Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Pinkerton's National Detective Agency records, 1853-1999 |
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Span Dates | 1853-1999 |
Bulk Dates | 1880-1920 |
ID No. | MSS36301 |
Creator | Pinkerton's National Detective Agency |
Extent | 63,000 items |
Extent | 185 containers plus 20 oversize |
Extent | 80 linear feet |
Extent | 3 microfilm reels |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003007 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm75036301 |
Summary | Private detective agency directed by the Pinkerton family to protect interests of clients in business and industry. The records include business and family correspondence; biographical and genealogical records; administrative records such as procedural guidelines and training manuals; criminal case files which include correspondence, reports, photographs, legal documents, and printed matter; and draft manuscripts and printing plates. |