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Department of State Records for Genealogical Research Da David P Pfeiffer r David Pfeiffer will discuss Department of State documents including information on passports, visas, birth, marriage and death reports, and State personnel records. www.archives.gov/calendar/genealogy-fair

David Pfeiffer is currently an archivist with the Textual Records Reference Section at the National Archives at College Park. He is a specialist in transportation and diplomatic records. He has worked for us since 1977 in various offices including the Records Declassification Division, Printed Archives Branch, Navy and Old Army David Pfeiffer Branch, and Suitland Reference Branch. He has published Archivist articles, given presentations, and provided reference service National Archives College Park, MD on diplomatic records for 35 years. He received his B.A. from Ithaca College in 1975 and his M.A. from George Mason University in 1982. www.archives.gov/calendar/genealogy-fair

General Records of the Department of State (Record Group 59)  Name Cards  Passport Applications  Visas  Birth, Marriage and Death Reports  Department Personnel Files

Name Card Index to the Central Files, 1910-73  For each segment of the Numerical and Minor Files, 1906-10, Central Decimal File, 1910-63, and the Subject Numeric File, 1963-73, the Name Cards index communications from, to, or about persons or organizations.  The Name Cards are available for research for the period 1910-59. The cards for 1960-73 are classified and are available for limited searches from cleared staff.

~pointoent Kennan, Georee }' . l<.3 K 36/oric 'lo - as Foreic;n Service Officer shd Eiostein,Profeasor Albert Nov.25,1930 811 . 111 Diolomatic/ 2830 Diplomatic visa . Helll'Ilingway, Ernest Oct. 30, 1937 852.00/6956 .American visitor to Loyalist Sp ain . p ge

Passport Applications, 1795-1925  The Department has issued passports to U.S. citizens traveling abroad since 1789.  U.S. citizens not required to have a passport until 1941, except for 1861-62 and 1918-21.  Passport applications may provide information about marital status, date and place of birth, naturalization, occupation, and other family members included on the passport.

Passport Applications Microfilm  M1371: Registers and Indexes for Passport Applications, 1810-1906. 13 rolls.  M1848: Index to Passport Applications, 1850-52, 1860­ 80, 1906-23. 61 rolls.  M1372: Passport Applications, 1795-1905. 694 rolls.  M1490: Passport Applications, 1906-25. 2,740 rolls.

Other sources for Passport Applications  Digital copies of the microfilm is available on ancestry.com and fold3.com. These websites are subscription-base, but are free at any NARA research facility.  Passports applications after 1925 are still at the Department of State. Ordering instructions are available at www.travel.state.gov/passports

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