Passport Applications on Microfilm
Table of Contents
- Registers and Indexes for Passport Applications, 1810 - 1906. NARA microfilm publication M1371, (13 rolls).
- Passport Applications, 1795-1905. NARA microfilm publication M1372, (694 rolls).
- Index to Passport Applications, 1850-52, 1860-80, 1881, 1906-1923. NARA microfilm publication M1848, (61 rolls).
- Passport Applications, Jan. 2, 1906 - Mar. 31, 1925. NARA microfilm publication M1490, (2,740 rolls).
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Emergency Passport Applications, (Passports Issued Abroad), 1877-1907. NARA microfilm publication M1834, (56 rolls).
Registers and Indexes for Passport Applications, 1810 - 1906.
NARA microfilm publication M1371. 13 rolls.
Rolls 1-9 reproduce registers and indexes for passport applications, December 21, 1810-October 7, 1871, February 22, 1830-November 15, 1831, and November 14, 1834-February 1906. The usual register or index entry shows the date and number (where applicable) of the application, the name of the applicant, and (for 1834-1849) the applicant's age and physical characteristics. Some of the register or index volumes have overlapping dates, and some entries appear in more than one volume. A special register covers Civil War passports, 1861-1865. In some volumes the entries are arranged chronologically; in others, alphabetically by the first three letters of the applicant's surname and thereunder chronologically.
Rolls 10 and 11 reproduce indexes to emergency passport applications, 1874-1906. Emergency passports were issued to US citizens by US consular and diplomatic officers abroad. The entries in each index volume show the date and number of each application as well as the location of the US diplomatic or consular post that received it; the entries are arranged alphabetically by surname of applicant.
Roll 12 reproduces indexes to special passport applications, 1829-1894. Special passports were issued to US diplomatic and consular officers, military attaches, secretaries of legations, and other government officers and their families. Each index entry shows the name of an applicant, the date of application, and the volume and page numbers where the application can be found. The entries are arranged alphabetically by surname of applicant.
Roll 13 reproduces, on the first part of the roll, an index to the passport applications received by the New York Passport Office, August 24, 1861-February 24, 1862. Each index entry shows the date, name of applicant, and application or passport number. The entries are arranged alphabetically by first letter of applicant's surname and thereunder chronologically.
The remainder of roll 13 reproduces a volume containing registers of miscellaneous special passports, 1835-1869. These are (1) a register of special passports issued at New York, 1862-1869, each entry showing the name and address of the recipient, the passport number, the fee paid, and the date of payment; (2) a register of "Special Passports Granted By John Forsyth, Secretary of State," and by successor Secretaries of State, 1836-1864, showing the name and destination of the passport bearer and the number and date of the passport; (3) a register of "Special Courier Passports," 1865-1869; (4) "Passport Account of J.B. Nones," which is a record of fees received for passports, 1867; and (5) "Passport Account of George F. Baker," 1864-1869. Each section of the volume is arranged chronologically.
Roll | Contents |
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1 |
Register Dec 21, 1810 - Oct 7, 1817 Index, Feb 22, 1830 - Nov 15, 1831 Register, Nov 14, 1834 - May 8, 1843 |
2 |
Index, May 11, 1843 - Sept 30, 1846 Register, Oct 7, 1846 - Feb 14, 1849 Register, Oct 1, 1846 - Feb 16, 1856 |
3 |
Index, Feb 16, 1856 - Dec 30, 1865 Register of Passports Issued by Secretary of State William H. Seward, Mar 1861-Dec 1865 Index, Jan 2, 1866 - Dec 31, 1871 |
4 |
Index, Jan 1872 - Dec 1880 Index, Feb 22 - June 29, 172 Index, April 1875 - Dec 1880 |
5 |
Index to Passport Applications: Vol 1, Jan 1881 - June 1886 Vol 2, July 1886 - Sept 1889 |
6 |
Vol 3, Oct 1889 - Dec 1891 Vol 4, Jan 1892 - Dec 1894 |
7 |
Vol 5, Jan 1895 - June 1896 Vol 6, July 1896 - June 1898 Vol 7, July 1898 - Mar 1900 |
8 |
Vol 8, Apr 1900 - June 1901 Vol 9, July 1901 - June 1903 |
9 |
Vol 10, July 1903 - June 1905 Vol 11, July 1905 - Feb 1906 |
10 |
Index to Emergency Passport Applications (Passports Issued Abroad): Vol 1, June 1874 - 1894 Vol 2, 1894 - 1898 |
11 |
Vol 3, 1899 - June 1904 Vol 4, July 1904 - Dec 1906 |
12 |
Index to Special Passport Applications: Vol 1, 1829 - 1887 Vol 2, Jan 1872 - April 1878 Vol 3, Apr 8, 1878 - Sept 18, 1887 Vol 4, 1887 - 1894 |
13 |
Index to Passport Applications Issued by the New York Passport Office: August 24, 1861 - Feb 24, 1862 Registers of Miscellaneous Special Passports 1835-1869 |
Index to Passport Applications, 1850-52, 1860-80, 1881, 1906-1923.
