narens_Letter_with_license_ack_1949.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-HST_General Files_137928981_Referrals_April1946.pdf 11/25/2025
PL-HST_General Files_137928981_newspaper_July1949.pdf 11/25/2025
TrumanMuseumArtifact5522.pdf 11/25/2025
un-un-v35-r67-clip.mp4 11/25/2025
un-un-v35-r67-clip.pdf 11/25/2025
un-un-v9-r577-s1.mp4 11/25/2025
un-un-v9-r577-s1.pdf 11/25/2025
un-un-v9-r580-s6.mp4 11/25/2025
un-un-v9-r580-s6.pdf 11/25/2025
018-P-228266_a.pdf 11/14/2025
024_A1-118-G-C_colorado-1937-07.pdf 11/14/2025
024_A1-118-G-O_ontario-1938-07.pdf 11/14/2025
024_A1-118-G-S_swan-1937-07.pdf 11/14/2025
037_1-4_48_2125133_General Correspondence, 1924–1945_A4-3.pdf 11/14/2025
038_A1-351_Box775_US-Navy-Report-of-the-Search-for-Amelia-Earhart.pdf 11/14/2025
038_NM-63_81_A4_3_Earhart_A.pdf 11/14/2025
040_NC54_1_Box591_File_83272_126_Information_on_Amelia_Earharts_flight_from_New_Guinea_to_Howland_Island.pdf 11/14/2025
040_NC54_1_Box926_File_101232_relating_to_Amelia_Earhart_Foundation.pdf 11/14/2025
059_A1_1611_Box332_200_113_Earhart_Amelia.pdf 11/14/2025
059_A1_205C_Box4639_Decimal_File_800_79611_PUTNAM_AMELIA_EARHART_1_212.pdf 11/14/2025
059_A1_205C_Box6834_Decimal_File_862i_01_333.pdf 11/14/2025
059_P_454_Box121C_P750121-1700.pdf 11/14/2025
059_UD-12D_14_Box177_P780177-1941.pdf 11/14/2025
059_UD-12D_19_Box60_P770060-0475.pdf 11/14/2025
059_UD12D_19_Box19_P770019-1276.pdf 11/14/2025
059_UD12D_19_Box29_P770029-1686.pdf 11/14/2025
059_UD12D_6_Box16_P790016-1826.pdf 11/14/2025
059_UD_12D_19_Box29_P770029_1841.pdf 11/14/2025
064_M971_Roll10_US-Fleet-AnnualReport.pdf 11/14/2025
080_UD-8_A21-5.pdf 11/14/2025
085_P-12_Volume 125_Frame_600_March_20_1937.pdf 11/14/2025
126_PI_154_1-O_Box14_9_12_21_Equatorial_Islands_Aviation_1936_1951.pdf 11/14/2025
165_A1_65_Box224_MID_183_Z_292.pdf 11/14/2025
165_A1_65_Box330_MID_255_I_94_45.pdf 11/14/2025
181_181-0146_490_A21(1)GeneralCorrespondenceEarhartFlight_1.pdf 11/14/2025
181_181-0146_490_A21(1)GeneralCorrespondenceEarhartFlight_2.pdf 11/14/2025
181_181-0282_92_A4-3EarhartSearchReport.pdf 11/14/2025
181_181-0282_92_A4-3Earhart_1.pdf 11/14/2025
181_181-0282_92_A4-3Earhart_2.pdf 11/14/2025
181_181-0282_92_A4-3Earhart_3.pdf 11/14/2025
181_181-0282_92_A4-3Earhart_4.pdf 11/14/2025
181_181-0282_92_A4-3Earhart_5.pdf 11/14/2025
181_181-0282_M8-10_CommandantsEarhartSearchCharts_Folder1.pdf 11/14/2025
181_181-0282_M8-10_CommandantsEarhartSearchCharts_Folder2.pdf 11/14/2025
181_Eleventh_Naval_Dist_Miss_Amelia_Earhart_Around_the_World_Flight_Of_11181936.pdf 11/14/2025
181_Eleventh_Naval_Dist_Miss_Amelia_Earhart_Around_the_World_Flight_Of_11251936.pdf 11/14/2025
237_A1_1_Box1_Subject_File_of_William_T_Miller_Correspondence_and_flyers_regarding_her_flight_around_the_world.pdf 11/14/2025
237_A1_2_Box1_Records_Pertaining_to_Amelia_Earhart_1937.pdf 11/14/2025
237_UD-1_Amelia_Earhart_369_835_File.pdf 11/14/2025
313_313-1234567_34_A4-3EarhartFlight.pdf 11/14/2025
319_A1_134B_Box_178_Earhart_Amelia.pdf 11/14/2025
395_NM94_6057_Box2_Proceedings_of_a_Board_of_Officers_Appointed_to_investigate_the_crash_of_Amelia_Earhart_at_Luke_Field_on_March_20_1937.pdf 11/14/2025
395_NM94_6057_Box3_Report_Expedition_to_the_American_Equatorial_Islands,_April_10_1937_that_mentions_Amelia_Earhart.pdf 11/14/2025
407_PI_17_37E_Box96_File_580_81_January_June_1937_inclusive.pdf 11/14/2025
457_A1_9027_Box1_Japanese_Diplomatic_Messages_Red_Machine_1934_1938.pdf 11/14/2025
457_amelia_earharts_last_flight_a_tragedy_of_errors.pdf 11/14/2025
457_correspondence_to_adm_kimmel_disappearance_of_amelia_earhart.pdf 11/14/2025
457_correspondence_with_adm_husband_e_kimmel_regarding_wwii_and_amelia_earhart.pdf 11/14/2025
457_japanese_diplomatic_message_july_14_1937_amelia_earhart.pdf 11/14/2025
457_japanese_diplomatic_message_july_17_1937_amelia_earhart.pdf 11/14/2025
BLRTS_ZZ_2210B_Reference_Microfilm_Papers_of_Lt_L_G_Bellarts_USCG_Relating_to_the_Last_Flight_and_Disappearance_of_Amelia_Earhart,_July_2_1937_Part_1_of_2.pdf 11/14/2025
BLRTS_ZZ_2210B_Reference_Microfilm_Papers_of_Lt_L_G_Bellarts_USCG_Relating_to_the_Last_Flight_and_Disappearance_of_Amelia_Earhart,_July_2_1937_Part_2_of_2.pdf 11/14/2025

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Image Credit: Detail of “Amelia Earhart” (National Archives Identifier 6708609)

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