2024 Genealogy Series - Passport Records: Passport Applications at NARA, 1790s-1925 (May 21, 2024)

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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