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The National Archives at College Park, Maryland
We hold permanent records created by Federal agencies that include:
Textual records from civilian agencies
Army unit records dating from WW1
Navy unit records dating from WW2
Still pictures
Electronic records
Cartographic and architectural holdings
Motion picture, sound, and video records
JFK Assassination Records
Berlin Documents Center microfilm
Highlights from Our Holdings
Photographs and Graphic Works
Textual Records
Location and Hours
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Directions to 8601 Adelphi Rd.
Truck Deliveries use entrance at 3301 Metzerott Rd.
Address
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD  20740
Truck Deliveries - entrance at 3301 Metzerott Road
Customer Service Center:
1-866-272-6272
Lost and Found:
301-837-2900
Email:
inquire@nara.gov
Hours:
The research room at the National Archives at College Park, MD, is open Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Research appointments are highly encouraged, but you may also conduct research as a walk-in. Research appointments can be scheduled via Eventbrite on the
National Archives DC-area Research Appointments
page.
Researchers may contact Textual Consultation at
archives2reference@nara.gov
for advance consultation and Researcher Registration at
visit_archives2@nara.gov
for researcher registration or research room appointment questions.
Researchers may contact the Special Media addresses listed below for advance consultation and appointment questions:
Cartographic:
consultation.carto@nara.gov
Still Pictures:
consultation.stillpix@nara.gov
Moving Image and Sound:
mopix@nara.gov
Please see these
frequently asked questions
for further information about conducting in-person research at the National Archives.
Historical Research
Find links to finding aids, military records, online research tools, ordering information, and much more.
Frequently Requested
JFK Assassination Records
World War I Records
Vietnam War Records
Berlin Documents Center Microfilm
Plan Your Visit
Find directions to our building,
review our research room policies
, and learn what to expect when you arrive.
Find phone numbers and email addresses for key staff and departments at our facility.
Online Research Tools and Databases
Volunteer and Internship Opportunities
Educator Resources
Connect With Us
What's New?
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More Researcher News
Effective July 8th, 2022, select series from Record Group 241, Records of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, will be temporarily closed to prepare for relocation to the National Archives at Kansas City. Similar records are already located in the Kansas City area. The relocation will facilitate more efficient archival research and public access to these records.
U.S. Navy deck logs related to the Vietnam Era will be closed for research due to a digitization agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The following records at A2 will close on December 20th:
RG 24, Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1976-78
RG 24, Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1956-75 remain closed as of the date of the issuance of this notice.
Individual deck logs will be made available for research as soon as possible after they are digitized.  NARA expects the digitization to be complete in early 2020. The digitization is necessary to support the processing of claims by veterans and will also support greater public access.
If you have any questions, please contact a member of the Finding Aids Room staff.
ScanSnap is now available in Textual Research for individual use!
In the event of inclement weather:
Check our
operating status
, and
. Keep informed about our Washington, DC, area operating status through the
OPM website
, or call our status line at 301-837-0700, for an announcement indicating if we are closed, opening late, or closing early.
Media Gallery
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Picturing Nam: U.S. Military Photography of the Vietnam War
“South Vietnamese soldier watching over the area below his UH–1A helicopter for possible ground fire.”
by Specialist 4 Kenneth C. Rota, February 21, 1963,
National Archives, Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer
“Da Nang, Vietnam . . . A young Marine waits on the beach during the Marine landing.”
by an unknown photographer, August 3, 1965,
National Archives, Records of the United States Marine Corps
“Operation Shelby—PFC Manuel Garcia (El Centro, Calif.) rifleman, Co. E, 3rd Bn, 7th Inf, 199th Light Inf. Bde., cleans his M–16 rifle prior to going out on a daily patrol at the new forward base camp located at the Kinh Kang and Kanh Nang Canals, 24 km west of Saigon.”
by Pfc. Wendell D. Garrett, August 25–26, 1967,
National Archives, Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer
“HAVE A LIGHT—Marine Corporal Fred E. Kelso wounded during Operation Dewy Canyon in the northern Ashau Valley Complex, gets a light from Lance Corporal Dan Rein King, while waiting to be evacuated. Both men are with ‘L’ Company, Third Battalion, Ninth Marines.”
by Corporal J. G. McCullough, February 20, 1969
National Archives, Records of the United States Marine Corps
“South China Sea . . . Crewmen of the amphibious cargo ship USS Durham (LKA-114) take Vietnamese refugees aboard from a small craft. The refugees will be transferred later by mechanized landing craft (LCM) to the freighter Transcolorado.”
by Journalist 1 Mike McGougan, April 3, 1975,
National Archives, General Records of the Department of the Navy
“Twentieth century ‘angel of mercy’—Navy Hospital Corpsman D. R. Howe (Glencoe, Minn) treats the wounds of Private First Class D A. Crum (New Brighton, Pa.) ‘H’ Company 2nd Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment during Operation Hue City.” b
y Sergeant William F. Dickman, February 6, 1968,
National Archives, Records of the United States Marine Corps
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