The award-winning Guide shows how to tap into the National Archives, explaining what types of records are preserved in the National Archives and what specific information about individuals is included in each type of record.

Section A. Population and immigration. Census records ; Passenger arrivals and border crossings ; Naturalization records -- Section B. Military records. Records of the Regular Army ; Service record of volunteers ; Naval and Marine service records ; Pension records ; Bounty land warrant records ; Other records relating to military service -- Section C. Records relating to particular groups. Records of civilians during wartime ; Records of Native Americans ; Records of African Americans ; Records of Merchant seamen ; Records of civilian government employees -- Section D. Other useful records. Land records ; Claims records ; Records of the District of Columbia ; Miscellaneous records ; Cartographic records -- Appendix 1. List of record groups cited -- Appendix 2. List of microform publications cited.