National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Releases List of Digitization Priorities
Note: The release of the priorities list comes after NARA’s request for public input on June 15, 2015.
From the NARAtions Blog:
The following represents our top priorities – it is by no means the entire list of what we would like to digitize over time; however, these projects will be our primary focus over the next 18-24 months. Please note, list order does not reflect order in which projects will be undertaken.
RG/Coll. Title
Multiple Microfilm Publications
Multiple Records from Anchorage, Alaska Facility
Multiple Records from the William J. Clinton Library
Multiple Records of the U.S House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, 1789-1817
(records from the first 14 Congresses)
Multiple Treasure Vault Materials at National Archives at College Park (A2)
Multiple War Time Films and Photographs
RN-WHT Nixon White House Tapes
JFKCO John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection
65 Headquarter Files Pertaining to the Assassination of Martin Luther
King (MURKIN)
21 All Naturalization Records
21 Bankruptcy Dockets (within certain parameters)
26/36 Seamen Records / Crew Lists
24 Naval Muster Rolls
24 Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships, 1801-1940
24 Logbooks of U.S. Navy Ships and Stations, 1941-1978
24 Bureau of Naval Personnel Casualty Case Cards, 1964-1977
129 Inmate Case Files (Leavenworth) – first 10,000 case files only
226 Office of Strategic Services Personnel Files, 1942-1945
59 Department of State Name Index, 1910-1959
59 Department of State Central Decimal Files, 1910-1929
15 Case Files of Disapproved Pension Applications of Veterans of the
Army and the Navy Who Served Mainly in the Civil War and the War
with Spain, 1861-1934
15 Case Files of Disapproved Pension Applications of Widows and Other
Dependents of Veterans of the Army and Navy, 1861-1934
109 Record Books of Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Offices of the
Confederate Government, 1874-1899
498 Helper Files, ca. 1945 – 1947 – 19 series/multiple countries
407 World War II Operations Reports, 1940-1948
29 1950 Census Enumeration District Maps
373 German Flown Aerial Photography, 1939-1945
145/114 Indexes for Aerial Photography of Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service, 1934-1954 / Indexes for Aerial Photography of
the Soil Conservation Service, 1934-1954
210 Drawings of Relocation Centers, 1942-1945
111 Signal Corps Photographs of American Military Activity, 1918-1981
80 General Photographic File of the Department of Navy, 1943-1958
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