National Archives and Records Administration

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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, Maryland 20740

Phone, 866-272-6272. Internet, www.archives.gov.

Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein

Deputy Archivist of the United States Adrienne C. Thomas

Chief of Staff Debra Wall

Assistant Archivist for Administration Adrienne C. Thomas, Acting

Assistant Archivist for Information Services Martha Morphy

Assistant Archivist for Presidential Libraries Sharon K. Fawcett

Assistant Archivist for Records Services-- Michael J. Kurtz

Washington, DC

Assistant Archivist for Regional Records Thomas E. Mills

Services

Director of the Federal Register Raymond A. Mosley

Director of Public Affairs and Communications Susan Cooper

Staff

Director, Congressional Affairs David McMillen, Acting

Director, Equal Employment Opportunity and Robert Jew

Diversity Programs

Director, Information Security Oversight Office William J. Bosanko

Director, Policy and Planning Staff Susan M. Ashtianie

Executive Director, National Historical Kathleen M. Williams

Publications and Records Commission

General Counsel Gary M. Stern

Inspector General Paul Brachfeld

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The National Archives and Records Administration safeguards and preserves the records of our Government, ensuring that the people can discover, use, and learn from this documentary heritage; establishes policies and procedures for managing U.S. Government records; manages the Presidential Libraries system; and publishes the laws, regulations, and Presidential and other public documents.

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The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the successor agency to the National Archives Establishment, which was created in 1934 and subsequently incorporated into the General Services Administration as the National Archives and Records Service in 1949. NARA was established as an independent agency in the executive branch of the Government by act of October 19, 1984 (44 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.), effective April 1, 1985.

Activities

Archival Program The National Archives and Records Administration maintains, as archival records, the historically valuable records of the U.S. Government, dating from the Revolutionary War era to the recent past; arranges and preserves records and prepares finding aids to facilitate their use; makes records available for use in research rooms in its facilities and via the Internet; answers written and oral requests for information contained in its holdings; and, for a fee, provides copies of records. These holdings include the records of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, which are preserved and administered by the Center for Legislative Archives. Many important records are available on microfilm and on the NARA Web site at www.archives.gov. Archival records created in the Washington, DC, area and in the custody of NARA are maintained in NARA facilities in the Washington, DC, area. Archival records of high regional or local interest in the custody of NARA are maintained in the NARA regional archives (see the ``Regional Records Services'' section). NARA also has nine affiliated archives that hold NARA-owned records on behalf of NARA and make them available to the public.

Records Management To ensure proper documentation of the organization, policies, and activities of the Government, NARA develops standards and guidelines for the nationwide management and disposition of recorded information. It appraises Federal records and approves records disposition schedules. It also inspects agency records and records management practices, develops records management training programs, provides guidance and assistance on proper records management, and provides for storage of inactive records. For agencies headquartered in the Washington, DC, vicinity, these functions are assigned to the Office of Records Services/Washington, DC.

Office of Records Services (Washington, DC)

Modern Records Program The Modern Records Program improves the life cycle management of Federal records in all media for Government agencies; provides formal training in Federal records management; preserves and makes available permanent electronic records; and coordinates technical assistance to Federal agencies on records creation, management, and disposition to agencies in the Washington, DC, area. For more information, log on to www.archives.gov/records-mgmt.

The Washington National Records Center offers a wide range of records storage and servicing options as described below under Regional Records Services, and also offers customized workshops and records management assistance upon request and will assist agencies with their records storage problems.

For further information on records center services in the Washington, DC, area (West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland), contact the Director of the Records Management Division, Washington National Records Center. Phone, 301-778-1650.

Washington Area Records Facilities--National Archives and Records Administration

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Facility Address Director Telephone

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National Archives................. 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., James Hastings........ 202-357-5393

Washington, DC 20408.

National Archives at College Park. 8601 Adelphi Rd., College Park, MD Sharon Gibbs Thibodeau 301-837-3400

20740.

Washington National Records Center 4205 Suitland Rd., Suitland, MD Alan Kramer........... 301-778-1600

20746.

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Office of Regional Records Services

The Office of Regional Records Services provides services to agencies outside the Washington, DC, area. NARA has nine regions and the National Personnel Records Center. Each region operates a full life-cycle records program, including records management operations, records centers, and regional archives. NARA maintains information about the records management programs of Federal agencies in the region; conducts inspections, evaluations, or surveys of records and records management programs in agencies; reports on findings; and recommends improvements or necessary corrective actions. NARA also furnishes guidance and technical assistance to Federal agencies on records creation, management, and disposition; develops and conducts training aimed at improving agency records management and disposition practices; and appraises Federal records to determine whether they warrant preservation by the U.S. Government.

Federal Records Centers These Centers are for the storage and servicing of non-current and certain active records of Federal agencies. Services include the storage of textual and special media records; storage for nonclassified and classified records; retrieval of records to fulfill statutory requirements and conduct daily business; special projects to respond to sudden shifts in customer demands; expedited response to congressional inquiries, litigation, and urgent business...