PLEASE NOTE THAT ACCESS TO OUR OFFICES BY OUTSIDE RESEARCHERS IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE DUE TO UNIVERSITY COVID PROTOCOLS
The National Security Archive’s holdings total 8-10 million pages of declassified documents. A growing number of these materials are published or posted online every year. We also maintain an unpublished inventory — the result of literally thousands of Freedom of Information Act requests over 35+ years and generous donations from scholars, authors, and journalists. The latter materials feature several unique sets of records and many other collections amassed over the years that would be extremely hard for individuals to recreate from government files.
We strongly urge that researchers begin by consulting our published collections. (See below for details.) We have found that most people are able to locate what they need in this way without having to take any further steps. If necessary, researchers may contact the Archive to find out what other relevant materials may be in our unpublished holdings. Please keep in mind that we do not have the staff to provide research services beyond helping to identify the existence of records in our collections.
[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all declassified U.S. government records on this site are freely available to the public. For details about reprinting or citing original content, please see Terms and Conditions .]