>Forwarded message....from another name list > > > >WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS AT NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND >RECORDS >ADMINISTRATION, SOUTHEAST REGION (Date Issued: August 23, 1999) > >The following information is provided by the National Archives >and Records Administration, Southeast Region, in response to >recent postings on several list serves concerning World War One >(WWI) Draft Registration cards maintained at our facility. >Unfortunately, the original posting, and subsequent, altered >postings provided incorrect information about these holdings >and related reference procedures. To better serve the public >and the research community, we provide the following information >and guidance concerning the WWI Draft Registration cards: > >1. The original cards, in excess of 24 million, were received >at our facility a number of years ago. Upon their receipt, they >were boxed and arranged by NARA employees. The original >arrangement was by state, thereunder by county or draft board, >and thereunder alphabetically by the registrant's last name. >The cause for arrangement by draft board instead of county is >due to the size of certain cities. For example, New York City >had in excess of 180 boards, Chicago had over 80. As a result, >we require a street address when searching for cards in most >large cities. > >2. The cards were later microfilmed by representatives of the >Genealogical Society of Utah in the exact order they were >originally arranged; each NARA regional facility has a copy of >the microfilm for the states in the region that it serves. Any >patron wishing to use microfilm will find the cards arranged >exactly as they are in the box. The arrangement of the cards has >never been changed. > >3. NARA, Southeast Region, has provided a request form for these >records for a number of years. The forms can be ordered via e-mail >(archives@atlanta.gov), telephone (404-763-7383), or in writing >(NARA, Southeast Region, 1557 St. Joseph Avenue, East Point, GA >30344). > >4. At a minimum, the following information is required from the >requestor for NARA staff to conduct a search for draft >registration cards: > > o Full name of registrant > o Complete home address at the time of registration > (to include county) > o Name of nearest relative > >5. Additional information, if known, which can improve the >thoroughness of a search includes: > > o Birth date > o Birthplace > o Occupation of registrant > >6. In July, 1997 NARA established an updated fee schedule for >services provided to the public. The minimum mail-order fee for >photocopies for each WWI Draft card was increased from $6.00 to >$10.00, a fee which includes both sides of the card. Patrons >need not request that both sides of the card be copied, and >patrons need not submit a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) >with their request. > >Walk-in customers can make self-service photocopies of the >original records for $0.10 per side. Please contact individual >regions for their policies regarding microfilm copies. These >fees are copying fees only; there is no charge for searches >when a record is not located. > >The staff of the NARA, Southeast Region, remains committed to >assisting our patrons in anyway possible, including the timely >and accurate dissemination of information concerning our >holdings and services. The WWI Draft Registration cards >represent only one of many significant collections of >historical records maintained by the Region that are invaluable >for genealogical research. For additional information regarding >our holdings and services, visit our home page at ><http://www.nara.gov/regional/atlanta.html>. > >JAMES J. MCSWEENEY, Regional Administrator >National Archives and Records Administration, Southeast Region > > Coy B. Hodge Sr.HM1/USN/Retired 1004 Sumner Court Thomasville, NC 27360-6454 THE MORE PEOPLE I MEET THE MORE I LOVE MY DOG