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Search Hints for the Northeast Region
(Boston)

The National Archives (NARA) Northeast Region (Boston) in Waltham, Massachusetts, is part of one of the National Archives' 11 Regional Archives. The Archival Research Catalog (ARC) includes descriptions of records held by the Regional Archives. The online catalog allows you to filter your search results by location. The search hints below highlight the Northeast Region (Boston) records available in ARC. The Northeast Region (Boston) holds federal records from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.

ARC is a work in progress, and NARA staff add new descriptions to ARC all the time. More than 68% of the Regional Archives records are currently described in ARC at the series level. If you do not find the records you are seeking, please contact the Northeast Region (Boston) staff.

• Tips for New ARC Users
• Advanced Search Tips for ARC
• National Archives Northeast Region (Boston) home page

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Featured Topics

The featured topics are a sample of subjects covered by records held by the Northeast Region (Boston) and described in ARC. Follow the search instructions, or customize your search with your own keywords.

1. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/.
2. Press the yellow Search button to go to the Basic search screen.
3. Enter keywords (use some of the sample keywords below or your own) in the Keywords box.
4. Select the limit results radio button for 2000.
5. (Optional step:) Select the box marked Descriptions of Archival Materials linked to digital copies to retrieve digitized documents and photographs.
6. Select the Location filter for NARA's Northeast Region (Boston) .
7. Press the Go button.
8. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link.

Topics	Sample ARC Keyword Searches
Army and Navy	Army Watertown Arsenal Springfield Armory Navy or Naval Boston Navy Yard Portmouth Navy Yard
Bankruptcy	Bankruptcy
Court Cases	Court and Connecticut Court and Massachusetts Court and Rhode Island Court and Vermont Civil Action Case Files Criminal Case Files Loewe v. Lawlor Rachel Luther v. Luther Borden U.S. v. Matthew Lyon See "Warrant for Punishment in the Case of U.S. v. Matthew Lyon, 10/09/1798" (ARC ID 595619)
Federal Land and Buildings	Real Property
Fishing	Fisheries or Fish or Fishing
Immigration and Naturalization	Zbigniew Brzezinski See "Petition for Naturalization of Zbigniew Brzezinski, 12/22/1958" (ARC ID 595885) Maria von Trapp Immigration Naturalization Chinese Exclusion Act
Maritime	Mediterranean and (Passports or Passport) See "Mediterranean Passport for the Ship Winslow, 05/04/1820" (ARC ID 595194) Deceased and Deserted Seamen Seamen's Protection Certificates Lighthouses or Lighthouse or Light Station Coast Guard Merchant Marine Vessel Logs Crew Lists Lifesaving Station Logs Wreck Reports Ships or Ship or Vessels or Vessel Docks or Dock or Yards or Yard
Scientific Research (Radar)	Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Rad Lab Radar
War	War of 1812 Prize Case Files World War II or {World War, 1939-1945} Logs War Diaries War Assets Civil Defense

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