Online Public Access

A centralized, streamlined means of searching multiple National Archives resources at once. Try it out and let us know what you think!

Comment We would like to hear your comments about Online Public Access. Contact us at search@nara.gov.

With Online Public Access, you will see:

The Online Public Access prototype is our first step to providing a single search to our records from several of our current systems, including the Archival Research Catalog (ARC), Access to Archival Databases (AAD), Archives.gov, and the Electronic Records Archive (ERA). As part of the National Archives' flagship initiative in our Open Government Plan, our new search is intended to make the permanent records of the federal government easier to find online. We want to get your input as we continue to develop this search portal. Contact us at search@nara.gov, and let us know what you think!

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