[United States Government Manual] [June 01, 2005] [Pages 447-456] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001 Phone, 866-272-6272. Internet, www.archives.gov. Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein Deputy Archivist of the United States Lewis J. Bellardo Assistant Archivist for Administrative Services Adrienne C. Thomas [[Page 448]] Assistant Archivist for Human Resources and L. Reynolds Cahoon Information Services Assistant Archivist for Presidential Libraries Sharon K. Fawcett, Acting 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, Congressional and Public Affairs Staff John A. Constance Director, Equal Employment Opportunity and Robert Jew Diversity Programs Director, Information Security Oversight Office J. William Leonard Director, Policy and Communications Staff Susan Ashtianie, Acting Executive Director, National Historical Max J. Evans Publications and Records Commission General Counsel Gary M. Stern Inspector General Paul Brachfeld [For the National Archives and Records Administration statement of organization, see the Federal Register of June 25, 1985, 50 FR 26278] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The National Archives and Records Administration 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; 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 grantsto help nonprofit organizations identify, preserve, and provide access to materials that document American history. 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 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. In addition, many important records are available on microfilm and on the NARA Web site, at www.archives.gov. 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 of high regional or local interest in the custody of NARA are maintained in the NARA regional [[Page 449]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T201944.046 [[Page 450]] records services facilities (see the ``Regional Records Services'' section). For further information concerning records in the custody of NARA, contact the Customer Services Division. Phone, 202-501-5400 or 866-272- 6272. Fax, 301-837-0483. E-mail, [email protected]. Washington Area Records Facilities--National Archives and Records Administration ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Facility Address Director Telephone ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Archives................. 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., James Hastings........ 202-501-5400 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Laws, Regulations, and Presidential Documents The Office of the Federal Registerprepares and publishes a wide variety of public documents. Upon issuance, acts of Congress are published in slip law (pamphlet) form and then cumulated and published for each session of Congress in the United States Statutes at Large. Each Federal workday, the Federal Register is published, containing current Presidential proclamations and Executive orders, Federal agency regulations having general applicability and legal effect, proposed agency rules, and documents required by statute to be published. All Federal regulations in force are codified annually in the Code of Federal Regulations. Presidential speeches, news conferences, messages, and other materials released by the White House Office of the Press Secretary are published each week in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents and annually in the Public Papers of the Presidents. The United States Government Manual, published annually, serves as the official handbook of the Federal Government, providing extensive information on the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. All of the above publications are available in both paper editions and online in electronic formats at www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html. For further information, contact Customer Service, Office of the Federal Register. Phone, 202-741-6000. TTY, 202-741-6086. Fax, 202-741-6012. E- mail, [email protected]. Internet, www.archives.gov/federal-register. PresidentialLibraries 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.). For further information, contact the Office of Presidential Libraries. Phone, 301-837-3250. Fax, 301-837-3199. [[Page 451]] Presidential Libraries--National Archives and Records Administration ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Library City/Address Director Telephone ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Hoover Library............ West Branch, IA 52358-0488.......... Timothy G. Walch...... 319-643-5301 Franklin D. Roosevelt Library..... Hyde Park, NY 12538-1999............ Cynthia M. Koch....... 845-486-7770 Harry S. Truman Library........... Independence, MO 64050-1798......... Michael Devine........ 816-268-8200 Dwight D. Eisenhower Library...... Abilene, KS 67410-2900.............. Daniel D. Holt........ 785-263-6700 John F. Kennedy Library........... Boston, MA 02125-3398............... Deborah Leff.......... 617-514-1600 Lyndon B. Johnson Library......... Austin, TX 78705-5702............... Betty Sue Flowers..... 512-721-0200 Nixon Presidential Materials Staff College Park, MD 20740-6001......... Karl Weissenbach...... 301-837-3290 Gerald R. Ford Library............ Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2114............ Elaine K. Didier...... 734-205-0555 Gerald R. Ford Museum............. Grand Rapids, MI 49504-5353......... Elaine K. Didier...... 616-254-0400 Jimmy Carter Library.............. Atlanta, GA 30307-1498.............. Jay E. Hakes.......... 404-865-7100 Ronald Reagan Library............. Simi Valley, CA 93065-0666.......... R. Duke Blackwood..... 805-577-4000 George Bush Library............... College Station, TX 77845........... Warren L. Finch, Jr... 979-691-4000 William J. Clinton Library........ Little Rock, AR 72201............... David E. Alsobrook.... 501-374-4242 Presidential Materials Staff...... Washington, DC 20408-0001........... Nancy Kegan Smith..... 