Search Hints for the Southwest Regional Archives
The National Archives (NARA) Southwest Region in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the National Archives' 11 Regional Archives. The Archival Research Catalog (ARC) includes descriptions of records held by the Regional Archives. The online catalog allows you to filter your search results by location. The search hints below highlight the Southwest Region's records available in ARC.
ARC is a work in progress, and NARA staff add new descriptions to ARC all the time. Over 68% of the Regional Archives' records are currently described in ARC at the series level. If you do not find the records you are seeking, please contact the Southwest Region staff.
Featured Topics
The featured topics are a sample of subjects covered by records held by the Southwest Region and described in ARC. Follow the search instructions, or customize your search with your own keywords.
- Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
- Press the yellow Search button to go to the Basic search screen.
- Enter keywords (use some of the sample keywords below or your own) in the Keywords box.
- Select the limit results radio button for 2000.
- (Optional step:) Select the box marked Descriptions of Archival Materials linked to digital copies to retrieve digitized documents and photographs.
- Select the Location filter for NARA's Southwest Region (Fort Worth) .
- Press the Go button.
- When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.
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Sample ARC Search using location filter for NARA's Southwest Region. See more ARC Search Hints for Regional Archives.
Topics | Sample ARC Keyword Searches | Sample Digitized Documents |
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Agriculture | agricultur% or farmers home or extension service | |
Aviation and Space Flight |
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![]() Man wearing one of the space suits designed for the Mercury-Atlas 6 flight. ARC ID 278192. |
Court Records
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![]() Writ for witnesses filed in case of Isaac Franklin v. James and Rezin Bowie, 05/01/1832. ARC ID 251547. |
Environment |
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Military Service |
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Mining | mining or Bureau of Mines |
![]() Physiological Report--U.S. Bureau of Mines, 18378, 11/19/1921. ARC ID 251677. |
National Park Service | parks or Park Service | |
Native Americans | Bureau of Indian Affairs | |
Native American Tribe Enrollment
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![]() Enrollment for Cherokee Census Card D267. ARC ID 252015. |