Search Hints for the
Rocky Mountain Regional Archives
The National Archives (NARA) Rocky Mountain Region in Denver, Colorado, 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 Rocky Mountain 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, or you have any questions, please contact the Rocky Mountain Region Archives Division.
- National Archives Rocky Mountain Region home page
- Tips for New ARC Users
- Advanced Search Tips for ARC
- See more topics: Search Hints for Selected Topics in ARC
Featured Topics
The featured topics are a sample of subjects covered by records held by the Rocky Mountain 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.
Search example with location filter set for Rocky Mountain Region. For more information about the location filter, see Search Hints for the Regional Archives
- 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 Rocky Mountain Region (Denver) .
- Press the Go button.
- When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.
| Topics | Sample ARC Keyword Searches | Sample Digitized Documents |
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| Air Force Academy | Air Force Academy |
Photograph of the Cadet Chapel at the U.S. Air Force Academy, 05/1962. ARC ID 594886. |
Buffalo Bill Copyright Infringement Case
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Buffalo Bill | |
Civilian Conservation Corps (New Deal Era - 1930s)
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Civilian Conservation Corps or CCC |
A narrative report compiled by Camp Superintendent Harvey Hoff on Camp DG-60, Hagerman, Idaho, 1936. ARC ID 292852 |
Court Records
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Forest Service |
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Japanese American Internment (World War II)
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"Congress Should Compensate Those Wronged" - Commentary by Kiyoshi Okamoto to fellow Heart Mountain internees regarding federal court decision on Korematsu vs. U.S., 1944. ARC ID 292805. |
| Land Management and Development / Water Management
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High-scalers at work on the Arizona intake towers location some 550' above the level of the Colorado River. The background seen is the Nevada side of the canyon, 07/28/1932. ARC ID 293714. |
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| Mining | mine or mines or mining or mineral |
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National Park Service
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Native Americans
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| Naturalization | naturalization or citizenship or {oath of allegiance} |
