IV. Records: All other records of the Restrictions: Only authorized em- ically authorized by the Attorney General or his alternate in archival matters may have access to these records. Specified by: Department of Justice. RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (RECORD GROUP 65) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) traces its origin to October 1, 1907, when the Attorney General appointed a Chief Examiner for the Department of Justice (see RG 60). An order of July 26, 1908, authorized the Chief Examiner to administer all the Department's investigative matters, and the following year the Chief Examiner's organization was renamed the Bureau of Investigation. In 1923 the Bureau inherited the functions and records of the Bureau of Criminal Identification, which had been created in 1907 and had operated under the Superintendent of Prisons as a clearinghouse for exchanging criminal records. The functions of the Bureau of Investigation were consolidated with the investigative functions of the Bureau of Prohibition to form the Division of Investigation by an Executive order of June 10, 1933. The Division was designated the Federal Bureau of Investigation by an act of March 22, 1935. The FBI investigates Federal law violations within the jurisdiction of the Department, operates a technical laboratory and a national police academy, and and gathers, classifies, preserves, criminal exchanges records. identification Records concerning the identification of criminals and maintained by the National Bureau of Criminal Identification of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and records of the American Protective League, which served as a reserve force for the Bureau in World War I, were placed in the custody of the Bureau of Investigation. The FBI has retained in its own custody most of its records. See Federal Bureau of Investigation, The Federal Bureau of Investigation (1935); A. C. Millspaugh, Crime Control of the National Government (1937); and Frederick L. Collins, The FBI in Peace and War (New York, 1943). There are 28 cubic feet of records dated between 1897 and 1936 in this record group. RECORDS. 1897-1936. 34 lin. ft. Included are letters sent by the Chief Examiner and the Chief of the Bureau, 1908-11, and the Attorney General, 1910-12; administrative reports to the Attorney General, 1908-11, and daily reports from special agents, 1908-9; applications for special agent positions, ca. 1915-18; samples of Bertillon criminal identification cards collected by the Bureau of Criminal Identification and the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, 1898-1924; and miscellaneous records relating to criminal identification, 1899-1924. Other records of the National Bureau of Criminal Identification consist of letters sent, 1897-1923, an album of classified pictures and information concerning criminals, 1906, criminals pictures, 1898-1910, and foreignlanguage pamphlets about criminology, 1906-21. Headquarters records of the American Protective League include its news bulletin, The Spy Glass, 1918-19; and samples of investigation requests, correspondence with field offices, and badge-holding members' record cards, 1917-19. Also included is a motion picture (3 reels) entitled "You Can't Get Away With It," 1936, illustrating FBI crime detection activities. RECORDS OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS The Bureau of Prisons was established in the Department of Justice by an act of May 14, 1930. To it were transferred the personnel, records, and duties of the Superintendent of Prisons, who had been made responsible for Federal prison matters in 1907 by the Attorney General. The Bureau was made responsible for the administration of Federal penal and correctional institutions and for Federal prisoners in non-Federal institutions. A central Board of Parole, also established in 1930 with authority in parole matters over all Federal prisoners, succeeded separate boards of parole for each institution housing Federal prisoners. An act of September 30, 1950, changed authority for appointment of members of the Board from the Attorney General to the President of the United States. The Department of Justice now handles certain administrative functions for the Board that were previously performed by the Bureau of Pris ons. The Federal Prison Industries, Inc., was created by an Executive order of December 11, 1934, to provide employment and to control industrial operations in Federal penal and correctional institutions, functions previously vested in the Industrial Division of the Bureau of Prisons. This corporation was transferred in 1939 to the Department of Justice where it operates under the supervision of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, with its policies controlled by a board of six directors appointed by the President. There are 1,008 cubic feet of records dated between 1907 and 1946 in this record group. RECORDS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISONS These include correspondence and related records of the Office of the Superintendent of Prisons, 1907-12, correspondence relating to parole matters, 1910-28, minutes of parole boards, 191027, monthly reports of marshals, 1921, and records concerning Leavenworth Penitentiary, the National Training School for Boys, and conditional commutations of sentences, 1907-31. GENERAL RECORDS OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS. 1929-46. 