National Archives and Records Administration
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001
Phone, 301-713-6800
Archivist of the United States John W. Carlin
Deputy Archivist of the United States Lewis J. Bellardo
Executive Director, National Historical Gerald W. George
Publications and Records Commission
Director of the Federal Register Raymond A. Mosley
Assistant Archivist for Regional Records Richard L. Claypoole
Services
Assistant Archivist for Presidential Libraries David F. Peterson
Assistant Archivist for Records Services-- Michael J. Kurtz
Washington, DC
Assistant Archivist for Human Resources and L. Reynolds Cahoon
Information Services
Assistant Archivist for Administrative Services Adrienne C. Thomas
General Counsel Elizabeth A. Pugh
Inspector General Kelly A. Sisario
Director, Information Security Oversight Office Steven Garfinkel
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The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) ensures, for citizens and Federal officials, ready access to essential evidence that documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of Federal officials, and the national experience. It establishes policies and procedures for managing U.S. Government records and assists Federal agencies in documenting their activities, administering records management programs, scheduling records, and retiring noncurrent records. NARA accessions, arranges, describes, preserves, and provides access to the essential documentation of the three branches of Government; manages the Presidential Libraries system; and publishes the laws, regulations, and Presidential and other public documents. It also assists the Information Security Oversight Office, which manages Federal classification and declassification policies, and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, which makes grants nationwide to help nonprofit organizations identify, preserve, and provide access to materials that document American history.
The National Archives and Records Administration 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 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; answers written and oral requests for information contained in its holdings; and, for a fee, provides copies of records. In addition, many important records are available on microfilm. Historically valuable records created in the Washington, DC, area and in the custody of NARA are maintained in NARA facilities in the Washington, DC, area. Historically valuable records that are primarily of regional or local interest and in the custody of NARA are maintained in the NARA regional records services facilities (see ``Regional Records Services'' below).
For further information concerning records in the custody of NARA, contact the User Services Branch. Phone, 202-501-5400.
Presidential Libraries Through the Presidential libraries, which are located at sites selected by the Presidents and
built with private funds, NARA preserves and makes available the records and personal papers of a particular President's administration. In addition to providing reference services on Presidential documents, each library prepares documentary and descriptive publications and operates a museum to exhibit documents, historic objects, and other memorabilia of interest to the public.
The records of each President since Herbert Hoover are administered by NARA. While such records were once considered personal papers, all Presidential records created on or after January 20, 1981, are declared by law to be owned and controlled by the United States and are required to be transferred to NARA at the end of the administration, pursuant to the Presidential Records Act of 1978 (44 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.).
Presidential Libraries--National Archives and Records Administration
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Library City/Address Director Telephone
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Herbert Hoover Library............ West Branch, IA 52358-0488.......... Timothy G. Walch...... 319-643-5301
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library..... Hyde Park, NY 12538-1999............ Verne W. Newton....... 914-229-8114
Harry S. Truman Library........... Independence, MO 64050-1798......... Larry J. Hackman...... 816-833-1400
Dwight D. Eisenhower Library...... Abilene, KS 67410-2900.............. Daniel D. Holt........ 913-263-4751
John F. Kennedy Library........... Boston, MA 02125-3398............... Bradley S. Gerratt.... 617-929-4500
Lyndon B. Johnson Library......... Austin, TX 78705-5702............... Harry J. Middleton.... 512-916-5137
Gerald R. Ford Library............ Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2114............ Richard Norton Smith.. 313-741-2218
Gerald R. Ford Museum............. Grand Rapids, MI 49504-5353......... Richard Norton Smith.. 616-451-9263
Nixon Presidential Materials Staff College Park, MD 20740-6001......... Karl Weissenbach, 301-713-6950
Acting. Jimmy Carter Library.............. Atlanta, GA 30307-1406.............. Donald B. Schewe...... 404-331-3942
Ronald Reagan Library............. Simi Valley, CA 93065-0666.......... Mark A. Hunt.......... 805-522-8444
Bush Presidential Materials College Station, TX 77840-1897...... David Alsobrook, 409-260-9554
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For further information, contact the Office of Presidential Libraries. Phone, 301-713-6050.
Regional Records Services Outside the Washington, DC, area, NARA operates a system of 10...
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