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- A Medium Mouth: What Will the U.S. Passport Applications Collection Reveal About Your Ancestors?
  
  Article by Jana Lloyd.
- Tips from The Pros: Looking at Passport Applications
  
  Article by Michael John Neill.
- Using Ancestry: The Passports Database
  
  Article by Michael John Neill.
- Using Ancestry: U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
  
  Article by Juliana Smith.
Fold3 - Passport Applications, 1795-1905 $

Letters and Applications for US Passports, NARA M1372. Fold3 is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. The focus of Fold3 is to be a comprehensive collection of U.S. Military records. Some areas of Fold3 are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
Genealogy.com - Overheard in GenForum: Passports -- Primary or Secondary Material?

Q&A by Rhonda R. McClure.
Immigration and Ships Passenger Lists Research Guide
- Section 9.0 - Passport Records

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