Pacific Region

About Our Archival Holdings

NARA's Pacific Region (San Francisco) has more than 55,000 cubic feet of archival holdings dating from about 1850 to the 1980s, including textual documents, photographs, maps, and architectural drawings. These archival holdings were created or received by the Federal courts and more than 100 Federal agencies in northern California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada (except Clark County), American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Federal law requires that agencies transfer permanently valuable, noncurrent records to NARA.

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Genealogy Research

We have extensive microfilm holdings of value for genealogy research.

Federal Court Case Files

We have civil, criminal and other case files Federal courts in northern California, Nevada (except Clark County), and Hawaii. In addition, we have appellate case files from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Historical Research

NARA's Pacific Region (San Francisco) has more than 55,000 cubic feet of archival holdings dating from 1850 to the 1980s, including textual documents, photographs, maps, and architectural drawings.

In addition to unique original records, the San Bruno facility has extensive holdings of National Archives microfilm publications. Included are records relating to U.S. diplomacy, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War and Reconstruction, Native American-Government relations, westward expansion, Asian immigration, and World War II.

Research Workshops and Public Programs

Public programs include workshops on genealogy, research in archives, and teaching history using archival documents; tours of the facility; student internships; exhibits; and lectures. Groups and classes can be accommodated by special arrangement.

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The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001
Telephone: 1-86-NARA-NARA or 1-866-272-6272