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Malcolm H. Stern-NARA Gift Fund:
Dollars for Documents
The Stern-NARA Gift Fund is a nationally supported
program to finance the creation of finding aids and the microfilming of valuable
research materials now preserved in the National Archives and Records Administration
in Washington, D.C. These microform copies, produced without government
funding, are then distributed to the 13 National Archives Regional Archives
for use by researchers.
Access to this information is through any of the
regional National Archives, but also through any LDS Family History
Center in the world.
The Federation of Genealogical Societies administers
the Stern-NARA Gift Fund. FGS uses just 10% of contributions to offset the
cost of administering the Fund. Additionally, the FGS NARA Filming Committee
will continue to take suggestions for items to be microfilmed. Ideas are
solicited from anyone interested in genealogy. The aim is to find material
at the National Archives, or its branches, of major interest to genealogists.
How to Donate
Donations may be sent to:
FGS
Attn: Stern-NARA Gift Fund
PO Box 200940
Austin, TX 78720-0940
Records Microfilmed by the Stern-NARA Gift Fund
Census Records:
M1283: Cross Index to Selected City Street and
Enumeration Districts, 1910 census. Microfiche of Street Indexes to the 39 larger
cities for the 1910 census. (Record Group 29: Records of the Bureau of the Census).
T1224: 1920 Census Enumeration Districts, 1830-1950.
The Gift Fund provided the rolls for the 1920 Census Enumeration Districts for placement in the 12 regional archives.
Immigration Records:
M1359: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at
Galveston, Texas, 1896-1948 (Record Group 85: Records of the Immigration
and Naturalization Service, 1891-1957).
Canadian Border Crossings (1895-1954) indexes
allocated to the six northern NARA regional archives. (Record Group 85:
Records of the Immigration and Naturalizations Service, 1891-1957. Note:
$14,000 allocated to 5 regional archives, with residual funds applied to
"wish list" of southern tier regional archives).
Military Records:
M1747: Index to Records Relating to War of 1812,
Prisoners of War, 1812 (Record Group 94: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780s to 1917).
M2019: Records Relating to War of 1812 Prisoners
of War. The Prisoner of War lists are indexed by M1747. (Record Group 94:
Records of the Adjutant General's Office).
M2014: Burial Registers for Posts, Camps and
Stations, 1768-1921. (Record Group 92: Records of the Quartermaster General).
M1845: Card Records of Headstones Provided for
Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca 1879-ca1903. (Record Group 92:
Records of the Quartermaster General).
M2025: Registers of Applications for the Release
of Impressed Seaman, 1793-1802, and Related Indexes. (Record Group 59:
Records of the Department of State).
M1826: Proofs of Citizenship Used to Apply for
Seamen's Protection Certificates for the Port of New Orleans, Louisiana,
1800, 1802, 1804-07, 1809-12, 1814-16, 1818-19, 1850-51, 1855-57. (Record
Group 36: Records of the U.S. Customs Office).
Post Office Records:
M2075: Record of Appointment of Substitute
Clerks in First-and Second-Class Post Offices, 1899-1905. (Record Group 28:
Records of the Post Office).
M2076: Index and Registers of Substitute Mail
Carriers in First-and Second-Class Post Offices, 1885-1903. (Record Group
28: Records of the Post Office).
M1846: Record Cards of Carriers Separated from
the Postal Service, 1863-1899.
Other Records:
M1085: Investigative Case Files of the Bureau
of Investigation, 1908-1922. (Record Group 65, Records of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation).
About Rabbi Malcolm L. Stern
Rabbi Malcolm H. Stern (1915-1994) was the founder
and first president of the Genealogical Coordinating Committee, and the creator of the Gift Fund. Rabbi Stern's
contributions to genealogy over a 44-year period are monumental. He wrote many
articles for genealogical and historical publications. He was best known for
Americans of Jewish Descent: 600 Genealogies (1654-1838), which documents
the genealogies of Jewish families that arrived during the American colonial and f
ederal periods. He held Fellowships in the National Genealogical Society, the
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, and the American Society of
Genealogists. He was the 1988 recipient of the Federation of Genealogical Societies'
George Williams Award "for outstanding contributions to the FGS and to the genealogical community."
The Fund, originally called the GCC-NARA Gift Fund
was started by the Genealogical Coordinating Committee. When GCC disbanded
in 1995, FGS assumed responsibility for this important activity. The Fund
was renamed to honor Rabbi Stern.
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