Search Hints for the Central Plains Region (Kansas City) Archives
The National Archives (NARA) Central Plains Region in Kansas City, Missouri, 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 Central Plains 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 Central Plains (Kansas City) Region staff.
- Tips for New ARC Users
- Advanced Search Tips for ARC
- National Archives Central Plains (Kansas City) Region home page
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Featured Topics
The featured topics are a sample of subjects covered by records held by the Central Plains 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 Central Plains Region (Kansas City).
- 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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Agriculture | agricultur% or farmers home or extension service Note: The percent sign (%) works as wildcard character for keyword searching in ARC. |
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Education |
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Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits (German Americans) |
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Entertainment |
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Inventions |
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Leavenworth Penitentiary |
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Military records |
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Native American |
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Railroads |
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Weather |
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Wildlife |
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Women |
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