The Bay Area collection includes original records from landmark birthright citizenship case United States v. Wong Kim Ark, and inmate records from Alcatraz. Federal officials didn’t provide details about where the records would go.
The National Archives plans to close its Bay Area facility, along with another in Chicago. An email to staff on Wednesday obtained by KQED said the move would begin “within the next few months.”
The National Archives at San Francisco, located just south of the city in San Bruno, holds more than 75,000 cubic feet of immigration, court and genealogical records, some dating back to before California became an official state. The archival holdings include documents from federal agencies spanning Northern California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada and American Samoa.
The National Archives and Records Administration has not provided details on how or where these records will be relocated. Officials did not respond to KQED’s request for comment…