NARA microfilm publication M1848. 61 rolls.
Roll | Contents | Surnames |
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1 | Index to Passport Applications, 1850-1852 | Aab, George - Baillif, John V. |
2 | Baillif, John V. - Bilz, Valentin | |
3 | Bilz, Valentin - Brouner, John J. | |
4 | Brow, William S. - Campuzzano, Felix A. | |
5 | Camron, William Walker - Costlow, John | |
6 | Cotheal, Alexander J. - Donnenworth, George | |
7 | Donnenworth, George - Farlow, William G. | |
8 | Farlow, William G. - Frazza, Giovanni | |
9 | Frazza, Giovanni - Gookins, James F. | |
10 | Gookins, James F. - Harris, David | |
11 | Harris, David - Hodges, Harry F. | |
12 | Hodges, Harry F. - Jenke, William P. | |
13 | Jenne, Fredrich - Klix, Erasmus Joseph | |
14 | Klobassa, Victor C. - Laryea, Issac | |
15 | Laryea, Issac - Lynde, C. Fay | |
16 | Lynde, C. Fay - McNally, James | |
17 | McNally, James - Mollenhauer, Mrs. Ernestine C.L.M. | |
18 | Mollenhauer, Mrs. Ernestine C.L.M. - Oechtering, August B. | |
19 | Oechtering, August B. - Petri, Mrs. Leontine | |
20 | Petri, Mrs. Leontine - Reipschlager, August | |
21 | Reipschlager, August - Rysansky, Israel | |
22 | Saal, Mrs. Anna Katherine - Scorsur, Juan | |
23 | Scorsur, Juan - Spelter, William | |
24 | Spence, Adam Knight - Taylor, Zalmon | |
25 | Teachout, George - Volkmann, Henry | |
26 | Volkmann, Henry - Whitcomb, Mary Abbie | |
27 | White, Mrs. (accompanying Franklin Cheney) - Wright, Samuel V. | |
28 | Wright, Samuel V. - Zykan, Joseph | |
28 cont. | Index to Passport Applications 1860-1880 | Aagaard, Julius - Putnam, George F. |
29 | Putnam, George F. - Zucker, Christian | |
29 (cont.) | Index to Passport Applications 1881 | Abbey, Henry G. - Zuncker, Matthias Ludwig |
30 | Index to Passport Applications 1906-1923 | AAA - Baldwin |
31 | Ball - Bos | |
32 | Bot - Carr | |
33 | Carr - Cros | |
34 | Cros - Dr | |
35 | Dr - Fly | |
36 | Foa - Gi | |
37 | Gim - Har | |
38 | Har - Hoff | |
39 | Hog - Jones | |
40 | Jones - Kuk | |
41 | Kul - Low | |
42 | Low - McIn | |
43 | McK - Moore | |
44 | Mora - Or | |
45 | Ora - Pratt | |
46 | Pratt - Rose | |
47 | Rose - Ser | |
48 | Set - Smitz (except Smith) | |
49 | Smith - Tah | |
50 | Tai - Von | |
51 | Voo - Wil | |
52 | Wim - Zz | |
53 | Index to Passport Extensions 1917-1920 | Aa - Dev |
54 | Dev - Johnston | |
55 | Johnston - Pes | |
56 | Pet - Weh | |
57 | Wei - Zim | |
57 cont. | Index to Passports Issued Abroad 1906-1918 | Aba - Lan |
58 | Lan - Wap | |
59 | War - Zy | |
59 cont. | Index to Consular Registrations 1907-1921 | Aa - Gil |
60 | Gim - Pes | |
61 | Pen - Zz | |
61 cont. |
Index to Registration Certificates, Widows, Divorced Women, and Minors 1907-1917 |
An - Z |
Emergency Passport Applications, (Passports Issued Abroad), 1877-1907.
NARA microfilm publication M1834. 56 rolls.
These applications for or renewals of passports were made at US Foreign Service posts abroad. They are arranged chronologically and thereunder by the name of the post. The amount and quality of documentation varies from a signed copy of the oath of allegiance, to a list of persons to whom passports were issued, to a copy of the petition for a passport.
