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Order Bankruptcy, Civil, Criminal and Court of Appeals Records

You can order copies of closed bankruptcy, civil, criminal and court of appeals case files.  (The following order instructions apply to all court records.)

To order court records online:

• Visit the National Archives Order Reproductions page
• Click on "Order Reproductions" then "Court Records"
• Select the appropriate court (Bankruptcy, Civil, Criminal, or Court of Appeals)
• Follow the onscreen prompts to set up an account and place your order

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Ordering or Making Copies at the Nixon Library

There are two ways to obtain reproductions of the textual and audiovisual materials in our holdings – make your own copies or order copies.

A self-service, black-and-white photocopier is available in our Research Room.  The reproduction fee for self-service copies is set by the National Archives and Records Administration. Currently, the cost is $0.25 per page.

For more information about the National Archives Reproduction fee schedule, click HERE.

• Identify the Materials you want to order.
• Fill out a Reproduction Request Form.   

Reproduction Request Forms  – the forms and the method for ordering vary according to the requested media.

• All publicly released Nixon White House Tapes are available for reproduction. If you are interested in having copies made, please contact us by emailing  [email protected]  or calling 714-983-9320.
• All publicly released materials are available for reproduction. If you are interested in having copies made for you, please download and fill out the  AV Reproduction Packet , or contact us by emailing  [email protected]  or calling 714-983-9320.

The archives staff is available to provide reproductions of specified materials at the reproduction fee set by the National Archives and Records Administration. Currently, the cost for reproductions is $0.80 per page with a minimum order of $20.00. 

A fifty percent (50%) deposit may be required for large orders of 100 or more pages. Payment for orders is made through Pay.gov, the federal government's online payment system.

All reproductions are provided as scanned digital image files. Hard copies can be provided upon request and shipping arrangements (UPS) can be made at the researcher’s expense.

The Nixon Library archive staff cannot undertake extensive searches or make subjective judgments of the materials. The entire content of a folder will be copied.

• Identify which folder(s) you want to order.
• Contact the archive staff to place an order by emailing  [email protected]  or calling 714-983-9320.

Regarding case files and records accessioned by NARA Some older files have been transferred from the Federal Records Center to NARA's legal custody/ownership and are serviced directly by NARA. These files have a Location number that begins with "A" and cannot be removed from the Archives. Public inquiries for these records can be directed to NARA's portal at: http://www.archives.gov/research/court-records/ .

To order copies online directly from the FRC: 1. Visit the National Archives "Order Online" page ( https://eservices.archives.gov/orderonline ). 2. Click on "Order Reproductions," then "Court Records." 3. Select the appropriate court (Bankruptcy, Civil, Criminal, or Court of Appeals). 4. Follow the onscreen prompts to set up an account and place the order. You will need the following information in order to request copies.      City where court is located      Case file name(s)      Case number      Transfer/Accession number      Agency box number

To order copies via mail/fax/email directly from the FRC: 1. Visit the National Archives Court Records information page ( http://archives.gov/research/court-records ). 2. Download and complete the appropriate request form (Bankruptcy, Civil, Criminal, or Court of Appeals). You wil need the following information in order to request copies.      City where court is located      Case file name(s)      Case number      Transfer/Accession number      Agency box number 3. Mail/fax/e-mail the form to the appropriate facility (see page 2 of the request form for contact information).

To request the local Court Clerk's Office to retrieve electronic copies from the FRC: This is an expedited, efficient option to electronically retrieve up to 100 pages, from the same case in the same box, and typically takes 4-6 business hours. If you wish to order electronic copies from the FRC through the Court Clerk's Office, contact the U.S. District Court Clerk's Office in Tulsa OK by phone at 918-699-4700 or in person. The fee for this service consists of three parts: a judiciary administrative fee, an FRC pull and refile fee, and an FRC per page transmission fee (see the Court Fees schedule ). The fee will be charged after the court receives the electronic copies from the FRC and calculates the number of pages and the total cost. The fee must be paid before the copies are provided to you.

To request the local Court Clerk's Office to retrieve original records from the FRC: If you wish to view an archived file at the Court, you must complete a File Retrieval form, available at the Court and on the Court's website at www.oknd.uscourts.gov. The fee for retrieving an entire box of original records from the Federal Records Center must be paid in advance (see the Court Fees schedule ). This fee does not include the cost of any copies.

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Records Retrieval

As of October 1, 2011, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , the Federal Records Center, at 200 Space Center Drive, Lee's Summit MO will no longer provide on-site court case review services to the public. This change applies to all closed case files that remain in the legal custody of the court but are physically stored at the NARA, Lee's Summit facility.

NARA will continue to provide copies of court case files directly to the customer online or by mail/fax/e-mail. Public customers seeking copies of court case files directly from NARA should do the following:

To order court records online:

• Visit the National Archives "Order Online" page ( https://eservices.archives.gov/orderonline ).
• Click on "Order Reproductions," then "Court Records."
• Select the appropriate court (Bankruptcy, Civil, Criminal, or Court of Appeals).
• Follow the onscreen prompts to set up an account and place the order.

To order court records via mail/fax/e-mail:

• Visit the National Archives Court Records information page ( http://www.archives.gov/research/court-records ).
• Download and complete the appropriate request form (Bankruptcy, Civil, Criminal, or Court of Appeals).
• Mail/fax/e-mail the form to the appropriate facility (see page 2 of the request form for contact information).

Revised copies of all NARA court records request forms are located on the above-referenced National Archives Court Records Information page ( http://www.archives.gov/research/court-records ).

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On this page, records you can order online, records you cannot order online, ordering a digital copy of a paper record, ordering a digital copy of a photograph, receiving your digital copy, paying for digital copies, citing and copyright.

You can order a digital copy of paper records in our collection database.

This service applies to records that are listed on RecordSearch , are paper files, sized A3 or smaller and are available for public access.

We will email you a link to the digital image of each page of the record.

You cannot use RecordSearch to order digital copies of the following types of records:

• records larger than A3 size
• boxes of index cards
• audiovisual records
• records in some other formats

If you want to order copies of these records, please contact us .

To order an online copy of a paper record, first search for the record on RecordSearch .

Once you've found it, click the 'request copy' button.

If the record is available to order online, follow the instructions and pay.

If is not available to order online you can either request access or contact us with your request.

You can order high-resolution digital copies of photographic items through RecordSearch. Use the PhotoSearch tab.

Once you find the photograph you want to order, select 'request copy'.

Follow the instructions and pay using our secure payment system.

If you want to order a copy of a photograph that does not appear on PhotoSearch , please complete our Photographic Imaging Order Form .

We will process your order once we receive payment.

It can take up to 30 business days for photographic images, including high-resolution and large-format material via Secure File Transfer.

We try to fulfil requests for paper records which have been cleared for public access within 30 days. At times of high demand, it may take us longer.

Records that have not yet been cleared for public access may take up to 90 business days.

We will send an email when your order is ready. We do not directly email images or files.

If you did not give us your email address, you can check RecordSearch 30 business days after we have processed your payment.

You can also check the progress of copying orders .

Our copying charges page shows up-to-date costs for digital copies of paper records, photographs and audio visual (AV) records.

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