202-501-5700 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. The 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 agencies in the Washington, DC, area; coordinates technical assistance to Federal agencies on records creation, management, and disposition; and furnishes such assistance on Federal records to agencies in the Washington, DC, area. For more information, go 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 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 Washington National Records Center. Phone, 301-778-1600. Regional Records Services Regional Records Services The Regional Records Services Office 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 recordsprogram including records management operations, records centers, and regional archives. Records Management Outside of the Washington, DC, area, NARA maintains information about the records managmentprograms 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 [[Page 452]] storage of textual and special media records; storage for non-classified 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 needs; and disposition services, providing disposal for records that have reached their required retention period or transfer to the holdings of the National Archives for permanent records. Regional Archives Historically valuable records of high regional or local interest are maintained in most of these facilities. Many important original records held in NARA facilities in the Washington, DC, area, are available in microform in most of these regional facilities. These facilities arrange and preservethe records and prepare finding aids to facilitate their use; make the records available for use in research rooms; answer written or oral requests for information contained in the holdings; and for a fee, provide copies of the records. National Personnel Records Center The Center directs activities for storing, servicing, and disposing civilian (personnel, medical, and pay records of former U.S. Civil Service employees) and military records (personnel and medical records of inactive military personnel); and provides Federal agencies with a full range of services and technical advice relating to records disposition, filing and classification schemes, and protection of vital civilian and military records. For further information, contact the Office of Regional Records Services. Phone, 301-837-2950. Fax, 301-837-1617. Internet, www.archives.gov/locations/records-management.html. Regional Records Services Facilities--National Archives and Records Administration (HQ: Headquarters facility; A: Facility holding archival records) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- City Address Director Telephone ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northeast Region (HQ)............. 380 Trapelo Rd., Waltham, MA Diane LeBlanc 781-663-0139 02154-6399. Boston, MA (A).................. 380 Trapelo Rd., Waltham, 02154- .......................... 781-663-0121 6399. Pittsfield, MA.................. 100 Conte Dr., 01201-8230....... .......................... 413-236-3600 New York City, NY (A)........... 201 Varick St., 10014-4811...... .......................... 212-401-1620 Mid-Atlantic Region (HQ).......... 900 Market St., Philadelphia, PA V. Chapman Smith 215-597-0921 19107-4292. Center City Philadelphia, PA (A) 900 Market St., 19107-4292...... .......................... 215-597-0921 Northeast Philadelphia, PA...... 14700 Townsend Rd., 19154-1096.. .......................... 215-305-2003 Southeast Region (HQ) (A)......... 1557 St. Joseph Ave., East James McSweeney 404-763-7063 Point, GA 30344-2593. Morrow, GA (A).................. 5780 Jonesboro Rd., 30260-3806.. .......................... 404-968-2100 Ellenwood, GA................... 4712 Southpark Blvd., 30294-3595 .......................... 404-736-2820 Great Lakes Region (HQ)........... 7358 S. Pulaski Rd., Chicago, IL David E. Kuehl 773-581-7816 60629-5898. Chicago, IL (A)................. 7358 S. Pulaski Rd., 60629-5898. .......................... 773-581-7816 Dayton, OH...................... 3150 Springboro Rd., 45439-1883. .......................... 937-225-2852 Central Plains Region (HQ)........ 2312 E. Bannister Rd., Kansas R. Reed Whitaker 816-926-6920 City, MO 64131-3011. Kansas City, MO (A)............. 2312 E. Bannister Rd., 64131- .......................... 816-926-6272 3011. Lee's Summit, MO................ 200 Space Ctr. Dr., 64064-1182.. .......................... 816-478-7089 Lenexa, KS...................... 17501 West 98th St., 66219-1735. .......................... 913-825-7809 Southwest Region (HQ) (A)......... 501 W. Felix St., Fort Worth, TX Kent C. Carter 817-334-5515 76115-3405. Rocky Mountain Region (HQ) (A).... Bldg. 48, Denver Federal Ctr., Barbara Voss 303-236-0801 Denver, CO 80225-0307. Pacific Region (HQ)............... 1000 Commodore Dr., San Bruno, Shirley J. Burton 650-876-9249 CA 94066. Laguna Niguel, CA (A)........... 1st Fl. E., 24000 Avila Rd., .......................... 949-360-2618 92607-3497. San Francisco, CA (A)........... 1000 Commodore Dr., San Bruno, .......................... 415-876-9009 94066. Riverside County, CA............ 23123 Cajalco Rd., Perris, CA .......................... 951-956-2000 92570-7298. Pacific Alaska Region (HQ)........ 6125 Sand Point Way NE., Steven M. Edwards 206-526-6501 Seattle, WA 98115-7999. Seattle, WA (A)................. 6125 Sand Point Way NE., 98115- .......................... 206-526-6501 7999. Anchorage, AK (A)............... 654 W. 3d Ave., 99501-2145...... .......................... 907-271-2443 National Personnel Records Center 9700 Page Ave., St. Louis, MO Ronald L. Hindman 314-538-4201 (HQ). 63132. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Archives Trust Fund Board The National Archives Trust Fund Boardreceives funds from the sale of reproductions of historic documents and publications about the records, as well as from gifts and bequests. The Board [[Page 453]] investsthese funds and uses income to support archival functions such as the preparation of publications that make information about historic records more widely available. Members of the Board are the Archivist of the United States, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For further information, contact the Secretary, National Archives Trust Fund Board. Phone, 301-837-3550. National Historical Publications and Records Commission The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) is the grant- making affiliate of the National Archives and Records Administration. Its mission is to promote the preservationand use of America's documentary heritage essential to understanding our democracy, history, and culture. NHPRC grants help State and local archives, universities, historical societies, and other nonprofit organizations solve preservation problems dealing with electronic records, improve training and techniques, strengthen archival programs, preserve and process records collections, and provide access to them through the publication of finding aids and documentary editions of the papers of the Founding Era and other themes and historical figures in American history. The NHPRC works in partnership with a national network of State historical records advisory boards. It also provides Federal leadership in public policy for the preservation of, and access to, America's documentary heritage. For further information, contact the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Phone, 202-501-5600. E-mail, [email protected]. Internet, www.archives.gov/grants. Information Security Oversight Office The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) oversees the security classification programs in both Government and industry and reports to the President annually on their status. Two Executive orders serve as the authority for ISOO, and the Office receives its policy and program guidance from the National Security Council. An organizational component of the National Archives and Records Administration, ISOO's goals are to hold classification activity to the minimum necessary to protect the national security; to ensure the safeguarding of classified national security information in both Government and industry in a cost-effective and efficient manner; and to promote declassification and public access to information as soon as national security considerations permit. For further information, contact the Information Security Oversight Office. Phone, 202-219-5250. Sources of Information Calendar of Events To be added to the mailing list for the monthly National Archives Calendar of Events, call 301-837-1850. For a recorded announcement of events at the National Archives building and the National Archives at College Park, call 202-501-5000. TDD, 202-501-5404. Congressional Affairs The Congressional Affairs staff maintains contact with and responds to inquiries from congressional offices. Phone, 202- 357-5100. Fax, 202-357-5959. Contracts Individuals seeking to do business with NARA may obtain detailed information from the Acquisitions Services Division, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Phone, 301-837-3100. Fax, 301-837-3227. Educational Opportunities NARA offers several courses on archival and records management principles and on using NARA resources for research and in the classroom. For information on public programs and workshops, contact the Museum Programs staff at 202-501-5210. Fax, 202-501-5239. For information about the ``Modern Archives Institute,'' contact the Modern Archives Institute, West Moat, National Archives Building, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20408-0001. Phone 202-501-5390. For information about records management workshops, contact the Life Cycle Management Division (phone, [[Page 454]] 301-837-3560), any regional records services facility, or the Office of Regional Records Services (phone, 301-837-2950) or Internet, www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/training/index.html. For information about ``The Federal Register: What It Is and How To Use It,'' call 202-741-6000. For information about the ``Institute for the Editing of Historical Documents'' at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, or fellowships in documentary editing and archival administration, contact NHPRC, National Archives and Records Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20408-0001. Phone, 202-501-5610. E-mail, [email protected]. Internet, http://www.archives.gov/grants. Electronic Access Information about NARA and its holdings and publications is available electronically (Internet, www.archives.gov. E- mail, [email protected]). Employment For job opportunities nationwide, contact the nearest NARA facility or the Human Resources Operations Branch, Room 2004, 9700 Page Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63132. Phone, 800-827-4898. TDD, 314-538-4799. Internet, www.archives.gov/careers/jobs. Fax-on-Demand To use the fax-on-demand service, call 301-837-0990 from a fax machine handset and follow the voice instructions. One of the options that can be selected is a list of the available documents. There is no charge for using fax-on-demand, other than for any long distance telephone charges users may incur. Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act Requests Requests should be directed as follows: For operational records of the National Archives and Records Administration, contact the NARA Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act Officer, General Counsel Staff, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Phone, 301-837-FOIA (3642). Fax, 301-837-0293. For historically valuable records in the custody of the Office of Records Services--Washington, DC, contact the Special Access/FOIA Staff, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Phone, 301-837-3190. Fax, 301-837-1864. For historically valuable records in the custody of a regional archives, contact the facility serving the appropriate region (see the ``Regional Records Services Facilities'' section) or the Office of Regional Records Services. Phone, 301-837-2950. Fax, 301-837-1617. For historical records in the custody of a Presidential library, contact the library that has custody of the records (see the ``Presidential Libraries'' section). For records in the physical custody of the Washington National Records Center or the regional Federal records centers, contact the Federal agency that