Roll | Contents |
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Volume 1: Austria to Switzerland, 1877-78 Volume 2: Africa to Honduras, 1886-1889 |
2 | Volume 3: Italy to West Indies, 1886-90 |
3 | Volume 4: Samoa to Venezuela, 1886-94 |
4 | Volume 5: Africa to Azores (Fayal), 1889-94 |
5 | Volume 6: Africa to Egypt, 1889-91 |
6 |
Volume 7: Greece to Venezuela, 1889-91 Volume 8: Africa to China, 1891-92 |
7 |
Volume 9: Chili to Haiti, 1891-92 Volume 10: Italy to Venezuela, 1891-92 |
8 |
Volume 11: Belgium to Egypt, 1892-94 Volume 12: France to Guatemala, 1889-94 |
9 |
Volume 13: Persia to Russia, 1893-94 Volume 14: Salvador to West Indies, 1894-99 |
10 |
Volume 15: Argentina to Bolivia, 1895-96 Volume 16: Chile to Vancouver, BC and Copenhagen, Denmark, 1894-96 |
11 |
Volume 17: Switzerland, Uruguay, Venezuela, Spain and Sweden, 1895-96 Volume 18: France to Guatemala, 1894-96 |
12 |
Volume 19: Haiti to Russia, 1891-96 Volume 20: Africa to Sierra Leone, 1897-1899 |
13 | Volume 21: Argentina to Azores, 1897-99 |
14 |
Volume 22: Austria to Australia, 1897-99 Volume 23: Belgium to China, 1897-99 |
15 |
Volume 24: Denmark to India, 1897-99 Volume 25: Jamaica to Russia, 1896-99 |
16 | Volume 26: Africa to Ecuador, 1900-01 |
17 |
Volume 27: Belgium to Nicaragua, 1899-1901 Volume 28: Egypt to Portugal, 1900-01 |
18 |
Volume 29: Russia to Venezuela, 1900-01 Volume 30: Apia, Soma to Bombay, India, 1904-07 |
19 |
Volume 31: Barbados, West Indies to Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1904-07 Volume 32: South Africa, 1902-07 |
20 |
Volume 33: Caracas, Venezuela to Guatemala, 1902-07 Includes Columbia, Ceylon, 1872, 1879, 1886, 1894, 1896, 1899, 1903, 1905, 1907 Volume 34: Hawaii to Hobart, Tasmania, 1902-07 |
21 | Volume 35: Kingston, Jamaica to Montreal, Canada, 1902-07 |
22 |
Volume 36: Nassau to San Jose, Costa Rica, 1902-07 Volume 37: Pretoria, South Africa, 1900-07 |
23 |
Volume 38: St Michael's, Azores, 1902-1905 Volume 39: St Michael's, Azores, 1905-07 |
24 |
Volume 40: Seoul, Korea to Stockholm, Sweden, 1903-05 Volume 41: Tehran, Persia to Zanzibar, 1902-07 |
25 |
Volume 42: Austria, 1900-01 Volume 43: Austria, 1902-04 |
26 |
Volume 44: Austria, 1905-07 Volume 45: China, 1902-03 |
27 |
Volume 46: China, 1904-05 Volume 47: Egypt, 1902-07 |
28 |
Volume 48: France, 1887-88 Volume 49: France, 1888-89 |
29 |
Volume 50: France, 1889 Volume 51: France 1889 |
30 |
Volume 52: France, 1897-99 Volume 53: France, 1900-01 |
31 |
Volume 54: France, 1902-03 Volume 55: France, 1904-05 |
32 |
Volume 56: Germany, 1887-88 Volume 57: Germany, 1888-89 |
33 |
Volume 58: Germany, 1889 Volume 59: Germany, 1890 |
34 |
Volume 60: Germany, 1891 Volume 61: Germany, 1891-92 Volume 62: Germany, 1892 |
35 |
Volume 63: Germany, 1893-94 Volume 64: Germany, 1894 |
36 |
Volume 65: Germany, 1895-96 Volume 66: Germany, 1896 |
37 |
Volume 67: Germany, 1897 Volume 68: Germany, 1898 |
38 |
Volume 69: Germany, 1899 Volume 70: Germany, 1900 |
39 |
Volume 71: Germany, 1900-01 Volume 72: Germany, 1901 |
40 |
Volume 73: Germany, 1902 Volume 74: Germany, 1902 |
41 |
Volume 75: Germany, 1903 Volume 76: Germany, 1903-04 |
42 |
Volume 77: Germany, 1904 Volume 78: Germany, 1905 |
43 |
Volume 79: Germany, 1905 Volume 80: England, 1887-88 Volume 81: England, 1888-89 |
44 |
Volume 82: England, 1890-91 Volume 83: England, 1893-94 Volume 84: England to Egypt, 1895-96 |
45 |
Volume 85: England, 1897-99 Volume 86: England, 1890 |
46 |
Volume 87: England, 1900-01 Volume 88: England, 1902-03 |
47 |
Volume 89: England, 1903-05 Volume 90: Italy, 1897-99 Volume 91: Italy, 1900 |
48 |
Volume 92: Italy, 1901 Volume 93: Italy, 1902 Volume 94: Italy, 1902-03 |
49 |
Volume 95: Italy, 1903 Volume 96: Italy, 1903 |
50 |
Volume 97: Italy, 1904 Volume 98: Italy, 1905 |
51 |
Volume 99: Italy, 1905 Volume 100: Italy, 1905 |
52 |
Volume 101: Italy, 1905 Volume 102 - missing Volume 103: Philippine Islands, 1903-07 |
53 |
Volume 104: Russia, 1902-05 Volume 105: Switzerland, 1887-88 |
54 |
Volume 106: Switzerland, 1897-9 Volume 107: Switzerland, 1900-01 |
55 |
Volume 108: Switzerland, 1902-03 Volume 109: Switzerland, 1904 |
56 | Volume 110: Turkey, 1902-07 |
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