614 lin. ft. These consist chiefly of correspondence and other records relating to general administration of the Bureau, 193037; records relating to the administration, construction, furnishing, and supplying of Federal penal and correctional institutions, 1930-37; correspondence on libraries in Federal prisons, 1929-36; and a sample of inspection reports on nonFederal jails holding Federal prisoners in Indiana, Massachusetts, Oregon, and South Carolina, 1931-46. RECORDS RELATING TO There are parole case files (in WNRC) of Federal prisoners in certain Federal institutions (chiefly those that have been discontinued), 1915-43, in State institutions of States without a parole system, 1927-40, and of States with a parole system, 1910-27; and sound recordings of three National Parole Conference programs, 1939. RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC. 193043. 100 lin. ft. Headquarters records of this corporation and its predecessor, the Industrial Division of the Bureau of Prisons, relate chiefly to the establishment and operation of manufacturing plants for prison industries, procurement of raw materials, sale of products, and exchange of prison-made products with Government agencies. Included is a motion picture entitled "Protecting the Public." SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS I. Records: Inmate records less than 25 years older than the date of termination of sentence. Restrictions: Only authorized employees of the Department of Justice and other persons specifically authorized by the Attorney General or his alternate in archival matters may have access to these records. Specified by: Department of Justice. II. Records: All other records of the Bureau of Prisons that are less than 25 years old. Restrictions: Only authorized employees of the Department of Justice and other persons specifically authorized by the Attorney General or his alternate in archival matters may have access to these records. Specified by: Department of Justice. RECORDS OF THE BUREAU OF NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS The Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs was established in the Department of Justice April 8, 1968. To it were transferred the duties and functions of the Bureau of Narcotics and the Bureau of Drug Abuse Control. The Bureau of Narcotics, established by an act of June 14, 1930, had replaced the Federal Narcotics Control Board (which had authority to "make and publish all proper regulations" to prohibit the importation and exportation of certain narcotics specified in an act of May 26, 1922) and the Narcotic Division (which had inherited functions vested in the Commissioner of Internal Revenue by the Harrison Act of 1914 to regulate domestic use of opium and coca and their derivatives) of the Bureau of Prohibition. The Bureau of Drug Abuse Control was established in the Food and Drug Administration of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to carry out functions of the Drug Abuse Control Amendments of 1965. The Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs is responsible for preventing illicit traffic in narcotic, stimulant, and depressant drugs; controlling the legitimate manufacture and auditing manufacturers and other handlers of such drugs for medicinal purposes; and providing educational programs in the use and abuse of drugs. There are 654 cubic feet of records (in WNRC except for nontextual records) dated between 1915 and 1940 in this record group. RECORDS. 1915-40. 785 lin. ft. Relating mainly to applications and permits to import and export narcotics, registrations of dealers in narcotics, and violations of narcotics laws, these records include correspondence of the Narcotic Division of the Bureau of Prohibition, 1919-28, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue with collectors of customs, 1919-35, the Federal Narcotics. Control Board, 1915-26, and the Bureau of Narcotics, 1927-40; case files of the Narcotic Division concerning narcotic law violations, 1915-27; reports, 191819, record cards, 1920-27, and import licenses, 1923-25; and motion picture films (14 reels) relating to drug traffic and enforcement of narcotics laws in Egypt, China, and the United States, and a British instructional film (1 reel) on the culture of the poppy plant, 192837. SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS Records: Motion picture files relating to drug traffic, enforcement of narcotics laws, and the culture of the poppy plant, 1928-37. Restrictions: These films, so