The Office of Public Records is mandated by DC Law 6-19 and the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, Title 1, Chapter 15, to review and approve agency records retention schedules; train records officers in implementing the policies, procedures, and guidelines of managing records; collect, store, preserve, conserve and service historical records in the custody of the Archives; collect, store and service temporary records in the custody of the Records Center; and collect, store and service publications in the custody of the Library of Government Information. To make a research request, complete one of the Public Records Research Forms below under service details.

Public Records and Archive Services is managed and administered through the Office of Public Records and Archives.

Please submit a research request using our forms: https://opr.dc.gov/requestrecords.

To use our digital collections, please visit our repository here: https://archives.dc.gov.