Tag: RG 65

Glimmer of Justice: The Krupp Diamond, an FBI Investigation turned Hollywood Romance

by NationalArchivesBlog, posted in FBI Records, Hollywood and Film

Photograph of The Krupp Diamond, taken March 24, 1959, Newark Sunday News, Sub A, HQ [Headquarters]-87-46974 [Classification-Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property] [The Krupp Diamond] (NAID 470528423) (FOIA Tracking Number RD 46626); Series: Classification 87 (Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property) Headquarters Case Files (Entry P 194); Record Group 65: Records of the Department of Justice. Federal … Continue reading Glimmer of Justice: The Krupp Diamond, an FBI Investigation turned Hollywood Romance

Fragments of a Life: Diego Rivera through the Lens of the FBI

by NationalArchivesBlog, posted in FBI Records, Fine and Graphic Arts, Hispanic/Latinx History

“Each and every one of my murals contains the expression of my own personality” Diego Rivera [1] Photograph of Diego Rivera pg. 54 HQ [Headquarters]-100-155423 [Classification- Domestic Security] [Diego Rivera] (NAID 16592669) (FOIA Tracking Number RD 46183); Series: Classification 100 (Domestic Security) Headquarters Case Files (Entry P 186); Record Group 65 The National Archives’ Special … Continue reading Fragments of a Life: Diego Rivera through the Lens of the FBI

Hoover vs. Little Al of the FBI

by NationalArchivesBlog, posted in Arts & Entertainment, FBI Records, Fine and Graphic Arts

Today's post was written by James Mathis, Archivist with the Special Access and FOIA Program at the National Archives at College Park In celebration of National Comic Book Day on September 25, this post highlights comics in NARA’s FBI records. The records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Record Group 65 document the … Continue reading Hoover vs. Little Al of the FBI

Surveillance of a Worker’s Rights Icon: Emma Tenayuca’s FBI File

by NationalArchivesBlog, posted in Agriculture, FBI Records, Hispanic/Latinx History, Women's History

Today's post was written by Daniel Dancis, Special Access and FOIA Program Archivist at the National Archives at College Park, MD The National Archives’ Special Access and FOIA Program recently made available online the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) case file on Emma Tenayuca (1916-1999) (NAID 16843150 and NAID 16843151). Tenayuca was a labor leader … Continue reading Surveillance of a Worker’s Rights Icon: Emma Tenayuca’s FBI File

Comedian in the Cross-Hairs: The FBI Investigation into Mort Sahl

by NationalArchivesBlog, posted in Arts & Entertainment, FBI Records, Hollywood and Film

Today's post was written by Gregory Tavormina, Archivist with the Special Access and FOIA Program (RF) at the National Archives in College Park, MD. Newspaper clipping from FBI file 94-HQ-51223-8 ([FBI Headquarters] - 94-HQ-51223 [Classification - Research Matters] [Mort Sahl] (NAID 365107580). It originally appeared in the February 8, 1960 New York Times article “Anyway, … Continue reading Comedian in the Cross-Hairs: The FBI Investigation into Mort Sahl

headshot of Price looking back over his shoulder

Vincent Price and The “Secret Letter” to the FBI

by NationalArchivesBlog, posted in Cold War, FBI Records, Hollywood and Film

In honor of the spookiest time of year, this blog post spotlights the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) case files on the late American actor Vincent Leonard Price, Jr.  (100-HQ-410935, 100-LA-34677, and 100-WFO-38897).   Price is best known for being one of Hollywood’s original four Kings of Horror. From 1938 to 1993, he terrified audiences and … Continue reading Vincent Price and The “Secret Letter” to the FBI

cartoon w/Hoover in center surronded by vignettes of FBI agents duties

Happy Birthday FBI!

by NationalArchivesBlog, posted in Crime, Justice, and Intelligence, FBI Records, World War II

Today's post was compiled by the Special Access and FOIA Program staff at the National Archives at College Park, MD "Warning from the FBI" ca. 1941-1945 (NAID 516039; Local Identifier 44-PA-2313) In the Special Access and FOIA Program at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland, we conduct a review of records for information protected … Continue reading Happy Birthday FBI!

Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley in the White House

“Don’t Be Cruel”: Elvis Presley’s Visit to FBI Headquarters

by ddancis, posted in Arts & Entertainment, FBI Records

Today’s post is by Megan Dwyre, Special Access and FOIA Program Archivist at the National Archives at College Park, MD. Many of us are familiar with this photo of Elvis Presley’s famous meeting with President Richard Nixon, which took place on December 21, 1970. It is the most requested image in NARA’s holdings and the … Continue reading “Don’t Be Cruel”: Elvis Presley’s Visit to FBI Headquarters

Hunting Hitler Part VII: The Search Continues, June-September 1945

by ddancis, posted in Military Records

Today’s post is written by Dr. Greg Bradsher, Archivist at the National Archives at College Park. This post is part of a multi-part series. At the end of May 1945, Allied military and diplomatic officials went to Berlin to discuss the occupation of Berlin with Marshal Georgy Zhukov, Soviet commander of the Russian Zone of Occupation. … Continue reading Hunting Hitler Part VII: The Search Continues, June-September 1945

Marriage Certificate of Eva Braun and Adolph Hitler, p1

Hunting Hitler Part I – The Bunker (April 28-April 29)

by NationalArchivesBlog, posted in World War II

Today's post was written by Dr. Greg Bradsher, Archivist at the National Archives in College Park, MD. This is the first in a multi-part series. Introduction On November 10, 2015, the History Channel will begin an eight-part series on the possibility that Adolf Hitler did not die in his Berlin bunker on April 30, but … Continue reading Hunting Hitler Part I – The Bunker (April 28-April 29)