National Archives Information

National Archives Records & Administration Southeast Region
Excerpted from "Genealogical Resources in the Atlanta Area" ©1994 by Gary Palgon.
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National Archives - Southeast Region
1557 St. Joseph Avenue
East Point, GA 30344
Telephone (404) 763-7477

Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 4:30 pm
Tuesday 7:30 am to 8 pm
2nd Saturday each month 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Reservations accepted during all hours for research equipment.
Call to verify current hours of operation.

Directions: From Atlanta, Interstate-75 South to Lakewood Freeway (166 West), exit at Main Street / Fort McPherson. Go south on Main Street and
turn right onto Newnan Street. Turn left on St. Joseph. By MARTA, exit the East Point station and take bus #20 - Main Street. The closest bus stop to
the facility is at Main Street and Newnan Avenue. The archives is located one block down on Newnan, then left on St. Joseph.

Description of Resources: The National Archives - Southeast Region is one of eleven Regional Archives administered by the National Archives and Records
Administration. The Southeast Region serves as the main retention center for records which originated by offices of Federal agencies and U.S. District
Courts in the Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. In addition to the above, the
archives contain a wide variety of records pertaining to other parts of the United States.

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1. Military Records
Civil War Photos from the Matthew B. Brady Collection, 1861 - 1865
Confederate States Army casualties, 1861 - 1865
Letters received by adjutant General, 1861 - 1870
Navy Department, 1950 - 1959
Official Battle List of the Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Post-Revolutionary War manuscripts, 1784 - 1811
Register of Confederate Dead - Federal Prisons and Hospitals, 1861 -1865
Revolutionary War Prize cases, 1778 - 1787
Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775 - 1783
Revolutionary War Soldier service records
War Department, Office of Engineers, 1926 - 1953, 1973
World War I draft registration cards which include over 3 million men born in Georgia between 1873 and 1900 (Originals for the entire United States are stored in this archives numbering over 24 million).

2. Continental Congress records include miscellaneous papers from 1774 to 1789 and records of the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

3. U. S. Courts
Minutes of the U.S. Circuit Court of Georgia, 1790 - 1860
Miscellaneous documents for the District Court, Southern District of Georgia, 1789 - 1928
Various Peonage case files for the U.S. District Court in Savannah, Georgia, 1902 - 1919

4. Postmasters records include the appointment of Postmasters, 1789 - 1971

5. Treasury Department records include correspondence of the Secretary of the Treasury with the Collectors of Customs and letters sent by the Confederate Secretary of the Treasury.

6. Federal Censuses
Records are available for 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910 and 1920 for Georgia in addition to the complete census for the United  States.
Mortality census schedules are available for 1850 - 1880.
Georgia Non-Population Census, 1850 - 1880; included agriculture, manufacture, social statistics, and dependent, delinquent and defective classes in various counties in Georgia.

7. Passenger Lists
Copies of lists of passengers arriving at certain ports on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and at ports on the Great Lakes, 1827 - 1873
Vessels arriving at Savannah, Georgia, 1906 / 1917 - 1923

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8. Freedmen's Bureau
Miscellaneous documents from the Assistant Commissioner for Georgia, 1865 - 1869; Superintendent of Education for Georgia, 1856 - 1870
Registers of signatures of depositors in branches of the Freedman's Saving and Trust Company, 1865 - 1874 (Atlanta, Augusta, and Savannah)

9. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) records include assessment list for Georgia, 1865 - 1866

10. Other Government Organizations
Agriculture Department, 1933 - 1942, 1953 - 1970
Bureau of Customs, 1754 - 1920
District Courts of U.S. - Georgia (Atlanta, 1847 - 1967; Macon, 1879 - 1967; Savannah, 1789 - 1967)
Energy Department, 1950 -1955
Federal Housing Authority, 1952 - 1971
Interior Department, 1926 - 1968
Justice Department, 1824 -1924
Justice Department, 1871 - 1884
Labor Department, 1959 - 1971
Mint, Dahlonega, Georgia, 1835 - 1861
Public Debt, Loan of 1790, 1804 - 1818
Southern Claims Commission, 1871 - 1880
Transportation Department which include the U.S. Coast Guard, Federal
Aviation Administration and Bureau of Public Roads, 1931 - 1972
Others, 1933 - 1973

11. Naturalization Records are on file for some Federal courts in the Southeast from 1790 to 1945. Access to them does require assistance from the staff for research.

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Finding Aids:

1. Military Records
World War I selective service records are filed by state and by draft board. The full name and city of the registered person is required.
Index to Revolutionary War soldiers who served in Georgia military organizations
Index to Volunteer Soldier service records involved in Cherokee disturbances, 1837
Index to Confederate Soldiers who served in Georgia military organizations, 1861 - 1865
Index to Volunteer Union Soldier service records of those who served in Georgia military organizations, 1861 - 1865
List of photographs and negatives relating to the War For The Union, 1861 - 1865

2. U. S. Courts
Index books, minutes, and bench dockets for the Southern District Court of Georgia, 1789 -1870
Index to plaintiffs and defendants in the U.S. Circuit Court of Georgia, 1790 - 1860

3. Federal Censuses
Indexes for the census are available for 1900, 1910 and 1920.

4. Passenger Lists
Index to passengers arriving at ports in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina

5. Freedmen's Bureau
Index to deposit ledgers in branches of the Freedman's Saving and Trust Company, 1865 - 1874

Description of Facility: The archives is equipped with 28 microfilm machines of which 3 have print capabilities. There are 2 tables available for researchers to view books. Public telephones are available for use. Lockers are available to store personal belongings since pocketbooks, briefcases, and other closed containers may not be taken into the research library. Eating and drinking are not permitted in the research library, but there are drink and snack machines available in the lunch room.

Fees/Copies: Draft registration records can be obtained by mail for $6.00. Make check payable to National Archives Trust Fund. Photocopies are $0.25 per page.

Restriction on Use: Researchers are encouraged to call or write at least a week before visiting to make sure microfilm equipment is available. Regional staff members will attempt to answer mail or phone requests, but cannot do extensive research.

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