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This free marketplace connects investigative authors, journalists, and historians with professional archival researchers and on-site document retrieval specialists worldwide.
Hire professional archival researchers and FOIA declassification specialists for on-site document retrieval at NARA, Kew, NAI, and national reading rooms.
Direct access to accredited researchers with reading room credentials at NARA College Park, The National Archives Kew, and National Archives of India.
Expert assistance drafting Freedom of Information Act appeals, Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) petitions, and historical surveillance dossier reconstructions.
Export structured PDF research contracts with exact Record Group/Box citation chains, 600 DPI digitization standards, and confidentiality covenants.
Assistants physically visit national archives and historical repositories to search finding aids, pull boxed record collections, photograph documents at 600 DPI, and transcribe historical handwriting.
Yes! Many specialists draft formal FOIA requests, submit Mandatory Declassification Reviews (MDR), and reconstruct heavily redacted records from cross-referenced agency files.
Every document scan includes complete provenance metadata: National Repository name, Record Group (RG), Box Number, Folder Title, and Document Identifier.
Click 'List as Archive Assistant' to publish your archival jurisdictions, physical repository access, hourly research rates, FOIA specializations, and contact email for free.