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The NAACP records are stored onsite in the Manuscript Division and can be accessed without advance notice. Materials 30 years or older are open to research. Please contact us for information about access to NAACP records less than 30 years old.
For those unable to visit the Library in person, portions of the collection may be accessed offsite through other means. The information below provides details about these access options.
The NAACP records are accessible in the Manuscript Reading Room. The collection is stored onsite, and advance arrangements are not needed for access. Researchers are encouraged to refer to the NAACP records finding aid to understand the collection's content and arrangement better.
As indicated in the finding aid, the Library has microfilmed selections from part I of the NAACP records and the microfilm edition may be available to you through interlibrary loan. Researchers may initiate an interlibrary loan request through a domestic or international academic, public, or special library.
In addition, a private corporation, University Publications of America (UPA) has microfilmed selections from the NAACP records. The finding aids to the UPA microfilm editions can be accessed by searching the link below. The Manuscript Division does not loan this film, but it may be accessible to you via interlibrary loan from another repository.
Portions of the collection have been digitized from the UPA microfilm edition. They are available through the keyword-searchable subscription database ProQuest History Vault, which is accessible to researchers who are onsite at the Library of Congress. If you are unable to visit, consider consulting your local library regarding access to this database.
This subscription resource is available to researchers on-site at the Library of Congress. If you are unable to visit the Library, you may be able to access these resources through your local public or academic library.
Digitized selections from the NAACP records on History Vault are organized in modules that group materials by type or subject. It is important to note that the digitized materials are arranged differently than the Library's physical collection. Further information about each module is linked below.
