National Archives and Records Administration

John F. Kennedy The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection


The Collection

The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act (PL 102-526) mandated that all material relating to the assassination of President Kennedy be housed in a single collection in the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). On December 28, 1992 NARA established the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection. Initially, the Collection consisted only of open assassination-related material already in the custody of NARA. Additions are being made as agencies complete their reviews and transfer newly opened records to NARA, but the Collection may not be complete for several years.

The Reference System

The act also mandated the creation of an electronic index to records relevant to the assassination of President Kennedy. As a pilot project, NARA is making the system available for searching via the World Wide Web.


Contact Information

The Collection is housed in the National Archives at College Park, and is available for research use during normal business hours. For more information on the Collection contact the JFK Access Staff at the National Archives:
Written inquiries:
JFK Access Staff, Room 6350
National Archives at College Park
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Telephone: (301) 713-6620
FAX: (301) 713-7480

E-MAIL: Inquiries may also be addressed to NARA's general e-mail reference address, inquire@nara.gov. Inquiries received by general e-mail will be answered by postal mail and not by e-mail. All e-mail inquiries should include a return address. These inquiries must be handled in this manner due to the backlog of JFK inquiries.

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Last updated: February 8, 1996