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| 94% complete | Admiralty Records, Key WestNARA M1360. Admiralty final record books, 1829-1911, created in Key West by the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida and its predecessors. |
| 98% complete | American Colonization SocietyCorrespondence and other documents relating to the American Colonization Society, 1792-1964, an organization best known for its role in founding Liberia. |
American Milestone Documents FREEView images of original documents representing some of the most historic milestones in United States history. |
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| 100% complete | Amistad - Federal court records FREENARA M1753. The district and circuit court records pertaining to the claims of salvage for the Spanish schooner Amistad, seized in 1839 by the US Navy. |
| 100% complete | Amistad - Supreme Court records FREENARA M2012. This Supreme Court case deals with issues of salvage of the Amistad, a ship carrying slaves seized by the US Navy in 1839, and popularized in a 1997 movie. |
Apollo Missions FREE NEWIllustrations and photos documenting the Apollo missions of the 1960s. |
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| 99% complete | Bayland Orphan Home RecordsMinutes, financial and legal records, correspondence and printed materials document the activities and functions of the Board of Trustees of the Bayland Orphan Home from 1867 to 1948. |
| 100% complete | Board of Commissioners - Emancipation of Slaves in DCNARA M520. Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Emancipation of Slaves in the District of Columbia, 1862-63. |
| 100% complete | Brady Civil War Photos FREENARA T252. Mathew B Brady coordinated a team of photographers to help him document the Civil War, resulting in over 5,600 portraits, landscapes, and battle scenes. |
| 100% complete | Census - US Federal 1860NARA M653. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860 population schedules. |
| 96% complete | Census - US Federal 1930 |
| 100% complete | Cherokee Indian Agency (TN)NARA M208. These records include correspondence, agency letter books, fiscal records, and records of the Agent for Cherokee Removal. |
City DirectoriesLocate residents, organizations, and businesses in America’s population centers within city directories. |
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| 1% complete | Civil War IRS Records - PANARA M787. Internal Revenue Assessment Lists For Pennsylvania, 1862-1866. |
Civil War Service RecordsCompiled service records of soldiers in the Civil War, labeled with each soldier's name, rank, and unit, with links to revealing documents about each soldier. |
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| 100% complete | Civil War and Later Veterans Pension IndexNARA T289. Pension applications for service in the US Army between 1861 and 1917, grouped according to the units in which the veterans served. |
| 63% complete | Civil War "Widows' Pensions" UPDATEDApproved pension applications of widows and other dependents of Civil War veterans who served between 1861 and 1910. |
| 100% complete | Confederate Amnesty PapersNARA M1003. Applications for pardon submitted to President Andrew Johnson, 1865-67, by former Confederates excluded from earlier amnesty proclamations. |
| 99% complete | Confederate Citizens FileNARA M346. Known as the "Citizens File," these original records pertain to goods furnished or services rendered to the Confederate government by private individuals or business firms. |
| 100% complete | Constitutional Convention Records FREENARA M866. Journals of proceedings, early drafts, and other papers relating to the formation of the US Constitution. |
| 100% complete | Continental Congress - Papers FREENARA M247. The correspondence, journals, committee reports, and records of the Continental Congress (1774-1789). |
| 100% complete | Continental Congress - Misc FREENARA M332. These documents were misplaced, overlooked, or found in private hands when the records of the Papers of the Continental Congress were first arranged in 1834. |
| 100% complete | Court Slave Records for DCNARA M433. Records of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia Relating to Slaves, 1851-1863, including emancipation and manumission papers. |
| 100% complete | Custer's Court Martial FREENARA T1103. This 352-page publication contains documents relating to the 1867 court martial of George Armstrong Custer at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. |
Cuyahoga County Birth Returns (OH)These are birth returns for Cuyahoga County, Ohio (primarily the City of Cleveland), for 1871-1908. Browse by year and surname. |
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| 100% complete | Danish West Indies - Slavery and EmancipationNARA M1883. These records cover the institution of slavery and the emancipation of the slaves in the Virgin Islands during the period of Danish rule, 1672-1917. |
