What's Allowed in Research Rooms

• All persons with a valid researcher identification card

• Equipment repairmen escorted by NARA staff are the only people allowed through with a red visitor's badge.

• Persons without a valid pass, or children under 14 years old

• Food, drink (including water) candy, gum

• Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes, or any other tobacco products

• Hand Sanitizer, lotion

• Stamped research notes on loose paper, NARA issued paper and note cards, handouts, and NARA publications

• One approved book at a time

• Pencils and mechanical pencils
   

• Envelopes, notebooks, pads, binders, folders 

• "Post-it" notes (unless stapled to approved pre-existing notes)

• Pens, highlighters, markers, and other types of non-approved writing utensils

• Video and audio recording decks
   
• Cameras, camcorders and tripods
   
• Photographic copy stands (with approval)
   
• Video tapes, audio tapes, and film
   
• Scanners (only flatbed without autofeed)
   
• Personal computers
   
• CDs/DVDs

• Flash bulbs
   
• Personal copiers
   
• Scanners with auto-feed attachments whether the attachment is disabled or not
   
• Hand wand scanners
   

*All equipment must be removed from cases and the cases stored in lockers
 

***Any non-government owned equipment is prohibited in from the classified research rooms

• Sweaters and sweatshirts, with or without hoods, short (waist length), indoor business attire (such as suit jackets, sports coats, blazers, or waist-length indoor jackets with or without zippers). Note: All clothing in the research rooms must be worn at all times as designed. Sweaters and sports jackets cannot be worn around the waist or placed on chairs or tables.
   
• Scarves, no more than four inches wide and four feet in length
   
• Vests (with small pockets & no inner pockets)
   
• Religious headwear and garments
   
• Small silk or similar indoor- type kerchiefs
   
• Coin purses or small pocket sized wallets
   
• Small Eye Glass Cases
   
• Clear plastic "sandwich/food storage type" bags for holding small items no larger than 10" x 10"

• Outerwear: Garments worn over indoor clothing primarily as protection against the elements such as, overcoats, coat-type sweaters, wind breakers and jackets (other than indoor business attire)**
   
• Hats, caps, or scarves (wider than four inches wide or four feet in length)
   
• Purses, fanny packs, briefcases, suitcases, handbags, backpacks, boxes, bags, equipment bags, or containers of any kind
   
• Clear plastic bags if larger than 10"x10"
   
• Camera Vests
   

** Please Note:
You may also be asked to remove any outer clothing that is wet or contains outdoor debris. NARA reserves the right to determine whether a garment is considered to be outerwear.