These files consist of information gathered about specific individuals or organizations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Some are of well known individuals requiring the services or protection of the FBI, others were simply investigated. Often the files contain considerable amounts of political intelligence of both the investigator and those investigated, as the FBI frequently put under surveillance individuals or organizations that various presidents and the FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover, considered threats or enemies. Below is a list pulling various sources of FBI files or documents together.
The Library has access to the following: (However, please consult the last paragraph below for potential additional resources.)
AMERICAN CHURCHWOMEN KILLED IN EL SALVADOR, December 2, 1980. 2 reels microfilm and printed guide, MICRO JC599.S2 F23 1990a.
BABY FACE NELSON (Criminal) (Documents from the FBI web site.) J 1.14/2:98026092
BLACK PANTHER PARTY, North Carolina.
Mainly surveillance and investigative reports from 1968 to 1976, but includes some party publications, speeches, etc.
2 reels microfilm and printed guide, MICRO E185.615 .F3 1986a.
BONNIE AND CLYDE (Criminals) (Documents from the FBI web site.) J 1.14/2:98026089
DUKE AND DUCHESS OF WINDSOR (British Royalty, pro Germany) (Documents from the FBI web site.) J 1.14/2:98026181.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (First lady, Franklin). 3 reels microfilm and printed guide. MICRO E807.1.R48 F33 1996a.
ELVIS PRESLEY (Musician) (Documents from the FBI web site.) J 1.14/2:98028831.
ERROL FLYNN (Actor) (Documents from the FBI web site.) J 1.14/2:98027948.
FIRE BOMB AND SHOOTING AT KENT STATE. 7 reels microfilm and printed guide, MICRO LD4191.O72 F3 1985x.
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES (HUAC.)
The HUAC and the FBI developed a working relationship. This file contains hundreds of reports from 1938 thru 1945. Major themes include the clashes between HUAC chairman Martin Dies with the Roosevelt and Truman administrations, the process in which HUAC and the FBI chose their targets, how the HUAC (later Internal Security Committee) protected the FBI from other congressional investigative committees. 9 reels microfilm and printed guide. MICRO E743.5 .U561 1986a.
J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER: FBI Security File.
4 reels microfilm, MICRO QC16.O62 J2 1978x. (No guide or index, arranged by FBI file number.)
The Official & Confidential File Of FBI Director J. EDGAR HOOVER. Materials collected by Hoover, edited by the Federal Bureau of Investigation prior to microfilming; 6 reels microfilm and printed guide, MICRO HV7911.H6 H66 1988x.
JOHN DILLINGER (Criminal) (Documents from the FBI web site.) J 1.14/2:98026090.
JOHN LENNON (Musician, Beatles) (Documents from the FBI web site.) J 1.14/2:98027950.
KKK MURDER OF VIOLA LIUZZO. (Bureau letters ... prosecutive reports). 1 reel microfilm and printed guide, MICRO E185.98.L541 F23 1990a.
LUCILLE BALL (Actress) (Documents from the FBI web site.) J 1.14/2:98027950.
MALCOLM X . Black Muslims, 10 reels microfilm and printed guide; MICRO E185.97.L5 F23 1995a. (Also see Commentary.)
MALCOLM X, FBI SURVEILLANCE FILE. 2 reels microfilm and printed guide, MICRO E185.97.L7 M33 1978a.
MANUAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS...(Documents from the FBI web site.)J 1.14/16:98026112.
MARILYN MONROE (Documents from the FBI web site.) J 1.14/2:98027951.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.(Part I, 17,000 pages.) 16 reels microfilm and printed guide, MICRO E185.97.K5 M294 1984x Pt. 1.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., KING-LEVISON FILE. (Part II, verbatim transcripts and detailed summaries of telephone conversations between Martin Luther King and Stanley D. Levison). 9 reels microfilm and printed guide/index, MICRO E185.97.K5 M294 1984x Pt. 2.
MICKEY MANTLE (Baseball) (Documents from the FBI web site.) J 1.14/2:98026108.
MIBURN (Mississippi Burning).
The investigation of the murders of Schwerner, Goodman, and Chaney, 21 June 1964.
1 reel microfilm and printed guide, MICRO E185.93.M6 U5 1990a.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP.) The documents are arranged in chronological order). 4 reels microfilm and printed guide, MICRO E185.5.N276 F23 1990a.
NATIONAL NEGRO CONGRESS (NNC).
"Among the materials you will find synopses of new reports regarding the NNC, announcements of its meetings, copies of its constitution and membership rosters, and the bureau's investigative reports." 2 microfilm reels and printed guide. MICRO E184.5 .F3 1987a.
PABLO PICASSO (Artist) (Documents from the FBI web site.) J 1.14/2:98028832.
PAUL ROBESON (actor/singer).
2 reels microfilm and printed guide, MICRO E185.97.R63 F38 1987a.
PROJECT MEGIDDO (Domestic terrorism, cults, etc.) (Documents from the FBI web site.) J 1.14/2:2000003457.
ROY WILKINS (NAACP, editor of the CRISIS.)
1 reel microfilm and printed guide, MICRO E185.97.W69 F251 1990a.
ST. VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE (Criminal gang) (Documents from the FBI web site.) J 1.14/2:98026097.
STUDENT NONVIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE (SNCC). Civil rights group, Stokely Carmichael, microfilm covers 1964 to 1973; 2 reels microfilm and printed guide, MICRO E185.61 .U6 1991a.
STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY AND THE WEATHERMAN UNDERGROUND ORGANIZATION (SDS/WUO.); 8 reels microfilm and printed guide, MICRO LA229 .F415 1990x.
THURGOOD MARSHALL (Supreme Court) (Documents from the FBI web site.) J 1.14/2:98028412
WALLACE D. FARD (Fard Muhammad) (Documents from the FBI web site.) J 1.14/2:98027947.
An examination of the FBI's website may lead to additional materials of interest. Please consult with the Government Documents Department (fifth floor of Alden Library) if you have questions or are seeking the most recent of materials.
In light of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) the FBI has lists of the FBI documents that have been released and available in their reading room. Some of this information has been converted to an electronic format and can be viewed via their website.
