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National Archives' Descriptive Pamphlets


St. Louis County Library would like to acknowledge the cooperation and support
of the National Archives' staff.


A National Archives (NARA) descriptive pamphlet (DP) provides helpful information about a microfilm set such as an explanation about the records on the film set, their origin, and a roll-by-roll descriptive list. Reviewing a DP prior to using a film set can increase a researcher's ability to use it successfully in a time-efficient manner.

In an effort to increase public awareness of the value and importance of the NARA DPs, Special Collections is placing on this web site full-text or PDF versions of DPs for some of the NARA microfilm sets available in this department. This is an ongoing process, so watch for new additions. To read the complete DP, click on the film number. 
 

DPs by NARA Microfilm Number  |  DPs by NARA Microfilm Number (with Title)
DPs Alphabetically by NARA Microfilm Title

DPs on this Web Site – Numerically by NARA Microfilm Number

M87   M334   M589   M816   M817   M848   M929   M1407   M1483   M1658   M1762  M1801  M1817  M1818   M1819   M1820   M1821   M1822   M1875   M1894   M1898   M1900   M1901   M1902   M1905   M1906   M1907   M1908   M1911New  M1914   M2062   M2094

DPs on this Web Site – Numerically by NARA Microfilm Number (with Titles) 

NARA  #    NARA Microfilm Title
M87 (PDF) Records of the Commissioners of Claims (Southern Claims Commission), 1871–1880 - m87
M334 (PDF) Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports (Excluding New York), 1820-1874
M589 Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served with United States Colored Troops
M816 Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company 1865–1874 
M817 Indexes to Deposit Ledgers in Branches of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company 1865–1874
M848 (PDF)  War of 1812 Military Bounty Land Warrants 1815-1858
M929 Documents Relating to the Military and Naval Service of Blacks Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor From the Civil War to the Spanish-American War
M1407 (PDF) Barred and Disallowed Case Files of the Southern Claims Commission, 1871-1880 
M1483 (PDF)  Records of the New Orleans Field Offices, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1869
M1658 (PDF) Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871–1880: Georgia 
M1762 (PDF) Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871–1880: West Virginia New
M1801 (PDF)  Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops: 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Colored)
M1817 (PDF)  Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops: 1st Through 5th United States Colored Cavalry, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry (Colored), 6th United States Colored Cavalry
M1818 (PDF)  Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops: Artillery Organizations
M1819 (PDF)  Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops: 1st United States Colored Infantry, 1st South Carolina Volunteers (Colored), Company A, 1st United States Colored Infantry (1 Year)
M1820 (PDF)  Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops: 2nd Through 7th Colored Infantry, Including 3rd Tennessee Volunteers (African Descent), 6th Louisiana Infantry (African Descent), 7th Louisiana Infantry (African Descent)
M1821 (PDF)  Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops: Infantry Organizations, 8th through 13th, including the 11th (new)
M1822 (PDF)  Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops: Infantry Organizations, 14th through 19th
M1875 (PDF)  Marriage Records of the Office of the Commissioner, Washington Headquarters of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1861-1869 
M1894 (PDF) Descriptive Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops for the State of Missouri, 1863-1865
M1898 Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops: 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Colored)
M1900 (PDF)  Records of the Field Offices for the State of Alabama, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872
M1901 (PDF)  Records of the Field Offices for the State of Arkansas, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872
M1902 (PDF)  Records of the Field Offices for the District of Columbia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1870
M1905 (PDF) Records of the Field Offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870  
M1906 (PDF) Records of the Field Offices for the States of Maryland and Delaware, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872
M1907 (PDF) Records of the Field Offices for the State of Mississippi, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872
M1908 (PDF)  Records of the Field Offices for the State of Missouri, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863-1872
M1911 (PDF) Records of the Field Offices for the State of Tennessee, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872 New
M1914 (PDF)  Records of the Mississippi Freedmen's Department ("Pre-Bureau Records"), Office of the Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863-1865 
M2062 (PDF) Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871–1880: Alabama 
M2094 (PDF) Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871–1880: Virginia New


DPs on this Web Site – Alphabetically by NARA Title

   NARA Microfilm Title NARA  #
Barred and Disallowed Case Files of the Southern Claims Commission, 1871-1880  M1407 (PDF)
Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers  Who Served With the United States Colored Troops: 
     (See individual listings below marked by red arrows.)
 
        54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Colored) M1898
        55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Colored)   M1801 (PDF)
        Artillery Organizations   M1818 (PDF)
       1st Through 5th United States Colored Cavalry, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry (Colored), 6th United States Colored Cavalry   M1817 (PDF) 
        1st United States Colored Infantry, 1st South Carolina Volunteers (Colored), Company A, 1st United States Colored Infantry (1 Year)   M1819 (PDF)

        2nd Through 7th Colored Infantry, Including 3rd Tennessee Volunteers (African Descent), 6th Louisiana Infantry (African Descent),  7th Louisiana Infantry (African Descent)

M1820 (PDF)
        Infantry Organizations, 8th through 13th, including the 11th (new)  M1821 (PDF)
       Infantry Organizations, 14th through 19th   M1822 (PDF)
Descriptive Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops for the State of Missouri, 1863-1865 M1894 (PDF) 
Documents Relating to the Military and Naval Service of Blacks Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor  From the Civil War to the Spanish-American War M929
Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served with United States Colored Troops M589
Indexes to Deposit Ledgers in Branches of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company 1865–1874 M817
Marriage Records of the Office of the Commissioner, Washington Headquarters of the Bureau of Refugees,  Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1861-1869 M1875 (PDF)
Records of the Commissioners of Claims (Southern Claims Commission), 1871–1880  M87 (PDF)
Records of the Field Offices for the State of Alabama, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872    M1900 (PDF)
Records of the Field Offices for the State of Arkansas, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872    M1901 (PDF)
Records of the Field Offices for the District of Columbia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1870    M1902 (PDF)
Records of the Field Offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870  M1905 (PDF)
Records of the Field Offices for the States of Maryland and Delaware, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872 M1906 (PDF) 
Records of the Field Offices for the State of Mississippi, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872   M1907 (PDF) 
Records of the Mississippi Freedmen's Department ("Pre-Bureau Records"), Office of the Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863-1865  M1914 (PDF)
Records of the Field Offices for the State of Missouri, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863-1872  M1908 (PDF)
Records of the New Orleans Field Offices, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1869   M1483 (PDF)
Records of the Field Offices for the State of Tennessee, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872 New M1911 (PDF)
Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company 1865–1874 M816
Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871–1880: Alabama M2062 (PDF)
Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871–1880: Georgia  M1658 (PDF)
Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871–1880: Virginia New M2094 (PDF)
Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871–1880: West Virginia New M1762 (PDF)
Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports (Excluding New York), 1820-1874 M334 (PDF)
War of 1812 Military Bounty Land Warrants 1815-1858 M848 (PDF) 

DPs by NARA Microfilm Number Only  |  DPs by NARA Microfilm Number (with Title) 
DPs by NARA Microfilm Title
 

 
Modified: 20 October 2009
 
 
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