long as they are less than 50 years old, may not be loaned to or duplicated for anyone for any purpose whatsoever without the permission of the Commissioner of Narcotics. Specified by: Commissioner of Narcotics. RECORDS OF THE COURT OF CLAIMS SECTION (JUSTICE) (RECORD GROUP 205) The Office of Solicitor for the U.S. Court of Claims, created with the court in 1855, was abolished in 1868 and its functions transferred to the Attorney General, who, with his assistants, was charged with prosecuting and defending all matters and suits in the court on behalf of the United States. Claims matters in the Department of Justice have since been handled by a unit directed by an Assistant Attorney General. That unit, formally designated the Claims Division in 1934, has supervised all suits in the U.S. Court of Claims except land and tax cases. In 1937 the Claims Division was divided into several sections, including the Court of Claims Section, which handled all suits in the court defended by the Claims Division except those relating to patents and copyrights. The name of the Claims Division was changed to the Civil Division in February 1953. There are 1,679 cubic feet of records dated between 1793 and 1947 in this record group. RECORDS. 1793-1947. 2,015 lin. ft. related These include general claims correspondence, consisting of letters sent, 1868-1914, and received, 1888-1914, with fragmentary items dated as early as 1860; correspondence and records on claims cases accumulated by defense attorneys, 1860-1926; dockets (books and cards), indexes, and correspondence for general jurisdiction cases, 1855-1938, and congressional jurisdiction cases, 1884-1941; case files that generally include the petition of reference, pleadings, briefs, depositions, findings or opinions of the court, and exhibits for general jurisdiction cases, 1855-1945 (in WNRC), and for congressional jurisdiction cases, 1884-1944 (in WNRC); case files and dockets for departmental cases (including_naval bounty cases arising from the Spanish-American War), 1883 1943; case files and a docket for District of Columbia cases, 1880-87; dockets, indexes, and records submitted as evidence in French spoliation cases, 18851903 (with a few records dated as early as 1793); case files, correspondence, dockets, and indexes for Indian depredation cases, 1891-1917; cases and reports for claims brought before U.S. district. and circuit courts under jurisdiction con current with the general jurisdiction of the Court of Claims, 1887-1910; records relating to cotton linters' cases, 191640, and to claims arising out of recisions of airmail contracts, 1934-42; and administrative records, 1930-47. See Gaiselle Kerner and Ira N. Kellogg, Jr., comps., Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Court of Claims Section of the Department of Justice, PI 47 (1952). Discontinued Agencies RECORDS OF THE SOLICITOR OF THE TREASURY (RECORD GROUP 206) The Office of the Solicitor of the Treasury was created in the Department of the Treasury by an act of May 29, 1830, to supervise all legal proceedings involving the collection of debts due the United States. Previously that power had been vested successively in the Comptroller of the Treasury, 1789-1817, the First Comptroller of the Treasury, 1817-20, and the Agent of the Treasury, 1820-30. The Solicitor directed, instructed, and required reports from all U.S. attorneys, marshals, and clerks of courts in matters relating to suits and proceedings for recovering debts due the United States; established regulations to guide customs collectors and required reports from the collectors concerning suits; issued distress warrants to direct proceedings against delinquent revenue collectors or receivers of public money; customarily examined all Treasury officers' official bonds, contracts, contractor bonds, and related legal documents; served as the Treasury Department law officer, which included advising Department officials on any legal question not involving the Constitution; and administered lands acquired by the United States in payment for debts and, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, leased or sold such lands. The Solicitor, together with the U.S. district attorney in charge of the claim and the Secretary of the Treasury, made compromise agreements involving U.S. claims. An act of June 22, 1870, transferred the Office to the Department of Justice, and in later years the Solicitor's functions were to some extent absorbed by other subordinates of the Attorney General. An Executive order of June 10, 1933, transferred the Office back to the Treasury Department and divested it of functions relating to the conduct of litigation and the supervision of U. S. attor neys, marshals, and clerks of courts. The Office was abolished May 10, 1934, and its functions were transferred to the Office of the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury. There are 770 cubic feet of records dated between 1791 and 1934 in this record group. |