| 100% complete | Dawes Enrollment Cards NEWNARA M1186. These enrollment cards are a census-like listing for members of five Native American tribes, 1898-1914. |
| 100% complete | Dawes PacketsNARA M1301. The Dawes Commission was appointed by President Cleveland to negotiate with five tribes whose members received common property in return for abolishing their tribal governments. |
| 100% complete | Domestic Letters of the Department of State FREENARA M40. Copies of miscellaneous letters sent from the US State Department between 1784 and 1906. |
| 100% complete | Eastern Cherokee ApplicationsNARA M1104. Eastern Cherokee Applications of the U.S. Court of Claims, 1906-1909. |
| 100% complete | FBI Case FilesNARA M1085. Before it was called the FBI, the Bureau of Investigation investigated real and perceived threats to the nation and its citizens. |
| 100% complete | Foreign Letters of the Continental Congress FREENARA M61. Copies of letters sent from the US Department of State and The Continental Congress to ministers and consuls abroad. |
| 100% complete | Ft Wayne Zollner Pistons ScrapbooksScrapbooks and yearbooks from the predecessors to today's Detroit Pistons, in the 1950's. |
| 100% complete | George Washington Correspondence FREENARA M570. Copies of letters sent by President Washington, primarily to Secretaries of State John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Randolph, and Timothy Pickering. |
| 98% complete | Gorrell's History - AEF Air Service FREENARA M990. Historical narratives, reports, photographs, and other records that document administrative, technical, and tactical activities of the Air Service in the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. |
| 100% complete | Guion Miller RollNARA M685. The Guion Miller Roll is perhaps the most important source for Cherokee genealogical research. Applications typically include Indian names, residences, dates and places of birth, marriage status, and names of spouses. |
| 100% complete | Hesse Crown Jewels Court-Martial FREENARA M1899. Trial records of three American officers charged with stealing $2.5 million in jewels and property from Kronberg Castle in 1945. |
| 100% complete | Homestead Records - NebraskaNARA M1915. These are images of the original land entry case files from the Records of the Bureau of Land Management for Nebraska's Broken Bow Land Office, 1890-1908. |
| 100% complete | Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940NARA M595. This title consists of census rolls submitted annually by agents or superintendents of Indian reservations as required by an 1884 Act of Congress. |
| 100% complete | Japanese Air Target AnalysesNARA M1653. World War II Japanese air target analyses, objectives, and aerial photographs, 1942-45, from the records of the US Strategic Bombing Survey. |
| 100% complete | Lincoln Assassination Papers FREENARA M599. Reports, correspondence, and testimony of persons connected with the Lincoln assassination trial. Also exhibits, court martial proceedings, and contemporary issues of the Daily National Intelligencer. |
Massachusetts Printed Vital RecordsBirths, marriages, and deaths retrieved from various pre-1850 sources are published in these classic volumes known as the "Tan Books" for many Massachusetts' cities and towns. |
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Massachusetts Vital Records Index 1841-1895Massachusetts State-Wide Indexes are published every five years and reference all vital records submitted to the state by towns and cities of the Commonwealth after 1841. |
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| 100% complete | Missing Air Crew Reports, WWIINARA M1380. Over 16,000 case files of Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) and related records of the US Army Air Forces, 1942-1947. |
| 100% complete | Military Intelligence Division - Negro SubversionNARA M1440. Record cards and correspondence of the Military Intelligence Division that relate to activities of blacks in both civilian and military life, 1917-41. |
| 100% complete | Mormon Battalion Pension FilesNARA T1196. The Mormon Battalion was formed in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1846, to support the US troops in California during the Mexican War. |
Naturalization RecordsWhen the United States became an independent country, it enacted rules for citizenship. Over the decades, the resulting records evolved from simple forms to more complete documents with full details of a new citizen's immigrant experience. |
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| 12% complete | Navy Survivors' CertificatesNARA M1469. Files within these "Navy Survivors' Certificates" document the name, age, residence, date and place of birth of Navy veterans submitted between 1861 and 1910. |
