Independent Researchers Available for Hire
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) staff is available to provide some reference assistance to you. However, if you find that you require extensive research assistance at NARA facilities, we offer you the following lists of researchers who are available for hire. (Note: Researchers for hire are not NARA employees.*)
You may also visit our facilities and access some common databases like Ancestry.com for free.
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Researchers by Topic Specialty
- African American History
- Asbestos
- Captured German Records
- Census Records
- Cold War
- Congressional Records
- Court Records
- Coast Guard/Lighthouse/Customs Records
- Diplomatic Records
- Genealogy and Family History Records
- Immigration, Emigration, and Naturalization Records
- Intelligence
- Labor & Business History/Transportation/Regulatory Agency Records
- Military Records
- Native American Relations Records
- Navy Records
- Science, Technology, Natural Resources, and the Environment Records
Researchers for Special Media Types
- Audio/Sound Recordings
- Cartographic/Architectural/Ships Plans Records
- Film and Video Recordings
- Photographs and Pictures
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- Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum
- Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
- Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
- Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum
- Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum
- George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
- William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum
- George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum