Search Results

1. U.S. Commission on CIA Activities within the United States records, 1941-1975

   12,700 items. 38 containers. 15 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Ad hoc commission, created by President Gerald R. Ford via Executive Order 11828 on 4 January 1975, charged with determining whether the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) conducted domestic surveillance and other activities. Testimonies, documents, and staff interviews with witnesses regarding the full range of subjects covered by the commission's final report, as well as files regarding the assassinations of foreign leaders, a topic studied by the commission but not included in its final report.

   Please note:

   Access restrictions apply.

2. Lucretia Rudolph Garfield papers, 1807-1958

   55,000 items. 152 containers plus 2 oversize. 70 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Wife of President James A. Garfield. Correspondence, family papers, biographical material, addresses, articles, photographs, clippings, scrapbooks, memorial poetry, and other papers relating to the Garfield family, including the assassination of President Garfield.

   Please note:

   Some or all content stored offsite.

3. George Lardner papers, 1923-2005

   180,000 items. 561 containers plus 1 oversize and 1 classified. 225 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Journalist and author. Writings, notes, interviews, correspondence, and research material including newspaper clippings, printed matter, reports, photographs, legal documents, financial records, and congressional hearing records and other government documents. Pertains chiefly to Lardner's career as a national news reporter for the Washington Post.

   Please note:

   Access restrictions apply.

   Some or all content stored offsite.

4. Joseph Holt papers, 1797-1917

   20,000 items. 118 containers and 3 oversize. 26.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   United States Postmaster general, secretary of war, judge advocate general of the United States Army, and lawyer. Correspondence, diaries, financial papers, legal papers, newspaper clippings, speeches, photographs, and printed matter relating to Holt's duties as judge advocate general, especially his work on the military commission that tried the Lincoln assassination conspirators, the trial of Mary Surratt, and various controversies surrounding the work of the commission. Other topics include Kentucky and Mississippi politics, Democratic Party politics, the elections of 1852 and 1856, the Civil War, and Holt's duties as secretary of war.

5. Samuel Dash papers, 1748-2004

   87,000 items. 253 containers plus 2 classified. 101 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Lawyer, educator, and author. Correspondence, memoranda, legal material and opinions, writings, speeches, engagement file, teaching file, organization and committee file, clippings, photographs, appointment calendars, and other papers relating primarily to Dash's legal career after 1964, and more particularly his role in governmental investigations.

   Please note:

   Access restrictions apply.

   Some or all content stored offsite.

6. George P. Fisher papers, 1772-1905

   200 items. 2 containers plus 1 oversize. 1 linear foot. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Public official and judge of the supreme court of the District of Columbia. Correspondence, legal papers, commissions, biographical sketches, essays, speeches, and other material relating to Fisher's legal career and other topics.