Highlights from Our Holdings at the National Archives at Atlanta

The National Archives at Atlanta holds permanent historical records of federal agencies and the courts dating back to 1716 that relate to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Some of our most frequently requested records are from federal agencies such as the Tennessee Valley Authority, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Atomic Energy Commission. Other popular records include World War I draft registration cards, Merchant Marine vessel logbooks, Railroad Retirement Board pension files, and inmate files from the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. We invite you to explore a few highlights from our record holdings in the National Archives at Atlanta by following the links below. 

Apollo 14 Moon Photo

Photograph taken from the Fra Mauro formation, 1971

Atlanta Federal Penitentiary Inmate

Inmate case file for 12-year-old Preston James, 1905

Tuskegee Syphilis Study

Photograph of a participant in the USPHS Untreated Syphilis Study at Tuskegee

Cocktail Construction Chart

Engineering drawing of various cocktails, 1974

The Clotilda

Cargo manifest for the Clotilda, 1860

Hiroshima Eyewitness Account

Father P. Siemes' account of the bombing of Hiroshima, 1945 

Piracy Trials from Colonial Era

Court minutes for the case against the pirate, Stede Bonnet, 1718

Testimony of John Lewis

Hosea Williams, John Lewis, and Amelia Boynton et al. v. Honorable George C. Wallace, as Governor of the State of Alabama et al., Civil Action No. 2181-N, 1965

Relocation of Mattie Randolph and Family

Family removal and population readjustment case file for Mattie Randolph, 1935

Herman "Babe" Ruth

World War I draft registration card for Babe Ruth, 1917