Steps To Request Personnel
Records of
Deceased Federal Employees
(through NARA's
Personnel Office)
- Provide written authorization.
If the subject of the file is deceased, and his/her date of birth is less
than 100 years ago, send proof of the subject's death. (If the subject
of the file was born more than 100 years ago, it is presumed that the person
is deceased and no proof of death is required.)
- Include your name, address,
phone number, and email address.
- Provide the following:
- Full name used during Federal
employment
- Date of birth
- Social Security number, if applicable
- Name of last employing Federal
agency
- Beginning date of Federal service
- End date of Federal service
- Identify the documents you want
copied (Official Personnel Folders - OPFs) or explain the purpose of your
request. If you do not know exactly what documents you need for a specific
purpose, for example, to substantiate a claim for a pension, explain the
purpose of your request so the NPRC~CPR can send you copies of the documents
you need.
- Mail the information requested
in Steps 1, 2 and 3 to: National Personnel Records Center, Civilian Personnel
Records, 111 Winnebago Street, St. Louis, MO 63118-4126
telephone: (314) 538-5761
fax: (314) 538-5719
email: cpr.center@nara.gov
- The request you send must include:
- A signed letter saying that
you are the subject of the file or if the subject of the file is living,
authorization from the subject to release information to you. (See Step
1 above)
- If the subject of the file is
deceased, and would now be less than 100 years old, proof of the subject's
death. (See Step 1 above)
- Information to help us locate
the file. (See Step 2 above)
- Identification of the documents
you want copied OR an explanation of the purpose for which you want the
information. (See Step 3 above)
The information listed above was extracted from the NARA's
National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) website located at http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/
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