Behind the Scenes Look at New National Archives National Personnel Records Center
Media Tour of New Facility Thursday, October 13, 2011, 10 AM
WHAT: The
media is invited to attend a press tour of the National Archives
National Personnel Records Center in anticipation of the dedication of
the new facility on Saturday, October 15, 2011. The tour will include:
· Stack areas that house more than 100 million personnel files of veterans and former civil servants;
· Preservation labs where original documents are restored;
· Opportunity
to view original personnel files of famous veterans such as Jackie
Robinson, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, George Patton, Jack Kerouac, and
Alex Haley; and
· Exhibition titled “Documented Rights” illustrating the continuing process of defining human and civil rights, on display through March 2, 2012.
WHO: Bryan McGraw, Director of the National Archives at St Louis
Marta O’Neill, Preservation Officer, National Personnel Records Center
WHEN: 10 AM, Thursday, October 13, 2011.
WHERE: National Personnel Records Center
1
Archives Drive (1829 Dunn Road), St Louis, MO. Next to Hazelwood East
Middle School off Dunn Road (for GPS purposes use 1829 Dunn Road).
Directions:
From the North:
Take
U.S. 367 South to I-270 East. Take I-270 East to Bellefontaine Road
(exit 32). Turn left onto Bellefontaine Road, then an immediate left
onto Dunn Road. NPRC is on the right at 1 Archives Drive.
From the South:
Take I-70 to I-170 North (exit 238). Take I-170 North to I-270 East (exit 10B). Go east on I-270 to Bellefontaine Road (exit 32).
BACKGROUND: The
National Personnel Records Center is one of the National Archives and
Records Administration's largest operations. It is the central
repository of personnel-related records for both the military and civil
services of the United States Government. Its mission is to provide
world class service to government agencies, military veterans and their
family members, former civilian Federal employees, and the general
public.
The new National Personnel Records Center has the capacity to store 2.3 million cubic feet of records. Holdings
include more than 100 million Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF),
Organizational and Auxiliary files, and Official Personnel Folders
(OPF) of former civilian Federal personnel who separated prior to 1973. The
new facility is the home to over 600 NPRC staff and over a dozen other
Federal agencies. It contains a state-of-the-art preservation laboratory
for records conservation, two large public research rooms and a
multi-purpose room for meetings and public outreach.
