National Archives at Philadelphia

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National Archives at Philadelphia

Mailing Address

900 Market Street

(entrance on Chestnut, between 9th and 10th)

Philadelphia, PA 19103-4292

Contact:  Reference Desk

Phone: 215.606.0100 / 215.606.0112

E-mail: philadelphia.archives@nara.gov

Web: www.archives.gov/midatlantic/public

Finding Aids:  www.archives.gov/midatlantic/public/finding-aids.html.   Using the Advanced Search option, accessible from the ARC home-page (www.archives.gov/research/arc), you can find series-level descriptions of Maryland-related records in this region's holdings.

Access to Collections:  Original records available by appointment; we need at least 3 days to retrieve some records stored off-site.

Hours of Service

Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Second Saturday of each month: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

closed Federal holidays

Overview

The National Archives at Philadelphia holds original records of Federal agencys and Courts located in Maryland, as well as Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.  The records date from 1789 into the late 20th century.  Records of Baltimore Customs Office and the Maryland U.S. District Court are the earliest and most extensive records in our holdings.

Special Services

[Use any of the following that apply:

  • Cameras (at curator discretion)

  • Digital cameras (at curator discretion)

  • Microfilm/microfiche printouts

  • Photo print service

  • Photocopies

  • Photoduplication services

  • Scanning

Type of Materials

[\Use any of the following that apply:

  • Architectural Documents

  • Artifacts

  • Audiovisual Materials

  • Books and Monographs

  • Digital Collections

  • Digital Exhibits

  • Exhibitions

  • Government Documents

  • Institutional Records

  • Maps

  • Microforms

  • Musical Scores

  • Newspapers

  • Oral Histories

  • Personal Papers

  • Photographs

  • Primary Resources

  • Printed Ephemera

  • Prints and Drawings

  • Serials

  • Vertical File Material

Detailed Description of Collections

[Provide one paragraph for each relevant category]

  • Architectural Documents

  • Artifacts

  • Audiovisual Materials

  • Books and Monographs

  • Digital Collections

  • Digital Exhibits

  • Exhibitions

  • Government Documents

  • Institutional Records

  • Maps

  • Microforms

  • Musical Scores

  • Newspapers

  • Oral Histories

  • Personal Papers

  • Photographs

  • Primary Resources

  • Printed Ephemera

  • Prints and Drawings

  • Serials

  • Vertical File Material