| 100% complete | Navy Widows' CertificatesNARA M1279. Approved pension applications of widows and other dependents of US Navy veterans who served between 1861 and 1910, not available in other Civil-War-era collections. |
NewspapersHistoric newspapers in large cities around the globe give us a unique, timeless perspective of world events; while the Small Town Papers provide a regional view of worldwide and local events. |
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| 99% complete | Passport Applications, 1795-1905NARA M1372. Images of handwritten letters and application forms for US passports, 1795-1905. |
| 93% complete | Pearl Harbor Muster Rolls |
Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona Memorial FREEEvery-name searchable image of the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. |
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| 99% complete | Pennsylvania Archives FREEThe Pennsylvania State Archives published 10 series of historical records in 138 volumes, covering the initial colonial settlement through the Civil War. |
| 100% complete | Photos - Coolidge FREENARA M867. About 400 captioned photographs taken before, during, and after the presidency of Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States. |
| 100% complete | Photos - Eisenhower FREENARA M868. About 500 captioned photographs taken before and during the presidency of Dwight D Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States. |
| 100% complete | Photos - Fine Arts Commission, Series G FREENARA M1148. General Photographs of the Fine Arts Commission (Series G), ca. 1650-1950. |
| 100% complete | Photos - Franklin D Roosevelt FREENARA M865. About 650 captioned photographs taken before and during the presidency of Franklin D Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States. |
| 100% complete | Photos - Truman FREENARA M835. About 1,000 captioned photographs taken before, during, and after the presidency of Harry S Truman, 33rd president of the United States. |
Photos - Vietnam War Marine Corps FREEUS Defense Department photos of activities in Vietnam, including aerial views, Vietnamese civilians, weapons, combat scenes, and other actions and people. Mostly color, some black & white, captioned. |
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Photos - Vietnam Marine Corps (B/W) FREEUS Defense Department black & white photographs of activities in Vietnam, 1962-75. Subjects include equipment, facilities, officials, soldiers, Vietnamese civilians, among others. (127-GVB) |
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| 100% complete | Photos - WW II Japanese FREENARA M1733. Photographs of Japanese Soldiers and of Allied Prisoners of War, 1942-1945. |
| 100% complete | Project Blue Book - UFO Investigations FREENARA T1206. Records and case files relating to investigations, collected by the Office of Special Investigations, of sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). |
| 100% complete | Ratified Amendments to the US Constitution FREENARA M1518. These records from sixteen rolls of NARA microfilm relate to each constitutional amendment as ratified by state legislatures. |
| 100% complete | Ratified Indian TreatiesNARA M668. Ratified Indian treaties, 1722-1869; listed chronologically with date, place, tribe, and links to images of related papers. |
| 100% complete | Registro Central de Esclavos NEW UPDATEDNARA T1121. Slave schedules from among the Records of the Spanish Governors of Puerto Rico. |
| 99% complete | Revolutionary War PensionsNARA M804. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files. |
| 100% complete | Revolutionary War Prize Cases - Captured VesselsNARA M162. Records of prize cases heard on appeal from Colonial and state courts by the Continental Congress and the Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture. |
| 99% complete | Revolutionary War RollsNARA M246. These documents include muster rolls, payrolls, strength returns, and other miscellaneous personnel, pay, and supply records of American Army units, 1775-83. |
| 100% complete | Revolutionary War Service RecordsNARA M881. Compiled service records of soldiers who served in the American Army during the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783. |
| 100% complete | Sec of the Interior - Suppression of Slave Trade and ColonizationNARA M160. Letters, accounts, and other documents relating to the suppression of the African slave trade and the colonization of recaptured and free Negroes. |
Southern Claims CommissionIn the 1870s, southerners claimed compensation from the US government for items used by the Union Army, ranging from corn and horses, to trees and church buildings. |
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Spaceport News FREE NEW"Spaceport News" is a biweekly publication for employees and contractors of NASA and the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. |
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