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The Nebraska State Historical Society holds some federal government records related to Nebraska history. Most are microfilm duplicates of originals stored at the National Archives, but some collections include original records from the U.S. General Land Office and the Works Projects Administration (WPA). Contact our Reference Services Department for more information about these collections.
 
1860 Nebraska Census guide.pdf
 
1910 Nebraska Census guide.pdf
 
Adjutant General, Office of the U.S. [RG535].pdf
 
Agriculture Department, U.S. [RG522].pdf
 
Air Force, U.S. [RG538].pdf
 
Army Continental Commands, U.S. – Department of the Platte [RG533, SG1].pdf
 
Camp Sheridan, Nebraska [RG507].pdf
 
Census, U.S. Bureau of the [RG513].pdf
 
District Court, U.S – District of Nebraska [RG512].pdf
 
Dredge, Captain Meriwether Lewis [RG525].pdf
 
Economic Opportunity, U.S. Office of [RG523].pdf
 
Federal Bureau of Investigation – Malcolm X Surveillance file [RG539].pdf
 
Fort Atkinson, Nebraska [RG502]
 
Fort Crook, Nebraska [RG519].pdf
 
Fort Hartsuff, Nebraska [RG504].pdf
 
Fort Kearny, Nebraska [RG505].pdf
 
Fort Laramie, Wyoming [RG520].pdf
 
Fort McPherson, Nebraska [RG503].pdf
 
Fort Niobrara, Nebraska [RG506].pdf
 
Fort Omaha, Nebraska [RG517].pdf
 
Fort Randall, South Dakota [RG521].pdf
 
Fort Robinson, Nebraska [RG501].pdf
 
Fort Sidney, Nebraska [RG518].pdf
 
General Land Office, U.S. [RG509].pdf
 
Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. [RG528].pdf
 
Indian Affairs, U.S. Bureau of [RG508].pdf
 
Interior, U.S. Department of the [RG511].pdf
 
Interstate Commerce Commission, U.S. [RG536].pdf
 
Justice, U.S. Department of – Court of Claims [RG530].pdf
 
National Archives and Records Service [RG524].pdf
 
National Fish Hatchery, U.S. – Crawford, Nebraska [RG537].pdf
 
National Park Service, U.S. – Region II, Omaha [RG532].pdf
 
National Park Service, U.S. – Scotts Bluff National Monument [RG532].pdf
 
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska [RG550].pdf
 
Post Office and Courthouse, U.S. – Lincoln, Nebraska [RG514].pdf
 
Post Office Department, U.S. [RG529].pdf
 
Provost Marshal General, U.S. [RG544].pdf
 
Rural Electrification Survey, Nebraska [RG0526].pdf
 
Supreme Court. Wyoming – Trial of Dwight J. McCann, 1880 [RG516].pdf
 
Surveyor General, U.S. [RG510].pdf
 
Territorial Papers of the U.S. [RG534].pdf
 
War Department, U.S. [RG500].pdf
 
Works Project Administration, U.S. (WPA) [RG515]
 
Works Project Administration, U.S. (WPA), Interviews, [RG515].xlsx
 
 

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