National Archives at San Francisco

The National Archives at San Francisco

We hold permanent records created by Federal agencies and courts in the following areas:

California (northern and central)
Nevada (except Clark County)
Hawaii
U.S. Navy bases on foreign territory in the Pacific and Far East

American Samoa
Guam
former Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

National Archives at San Francisco, CA

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Leo J. Ryan Memorial Federal Building

1000 Commodore Drive

San Bruno, California 94066-2350

Phone: (650) 238-3501

Fax: (650) 238-3510

Email: sanbruno .archives@nara.gov

We will respond to requests within ten (10) business days of their receipt.

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The research room at the National Archives at San Francisco is closed due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in San Mateo County, CA. 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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Notice: Scanning of Vietnam-era Deck Logs. The National Archives at San Francisco's Coast Guard Cutter and Station Logs (1960-1975) will be closed to research while offsite for digitization. More information on this project can be found here.

Notice: Records Transferred to the Custody of the National Archives at Kansas City. Effective November 1, 2021, custody of the following series of records will transfer from the National Archives at San Francisco to the National Archives at Kansas City:

Record Group 101, Records of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Department of the Treasury. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Western District.
Correspondence of the Office of the Chief National Bank Examiner in the Twelfth Federal Reserve District, 1921 - 1960
National Archives Identifier: 81119128

Record Group 234, Records of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation [RFC]
War Damage Corporation, San Francisco, CA
Sample of Field Records
National Archives Identifier: No NAID

Record Group 276, Records of the U.S. Courts of Appeals
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Appeals Case Files and Briefs, 1891 - 1994
National Archives Identifier: 296989

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.

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