United States, National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel Files, 1954-1970
Name index from registers of specialized personnel from the National Science Foundation. It includes professionals in the field of biology, chemistry, economics, geology, mathematics, psychology, meteorology, physics, anthropology, political science, and sociology. In August of 2013, the National Archives replaced the ARC – Archival Research Catalog - with the OPA – Online Public Access. ARC identifiers will still work to access the collections in OPA.
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United States, National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel Files
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains an index from registers of specialized personnel from NARA's Access to Archival Data. It includes professionals in the field of biology, chemistry, economics, geology, mathematics, psychology, and meteorology, physics, anthropology, political science, and sociology. These registers were created from data compiled from survey questionnaires sent to social and natural scientists. Some of the content in these records changes depending on the year it was gathered, but each record contains important genealogical information. The collection includes records from 1954 to 1970.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Name
- Gender
- Year of birth
- Nationality
- Educational level
- Employer
- Military status
- Society name
- Educational major
- Year obtained degree
- Institution granting degree
Collection Content
Sample of indexed information:
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Collection Details
Location of Original Records
National Archives and Records Administration
"United States, National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel Files, 1954-1970." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 15 February 2025. Citing NARA NAID 622629. National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
