2024 Genealogy Series, Session 1 of 5 Passport Records: Passport Applications at NARA, 1790s–1925 by Claire Kluskens

Claire Kluskens is a Subject Matter Expert for Genealogy and Census Related Records and an archivist at the National Archives in Washington, DC.

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Passports are documents that prove a person’s identity and citizenship and have been required for most foreign travel since 1941. This lecture will discuss the genealogical value of U.S. passport applications and related records, 1795–1925, that are held by the National Archives and Records Administration, and will focus on records that are available online.

00:00 Archivist of the United States Welcome
01:06 Presentation Welcome
02:52 Introduction, presenter biography, overview
04:15 Overview of passport records, April 1925 present
04:33 Overview of Record Group 59, General Records of the Department of State
05:02 Resources for history of United States passports
05:59 Why search for U.S. passport applications?
07:16 Who applied for U.S. passports
08:15 Reasons for not applying for a U.S. passport
09:58 Types of U.S. passports
10:11 Regular passport applications
18:30 Emergency passport applications
22:10 Special passport applications
23:18 Insular Possessions passport applications
24:44 Unusual passport records
26:04 Passport records April 1925 present
28:06 Records beyond the scope of this lecture
28:41 Closing, Event Survey, Other Resources
29:41 Questions and Answers in the chat


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