National Archives at Kansas City
400 W. Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 268-8000
Email: kansascity.archives@nara.gov
Website: http://www.archives.gov/kansas-city/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nationalarchiveskansascity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kcarchives
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday-Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.*
Closed Sundays, Mondays, and all Federal Holidays
*Hours subject to change. Call ahead.
Introduction:
Anyone who has cleaned out a family attic knows the importance of keeping family records. You may have military records from relatives who served in one of the World Wars—or even the Civil War. Or pictures of your great-great grandparents on the day they became American citizens. Now imagine the task of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)—record keepers for all historically valuable records created by agencies of your Federal Government. The National Archives at Kansas City is just one of many locations across the country that provides access to these records.
Holdings:
The National Archives at Kansas City has two public research areas available to you—the research room, for use of original documents from our holdings, and the computer search room for use of online and microfilmed materials. In our research room you can see original historical documents, photographs, maps, drawings and much more from nearly 100 Federal agencies located in the states of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Our holdings total nearly 80,000 cubic feet of material. By law, we preserve and provide access to permanently valuable, non-current Federal records with historical, legal, or fiscal value.
For genealogists, records of particular interest include naturalization records, alien case files, Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary inmate case files, and various records from Bureau of Indian Affairs agencies.
If you wish to view original records, you must call or email ahead to schedule an appointment.
Rules:
All researchers are issued a researcher card. Please bring identification such as a driver’s license, passport, or student ID so that we can issue you a researcher card.
Please plan on leaving your personal belongings in a locker. Laptop computers, digital cameras, and pre-approved flatbed scanners are permitted in the research room. Self-service copying or scanning of original records is dependent upon the condition of the documents. Staff will provide guidance about what is permissible.
A self-service copy machine is available in the research room to make paper copies for a fee. A limited number of camera stands are also available for researcher use.
Please visit our website for a list of rules and to understand what you are permitted and not permitted to bring into our research room at
http://www.archives.gov/research/start/nara-regulations.html.
Amenities:
The National Archives at Kansas City has free parking directly in front of our building. Our facility is within walking distance of numerous other attractions, including the National World War I Museum and Union Station. There are dozens of restaurants and several hotels close by.
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