Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States
The Web Version of the Guide
This web version of the Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States supersedes a paper version with the same title compiled by Robert B. Matchette et al in 1995, and the previous web version based on that text. The current Guide is derived from live data directly from the National Archives Catalog instead.
This version incorporates descriptive information about newly acquired federal records as soon as the relevant catalog records have been updated.
The prior web version of the Guide—which was a digital copy of the published text from 1995—is still available on our site.
For record groups enter numbers only, with no leading zeros: "25" for RG 25.
For collection identifiers, supply the exact ID, with any hyphens or spaces: "GB-DRQ".
Bibliographic note: Web version based on data presently available in the National Archives Catalog. Generally, pages include links directly to the catalog records with archival descriptions or authorities where the full data can be found, and which can be cited.