Mary Iaciofano A-File Request Packet

Prepared: 30 April 2026

Status: recommended human request for HIR-20260423-015.

Decision

Request the NARA Kansas City A-file for Mary Iaciofano, NAID 608620805, A-number A3531783.

This is the strongest current federal immigration-agency candidate for Maria Giovanna Iacofano nee Lorenzo/Laurenzo. Do not update a person record from the Catalog entry alone; ingest and review the returned A-file first.

Target Identity Anchors

  • Canonical person: person-mary-j-laurenzo-iacofano-1885
  • Working identity: Maria Giovanna Iacofano, nee Lorenzo/Laurenzo
  • Name variants: Mary Iacofano, Maria Iacofano, Mary/Maria Iaciofano, Mary/Maria Yaciofano, Mary/Maria Lorenzo, Mary/Maria Laurenzo
  • Birth: about 1885, Italy
  • Spouse: John/Giovanni Iacofano, deceased before Maria's 1976 obituary
  • Known U.S. residence context: Cleveland / Cuyahoga County, Ohio
  • Key accepted anchors:
    • 1920 census: Mary Yaciofano, born Italy, in the John Yaciofano household
    • 1940 census: widowed Mary Iacofano, born Italy, Cleveland household head
    • 1941 Arthur Joe Iacofano marriage record: mother Mary J. Laurenzo
    • 1976 Plain Dealer obituary: Maria Giovanna Iacofano, nee Lorenzo, wife of late John

Recommended Candidate

Field NARA Catalog value
Title Alien Case File (A-File) for Mary Iaciofano
NAID 608620805
A-number A3531783
Local identifier A3531783/25-9999/Box 1160
Accession 566-2025-0181
Repository National Archives at Kansas City
Series Alien Case Files, NAID 4488912
Record group RG 566, Records of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Date of birth 02/11/1885
Date of entry 11/01/1896
Port of entry New York, NY
Country of birth Italy
Access note Possibly restricted for FOIA (b)(6) personal information

Identity assessment: strong enough to order. The rare surname, Mary given name, Italy birth, and exact 1885 birth year fit the Cleveland Maria/Mary profile well. The excerpt does not state spouse, residence, parents, or maiden name, so this remains proposed until the file is reviewed.

Other Candidate Results Reviewed

Candidate Result
Maria Iaciofano, NAID 5338897, A-number A5680106 Reject for this target. Birth date 06/13/1869 is about 16 years too early; prior AAD/Flexoline note also placed this person at Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island.
Maria Di Iorio, NAID 40416837, alias Maria Iaciofano Reject for this target. Birth date 10/20/1902, San Francisco repository context, and alias structure point to a different person.
Mary Iacofano, Maria Iacofano, Mary Yaciofano, Maria Yaciofano, Mary/Maria Lorenzo Iacofano, Mary/Maria Laurenzo Iacofano No better NARA Catalog A-file hit found in the 30 April 2026 variant search.

Request Route

Official NARA A-file guidance says to search the National Archives Catalog first and include the individual's complete name, National Archives Identifier, and Alien Registration number in an A-file request.

Send the request to NARA Kansas City:

  • Email: Afiles.KansasCity@nara.gov
  • Postal mail: National Archives at Kansas City, Attn: A-Files Request, 400 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108
  • Fax: (816) 268-8038

Ask for e-delivery/PDF if available, no certification unless needed, and include a billing address so they can quote reproduction fees.

Suggested Request Text

Subject: A-File request - Mary Iaciofano, A3531783, NAID 608620805

Hello,

I am requesting a reproduction quote and, if available, an e-delivery PDF copy for the following Alien Case File:

  • Name: Mary Iaciofano
  • National Archives Identifier: 608620805
  • Alien Registration number: A3531783
  • Local identifier: A3531783/25-9999/Box 1160
  • Accession number: 566-2025-0181
  • Series: Alien Case Files, NAID 4488912
  • Record Group 566, Records of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Date of birth in Catalog scope note: 02/11/1885
  • Date of entry in Catalog scope note: 11/01/1896
  • Port of entry in Catalog scope note: New York, NY
  • Country of birth in Catalog scope note: Italy

Research context: I am testing whether this file belongs to Maria Giovanna Iacofano, nee Lorenzo/Laurenzo, wife of John/Giovanni Iacofano of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Known family records place her birth in Italy around 1885, identify her later as Mary/Maria Iacofano, and an obituary was published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer on 21 March 1976.

I would prefer a non-certified digital/PDF copy if available. My billing address is:

[your billing address]

My preferred email for delivery and correspondence is:

[your email]

If the file is unavailable, restricted, or the citation is insufficient, could you please let me know what additional information is needed?

Thank you.

After NARA Responds

  • If NARA returns the A-file, preserve it through scripts/ingest_record.py as one proposed immigration_record source.
  • Extract all as-recorded names, aliases, address, birth date/place, entry/arrival details, spouse/children/parents if present, naturalization details, and any AR-2 or index material inside the file.
  • If the A-file disproves the Cleveland Mary/Maria identity, leave the current Catalog source proposed and add the negative identity note to this packet and the HIR.
  • If NARA cannot provide the A-file but suggests AR-2 handling, use the AR-2 request route at cer@nara.gov with the same name variants, birth year 1885, Italy birth, and A-number A3531783.