Research Information
Every archive is a bit different, and it is often very helpful to get advice from others who have been there before you. This page contain short descriptions by graduate students of their experiences at specific archives - what you should bring, what to do before you come, how much it costs to do research, etc.
- Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama - by John Moremon
- Allierten Museum - Berlin, Germany - by Emily Swafford
- Archivo Belisario Porras - Panama City - by Micah Wright
- Archivo General de la Nación - by Micah Wright
- Archivo General de Puerto Rico - by Micah Wright
- Archivo del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Panamá - by Micah Wright
- Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv (BA-MA), Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany - by Robyn Rodriguez
- Centro de Investigaciones Históricas - by Micah Wright
- The David Library of the American Revolution - Geoff Fisher
- Directorate of History and Heritage of the Department of National Defence, Ottawa, Canada - by Caroline D’Amours
- Film Archives (Los Angeles) - by Ryan Wadle
- First Division Museum McCormick Research Center - Wheaton, IL - by Michael Dolski
- The George C. Marshall Research Library - Lexington, VA - by William Taylor
- Library and Archives Canada - Ottawa, Canada - by Alex Herd
- Library of Congress - Washington, DC - by Laurence Burke
- Library of the Parliament of Albania - by Mary Elizabeth Walters
- McCardle Research Library, Vicksburg’s Old Court House Museum - by Angela Riotto
- Mississippi Department of Archives and History - by Angela Riotto
- National Archives, Kew, England - by Kate Epstein
- National Archives Building - Washington, DC - by Laurence Burke
- National Archives College Park - College Park, Maryland - by Tanya Roth
- National Archives College Park - College Park, Maryland - by Lon Strauss
- National Library of Albania - by Mary Elizabeth Walters
- National Maritime Museum - Greenwich, United Kingdom - by Andrew Rath
- National World War I Museum (Research Library) - Kansas City, MO - by H. David Pendleton
- Naval Historical Collection - Newport, RI - by Ryan Wadle
- Naval History and Heritage Command - Washington, DC - by Ryan Wadle
- Naval History and Heritage Command - Washington, DC - by Karl Rubis
- Österreiches Staatsarchiv- Kriegsarchiv - Vienna, Austria - by Patrick J. Shrier
- Reagan Presidential Library - Simi Valley, California - by Heather Salazar
- Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation - by Tanya Roth
- U.S. Army Military History Institute, U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center - Carlisle, Pennsylvania - by Michael Doidge
- U.S. Army Women’s Museum Archives - by Tanya Roth
- U.S. Marine Corps History Division and Archives - Quantico, VA - by Colin Colbourn
- Vietnam Center and Archive at Texas Tech University - Lubbock, TX - by Jason Stewart
The London School of Economics has a similar list compiled by archive users. Although many of the entries are somewhat dated, there are a lot of them and they contain much good information.