Thank you Jim, I needed this information. You are always so helpful. I especially liked the story of the little boy and the train, his memoirs. Tonya Aultman-Harris mtharris@ev1.net Researching: Aultman (AR, TX, MS),Cox (TX, OK), Jackson (MS, TX), Parker (LA, TX), Peyton (MS) ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Turner <jnturner@gte.net> To: <TXGALVES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 1999 8:41 AM Subject: [TXGALVES] WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS AT NARA > 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 > > * * * * * * > > Previously published by RootsWeb.com, Inc., RootsWeb Review: > RootsWeb's Genealogy News, Vol. 2, No. 34, 25 August 1999. > RootsWeb: <http://www.rootsweb.com/> > >