National Archives at Denver

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Contact Information
E-mail: [mailto:denver.archives@nara.gov denver.archives@nara.gov]

Address:


 * Regional Archives
 * Building 48
 * Denver Federal Center
 * Lakewood, Colorado


 * Microfilm Research
 * Building 46
 * Denver Federal Center
 * Lakewood, Colorado

Telephone: 303-407-5751, or 303-407-5740 Fax:  303-407-5709

Hours and holidays: Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

Directions, maps, and public transportation:


 * By Car from Downtown Denver: Take Broadway south to Eighth Avenue; Eighth west to Kalamath Street; Kalamath south to U.S. Highway 6 (West Sixth Avenue); U.S. Highway 6 west about 5 miles to Kipling Street. The facility is at West Sixth Avenue and Kipling Street. Go south on Kipling 1/2 mile to Gate 1 of the Denver Federal Center. A photo ID (driver's license) is required to enter.


 * Once you are at the Denver Federal Records Center, we are located at Fifth and North Street.
 * Take Main Street to Fifth
 * Go north on Fifth to just before North Avenue
 * Visitor parking areas are northwest and east of Building 48.


 * Denver Federal Center Map
 * Public Transportation: Call Regional Transportation District, 303-299-6000, for route and schedule.

Internet sites and databases:


 * Rocky Mountain Region (Denver) Internet site shows what's new, workshops, programs, archival holdings, finding aids, FAQs, censuses, court, military, passenger arrivals, and Utah polygamy cases.
 * Family History/Genealogy Research page for the National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)
 * Access to Archival Databases (AAD) a search engine into some of NARA's holdings of electronic records. Search by person, geographic areas, organizations, or dates.
 * Archival Research Catalog (ARC) the online catalog of over 63% of NARA's nationwide holdings. Searches by keywords, by location, organization, person, or topics, and for digitized images.
 * Archives Library Information Center (ALIC) American history and government, archival administration, information management, and government documents for archivists, librarians, and the public.

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