National Archives and Records Administration National Archives and Records Administration

Regional Archives

RockyMountainRegionDenver Federal CenterWest Sixth Avenue and Kipling StreetDenver, Colorado 80225-0307

Cadet Chapel, U .S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1962 . RG 461

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Regional Archives

RockyMountainRegionDenver Federal CenterWest Sixth Avenue and Kipling StreetDenver, Colorado 80225-0307

Shoshone Dam, Wyoming, ca.1904. RG 115

The Regional Archives at NARA'sRocky Mountain Region is :•

Part of the National Archives and Records Administration(NARA), the Federal agency that, by law, preserves andprovides access to permanently valuable, noncurrentFederal records with historical, legal, or fiscal value .

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One of 14 NARA facilities where the public has access toFederal archival records.

• A depository and center for research in historical recordsfrom Federal agencies and courts in Colorado, Montana,New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, andWyoming .

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A center for genealogical research .•

A sponsor of programs that educate the public aboutarchives, history, genealogy, and related subjects .

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A partner with colleges and universities, historical andgenealogical societies, museums, and other archives .

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A host for student interns, school groups, and otherswho want to learn more about archives .

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A national resource in a local setting .

We have:• More than 48,000 cubic feet of historical records dating

from 1847 to the 1990s, among them photographs, maps,and architectural drawings, created or received by nearly80 Federal agencies, including Federal courts .

We serve:•

Anyone who needs historical information created orreceived by the Federal Government-historians,genealogists, lawyers, scholars, Government officials,environmentalists, students, and others .

Our records are :•

Diverse in content, covering the Rocky Mountain States,including homesteading, mining, Indian agencies,railroads, construction of dams and other reclamationprojects, nuclear energy research, national parks andforests, naturalizations, the home front during WorldWar II, and the proceedings of territorial courts .

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Filled with names of notable places, events, and people,among them -Hoover Dam, Yellowstone National Park,Fort-Laramie, Los Alamos, the Denver Mint, and the U .S .Air Force Academy; the Confederate "invasion" of NewMexico, the Homestead Acts, and the Colorado gold rush ;Pueblo Indians, entertainer "Buffalo Bill" Cody, ChiefSitting Bull, and mountain man James Beckwourth .

∎ Unique evidence of the influence of Federal policiesand programs in the Rocky Mountain region .

If you plan to do researchin original records :•

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Bring identification such as a driver's license,passport, or student ID so that we can issue youa researcher's card.

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Plan on leaving your personal belongings in a locker.Laptop computers are permitted.

Our microfilm holdings are:•

Of genealogical interest-Federal population censusesfor all States, 1790-1930 ; some pre-1900 militaryservice and pension records, and bounty land warrantapplications; selected passenger arrival records and ,indexes for vessels arriving at various U .S. ports;some naturalization papers and indexes for Colorado,Montana, and New Mexico; and some Indiancensuses for Colorado, Montana, New Mexico,South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming .

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Of general historical interest-Territorial papers ; theMathew Brady Collection of Civil War photographs;German records captured at the end of World War II ;records of U.S. diplomatic missions, the Revolutionaryand Civil Wars, the Government's administration ofIndian affairs, and the U .S. Supreme Court; recordsdocumenting the unexplained loss of Navy flight 19 inthe Bermuda Triangle, 1945; and documentation of theAxis Powers' looting of assets, 1933-45 .

If you plan to do microfilmor genealogy research :•

Expect to use our self-service microfilm research roomwith the aid of volunteers and staff.

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Because research is time-consuming, you may need tovisit more than once .

Prepare for your visit by reviewingour web site :•

Our home page - www.archives.gov/rocky-mountain/

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NARA home page - www.archives .gov•

Basics for researchers - www.archives .gov/research-room/

∎ Guide to our archival holdings - www.archives .gov/rocky-mountain/holdings/

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NARA-wide guide to archival holdings --www.archives.gov/research/arc/

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NARA-wide guide to microfilm holdings -www.archives.gov/research/order/orderonline/orderonline.html

We welcome your inquiries :•Address : NARA's Rocky Mountain Region

P O. Box 25307Denver, Colorado 80225-0307E-mail: denver.archives@nara .govPhone: 303-407-5740 Fax : 303-407-5709

We welcome your visit :• At the Denver Federal Center, West Sixth Avenue

and Kipling Street. Go to Building 46 for microfilmresearch, Building 48 for all other inquiries .

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Weekdays, 7:30 a.m . to 3 :45 p.m. For Saturday andother additional hours, call or check our web site .

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Closed Sundays and Federal holidays .

We are located :•

At the Denver Federal Center, close toWest Sixth Avenue and Kipling Street, in theLakewood section of Denver.

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About 6 miles west of downtown Denver . TakeBroadway south to Eighth ; Eighth west to Kalamath ;Kalamath south to West Sixth; West Sixth about5 miles to Kipling; Kipling south to Gate 1 of theDenver Federal Center.

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Our microfilm research room is in Building 46.•

Our main facility is in Building 48 .

If you need photocopies:•

For a fee, our staff will make or arrange for copies ofrecords and provide certified copies for legal use .

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You can use self-service copiers for a fee to makepaper copies from microfilm .

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Self-service copying of original records may beallowed, depending on the condition of the records .

We encourage you to volunteer :•

To assist genealogical researchers .•

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