transferred the records to the facility. Grants For NHPRC grants, contact NHPRC, National Archives and Records Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20408-0001. Phone, 202-501-5610. E-mail, [email protected]. Internet, www.archives.gov/grants. Museum Shops Publications, document facsimiles, and document-related souvenirs are available for sale at the National Archives shop in Washington, DC, each Presidential library, and some regional archives. Public Affairs The Public Affairs staff maintains contact with and responds to inquiries from the media, issues press releases and other literature, and maintains contact with organizations representing the archival profession, scholarly organizations, and other groups served by NARA. Phone, 202-357-5300. Museum Programs Contact the Office of Museum Programs (NWE), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC 20408. Phone, 202- 501-5210. Fax, 202-501-5239. Publications Agency publications, including facsimiles of certain documents, finding aids to records, and Prologue, a scholarly journal published quarterly, are available from the Customer Service Center (NWCC2), NARA, Room 1000, National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, [[Page 455]] College Park, MD 20740-6001. Phone, 800-234-8861. Fax, 301-837-0483. Internet, www.archives.gov/publications. Most records managementpublications are available electronically on the NARA Web site. Limited quantities of some records management publications and posters are available in hard copy format from the Life Cycle Management Division, NARA, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Phone, 301-837-3560. Fax, 301-837-3699. E-mail, [email protected]. Internet, www.archives.gov/publications/lists/ topic-records-mgt.html. Information about laws, regulations, and Presidential documents is available from the Office of the Federal Register, NARA, Washington, DC 20408. Phone, 202-741-6000. E-mail, [email protected]. Internet, www.archives.gov/federal-register. To subscribe to the Federal Register table of contents electronic mailing list, go to http:// listserv.access.gpo.gov and select online mailing list archives, FEDREGTOC-L. To receive e-mail notification of new public laws, subscribe to PENS (Public Law Electronic Notification Service) at www.archives.gov/federal-register, ``New Public Laws.'' NHPRC guidelines are available from the NHPRC, National Archives and Records Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20408-0001. Phone, 202-501-5610. E-mail, [email protected]. Internet, www.archives.gov/grants. Reference Services Records are available for research purposes in reading rooms at the National Archives building, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC (phone, 202-501-5400); at the National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD (phone, 866-272-6272); and at each Presidential library and at regional archives. Written requests for information may be sent to any of these units, or they may be addressed to the Customer Services Division, National Archives at College Park, Room 1000, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Phone, 866-272-6272. E-mail, [email protected]. The Nixon Presidential Materials Staff is located in Room 1320 at the National Archives at College Park. Some Nixon materials are available for public inspection, but researchers are advised to contact the staff in advance to arrange for the use of materials before visiting the facility. Phone, 301-837-3290. The Public Inspection Desk of the Office of the Federal Register is open every Federal business day for public inspection of documents scheduled for publication in the next day's Federal Register, at Suite 700, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC. Phone, 202-741-6000. The list of documents on public inspection may be viewed at: www.archives.gov/federal-register/public-inspection. Speakers and Presentations The National Archives conducts regular public programs featuring authors, films, and symposia related to National Archives holdings. For programs in the Washington, DC, area, more information is available on the calendar update line. Phone, 202- 501-5000. The Calendar of Events is also available by writing to NPOL, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001 and online at www.archives.gov/calendar. Teacher Workshops and Teaching Materials The National Archives' education specialists have developed programs to train teachers in the use of primary source material in the classroom and can provide information on how to obtain documentary teaching materials for classroom use. For further information, contact the Museum Programs education staff. Phone, 202-357-5439. Docent Tours Individuals or groups may request general or specialty visits behind the scenes at the National Archives building. Tours are given by reservation only, and individuals are requested to make reservations at least 6 weeks in advance. Tours are usually scheduled for 9:45 a.m., 10:15 a.m., and 1:15 p.m., Monday through Friday. Tours of the National Archives at College Park, MD, may also be [[Page 456]] arranged. For information and reservations, contact the Visitor and Volunteer Services Office between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Phone, 202-357-5450. Volunteer Service Opportunities A wide variety of opportunities is available for volunteers. At the National Archives building and the National Archives at College Park, MD, volunteers conduct tours, provide information in the exhibit halls, work with staff archivists in processing historic documents, and serve as genealogical aides in the genealogical orientation room. For further information, call 202-357- 5450. Similar opportunities exist in the Presidential libraries and at the regional archives. If outside the Washington, DC, area, contact the facility closest to you for further information on volunteer opportunities. For further information, write or visit the National Archives and Records Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20408-0001. Phone, 202-501-5400. Internet, www.archives.gov. 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