National Baha'i Archives, United States

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Contents 1 Orientation 1.1 Coordinates 1.1.1 Address 1.1.2 Website 1.1.3 Telephone 1.1.4 Fax 1.1.5 Email 1.2 Schedule & hours 1.3 Working language(s) 1.4 Directions to the archive 2 Holdings 3 Research procedures 3.1 Access 3.2 Permitted and prohibited items 3.3 Document ordering and delivery 3.4 Photocopying, photography, microfilming 4 Key individuals 5 Practicalities 6 See also

[edit] Orientation

[edit] Coordinates

[edit] Address

Baha'i House of Worship, 100 Linden Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091 Mailing Address: Baha'i National Center, 1233 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201

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[edit] Telephone

847-853-2359/2358

[edit] Fax

[edit] Email

archives@usbnc.org

[edit] Schedule & hours

Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed on weekends, major public holidays and Baha'i Holy Days

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[edit] Working language(s)

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[edit] Directions to the archive

[edit] Holdings

The National Baha'i Archives, United States, was established by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States, the national administrative body for the Baha'i Faith in the continental United States. The National Baha'i Archives, United States is the repository for the non-current records of the National Spiritual Assembly, as well as collections of personal papers of Baha'is, photographs, audio-visual material and a reference library. The collections of the National Baha'i Archives, United States, provide rich and extensive sources of information about many aspects of the growth of the Baha'i Faith in the United States, as well as in other regions of the world. (describe the archive's contents and its catalogs)

[edit] Research procedures

[edit] Access

Advanced appointment required (what permits, identity documents, or letters of reference do you need to present? how far in advance must you begin to register?)

[edit] Permitted and prohibited items

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• Permitted:
• Prohibited:

[edit] Document ordering and delivery

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[edit] Photocopying, photography, microfilming

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[edit] Key individuals

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[edit] Practicalities

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[edit] See also

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