FBI Case Files
Records: 2,313,321 · Complete: 100%
These case files cover important investigations by an agency of the US government later known as the FBI, called the Bureau of Investigation. They include tales of espionage during World War I, case files for German aliens who were politically suspect, records pertaining to Mexican neutrality, and reports dealing with alleged violations of Federal laws. Serious, as well as far-fetched accounts will give you a fresh insider's perspective to the history of this time period.
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The Investigation of William Randolph Hearst
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Investigation of the vaudville troop Singer's Midgets
Source Information
"Investigative Case Files of the Bureau of Investigation 1908-1922" database with images Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/publication/74/fbi-case-files: accessed August 19, 2022)
- Publication Title
- FBI Case Files
- Total Records
- 2,313,321 · Complete: 100%
- Content Source
- Publication Number
- M1085
- Published on Fold3
- 26 Sep 2006
- Last Updated
- 03 Apr 2010
- Description
- NARA M1085. Before it was called the FBI, the Bureau of Investigation investigated real and perceived threats to the nation and its citizens.