Part 1254 - Using Records and Donated Historical Materials  


Subpart A - General Information
§ 1254.1 - What kinds of archival materials may I use for research?
§ 1254.2 - Does NARA provide information about documents?
§ 1254.4 - Where and when are documents available to me for research?
§ 1254.6 - Do I need a researcher identification card to use archival materials at a NARA facility?
§ 1254.8 - What information do I need to provide when applying for a researcher identification card?
§ 1254.10 - For how long and where is my researcher identification card valid?
§ 1254.12 - Will NARA log or inspect my computer, other equipment, and notes?
§ 1254.14 - Are some procedures in regional archives and Presidential libraries different from those in the Washington, DC, area?
Subpart B - Research Room Rules
§ 1254.16 - Prevention of damage to documents.
§ 1254.17 - Keeping documents in order.
§ 1254.18 - Removal or mutilation of documents.
§ 1254.25 - Rules for public access use of the Internet on NARA-supplied personal computers.
§ 1254.27 - Additional rules for use of certain research rooms in regional records services facilities and Presidential libraries.
General Procedures
§ 1254.20 - What general policies apply in all NARA facilities where archival materials are available for research?
§ 1254.22 - Do I need to register when I visit a NARA facility for research?
§ 1254.24 - Whom does NARA allow in research rooms?
§ 1254.26 - What can I take into a research room with me?
§ 1254.28 - What items are not allowed in research rooms?
§ 1254.30 - Does NARA provide any supplies?
§ 1254.32 - What rules apply to public access use of the Internet on NARA-supplied computers?
Rules Relating to Using Microfilm
§ 1254.42 - What are the rules that apply to using self-service microfilm?
§ 1254.44 - How long may I use a microfilm reader?
Other Conduct Rules
§ 1254.46 - Are there other rules of conduct that I must follow?
§ 1254.48 - When does NARA revoke research privileges?
§ 1254.50 - Does NARA consider reinstating research privileges?
§ 1254.52 - Can NARA extend the period of revoked research privileges?
Rules Relating to Using Original Documents
§ 1254.34 - What are my responsibilities when using documents?
§ 1254.36 - What care must I take when handling documents?
§ 1254.38 - How do I keep documents in order?
§ 1254.40 - How does NARA prevent removal of documents?
Subpart C - Copying Archival Materials
§ 1254.35 - Presidential records and Nixon Presidential materials.
§ 1254.39 - Requests for commercial information.
General Information
§ 1254.60 - What are NARA's copying services?
§ 1254.62 - Does NARA have archival materials protected by copyright?
§ 1254.64 - Will NARA certify copies?
Rules Relating to Using Copying Equipment
§ 1254.80 - Does NARA allow me to use scanners or other personal copying equipment?
§ 1254.82 - What limitations apply to my use of self-service card-operated copiers?
§ 1254.84 - How may I use a debit card for copiers in the Washington, DC, area?
§ 1254.86 - May I use a personal paper-to-paper copier at the National Archives at College Park?
§ 1254.88 - What are the rules for the Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Research Room at the National Archives at College Park?
Rules Relating to Self-Service Copying
§ 1254.70 - How may I make my own copies of documents?
§ 1254.72 - What procedures do I follow to copy documents?
§ 1254.74 - What documents are unsuitable for copying on a self-service or personal copier or scanner?
§ 1254.76 - What procedures do I follow to copy formerly national security-classified documents?
Subpart D - Microfilming Archival Materials
§ 1254.90 - What is the scope of this subpart?
§ 1254.92 - How do I submit a request to microfilm records and donated historical materials?
§ 1254.94 - What must my request include?
§ 1254.96 - What credits must I give NARA?
§ 1254.98 - May NARA make subsequent use of my publication?
§ 1254.100 - How does NARA evaluate requests?
§ 1254.102 - What requests does NARA not approve?
§ 1254.104 - How does NARA determine fees to prepare documents for microfilming?
§ 1254.106 - What are NARA's equipment standards?
§ 1254.108 - What are NARA's requirements for the microfilming process?
§ 1254.110 - Does NARA ever rescind permission to microfilm?
Subpart E - Information, Reproduction, and Authentication Services
§ 1254.71 - Researcher use of the self-service card-operated copiers in the National Archives Building and the National Archives at College Park.
Subpart F - Microfilming Archival Records