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National Archives - Great Lakes Region
7358 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL 60629-5898
Telephone: (773) 581-7816 ext 138

   FAX: (312) 353-1294
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Hours:  Monday - Friday: 8 am - 4:15 pm
Closed weekends and Federal holidays.

Extended hours (microfilm research only)
open daily at 6:30am but staff arrives at 8am
open Tuesdays until 8:30pm
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Reservations are required. Maintains retired records from Federal agencies and courts in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Additionally, has census films for entire country. Other items may be only for the above named states.

These pages are a work in progress. They are not intended to represent the entire holdings of this institution nor is it our intent to individually catalog every item in the collection. Please visit the institution's web pages for more complete information.

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  CENSUS, SOUNDEX, INDEX AND FINDING AIDS

    Entire US
  1790-1930 Federal Census Population Schedules   includes soundex films and many published book indexes
  1830-1950 Enumeration District Descriptions   T1224 and T1210
  1850-1880 Federal Census Mortality Schedules   and related indexes
  1890 Special Schedules, Union Veterans of the Civil War   all available
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  CITIZENSHIP, NATURALIZATIONS AND INDEXES

    Illinois
  1840-1950 Naturalization Soundex for the Northern District of Illinois (County coverage)   northern Illinois, northeastern Indiana, eastern Iowa, southern Wisconsin
    Illinois, Cook County, Chicago
  1888-1892 Voter's Register  
    Indiana
  1840-1950 Naturalization Soundex for the Northern District of Illinois (County coverage)   northern Illinois, northeastern Indiana, eastern Iowa, southern Wisconsin
    Iowa
  1840-1950 Naturalization Soundex for the Northern District of Illinois (County coverage)   northern Illinois, northeastern Indiana, eastern Iowa, southern Wisconsin
    Wisconsin
  1840-1950 Naturalization Soundex for the Northern District of Illinois (County coverage)   northern Illinois, northeastern Indiana, eastern Iowa, southern Wisconsin
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  CITY, COUNTY, AND TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES

    Selected States
  1930 +/- a couple of years City Directories   Available Cities
    Illinois, Cook County, Chicago
  1871, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1917, 1928/9 City Directories  
    Indiana
  1910 City Directories   Evansville, Fort Wayne, Gary, Indianapolis, Lafayette, Richmond
    Michigan
  1910 City Directories   Ann Arbor, Detroit, Kalamazoo, Petoskey
    Minnesota
  1910 City Directories   Duluth
    New York
  1909-1910 City Directories   New York City
  1910-1911 City Directories   Brooklyn
    Ohio
  1910 City Directories   Akron, Columbus, Dayton, Hamilton, Sandusky, Springfield, Toledo
    Wisconsin
  1910 City Directories   Appleton, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine
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  MILITARY SERVICE, RELATED RECORDS AND INDEXES

    Entire US
  1890 Special Schedules, Union Veterans of the Civil War   all available
    Illinois
  1917-1918 WWI Draft Cards  
    Indiana
  1917-1918 WWI Draft Cards  
    Michigan
  1917-1918 WWI Draft Cards  
    Minnesota
  1917-1918 WWI Draft Cards  
    Ohio
  1917-1918 WWI Draft Cards  
    Wisconsin
  1917-1918 WWI Draft Cards  
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  PASSENGER LISTS, SOUNDEX AND INDEXES

    Entire US
  1820-1846 Index to Passenger Arrivals at the port of New York   M261
  1895-1924 Index to Canadian Border Entries (St. Albans, Vermont)   alphabetical index to entries through small ports in Vermont
  1895-1924 Index to Canadian Border Entries (St. Albans, Vermont)   M1461 Soundex - entire US-Canadian border
  1897-1902 Index to Passenger Arrivals at the port of New York   T519
  1924-1952 Index to Canadian Border Entries (St. Albans, Vermont)   M1463 Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports
  1929-1949 Canadian Border Entries (St. Albans, Vermont)   M1465 Canadian Pacific Ports arranged chronologically
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