Records Relating to Nike Missile Sites at the National Archives and Records Administration-Great Lakes Region (Chicago, IL)
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Record Group 21, Records of the United States District Courts (2 civil cases)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Chicago, Civil Records, Civil Case Files, Case 71C2016 (not yet accessioned), Chicago Indian Village, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation; Michael Chosa, individually; and All Indian People Now Located on the Abandoned Nike Missile Site at Argonne, DuPage County, Illinois vs. Richard M. Nixon, Individually and as President of the United States of America; William Bauer, individually and as United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; Kenneth Dunbar, individually and as Regional Manager of the Atomic Energy Commission; John Doe, individually and as Head of the General Service Administration Police Force; Wendell Verduin, individually and as Regional Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity; William V. Hopf, individually and as State Attorney of DuPage County, Illinois; and Wayne S. Schimp, individually and as Sheriff of DuPage County, Illinois. The docket sheet is maintained in Archival Operations. The case file is in the Federal Records Center in the custody of the U.S. District Court, Chicago. Access to this case must be obtained through the U.S. District Court, Chicago.
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Chicago, Civil Records, Civil Case Files, 1938-1969, United States of America, Plaintiff, vs. 117.7449 Acres of Land, more or less, situate in the County of Cook, State of Illinois, and Andrew Rafacz, et al., Case Number 55C603. Location: 351/917865 (2 folders). Land condemnation case relating to Nike Site C-54 CL.
Record Group 77, Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers
Chicago District Standard Drawings of Civil and Military Projects, 1940-1960
Chicago Box Number 33/Roll Number 123 Detroit Nike Fallout Protection |
Location: 205/827153-827155 |
Chicago Box Number 35/Roll Number 126 "Nikes" |
Location: 205/827153-827155 |
Detroit District Standard Drawings of Civil and Military Projects, 1940-1960
Detroit Box Number 49 Selfridge Air Force Base Nike Site D-14 & D-16 As Built, 1958 |
Location: 205/527093-527095 |
Detroit Box Number 74 Wayne County Nike Site D-61 1953-1954, As Built |
Location: 205/827102-827104 |
Detroit Box Number 76 Utica Nike Site D-06, D-16 1954, As Built |
Location: 205/827102-827104 |
Detroit Box Number 78 Hipar-Hercules Nike, 1962 (information only) |
Location: 205/827102-827104 |
Detroit Box Number 79 Nike Pending Projects, 1954 Unnumbered Drawings (undated) |
Location: 205/827093-827095 |
Detroit Box Number 80 Nike Grading Plans Communications (undated & unnumbered) |
Location: 205/827105-827107 |
Detroit Box Number 81 Nikes |
Location: 205/827105-827107 |
Detroit Box Number 82 Nikes (all sites) |
Location: 205/527105-527107 |
Detroit Box Number 83 Newport Nike, 1957 Sites 57-58 |
Location: 205/527105-527107 |
Detroit Box Number 84 Nike Areas (all sites), 1961 Fallout Shelter Drawings |
Location: 205/527105-527107 |
Detroit Box Number 85 Commerce Nike, Site D-87, 1954-1956 |
Location: 205/827139 |
Detroit Box Number 88 Belle Isle Nike, As Built, 1953-1954 Sites D-23 & 26 |
Location: 205/827140 |
Detroit Box Number 95 Dyess Air Force Base, TX Nike Fallout Protection |
Location: 205/827111-827113 |
Detroit Box Number T 76 Selfridge Air Force Base Rocket Storage, Checkout and Assembly Building-Unit "B" Addition |
Location: 205/827138-527138 |
Detroit Box Number T 85 K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base Rocket Storage |
Location: 205/827139-527139 |
Record Group 291, Records of the Federal Property Resources Service
Site Number | Location | Accession Number | Stack Location |
---|---|---|---|
Nike Site C-80-C81 | Arlington Heights, IL | 67A232, Box 1 | 199/523790 |
Nike Site M-64 | Muskego, WI | 66A472, Box 15 | 199/823789 |
Nike Site C-48 | Gary, IN | 66A472, Box 7 | 199/823785 |
Nike Site D-86 | Southfield, MI | 66A472, Box 10 | 199/523786 |
Nike Site M-86 | Menomonne Falls, WI | 66A472, Box 16 | 199/523789 |
Nike Site C-44 | Chicago, IL | 66A102, Box 7A | 199/823774 |
Nike Sites D-57 & D-58 | Monroe County, MI | 65A102, Box 3 | 199/523770 |
Nike Sites D-57 & D-58 | Newport, MI | 63A505, Box 12 | 199/523747 |
Nike Site 17 | St. Clair County, MI | 61A128, Box 3 | 199/523730 |
Nike Sites D-85 & D-86 | Southfield Twp., MI | 61A128, Box 3 | 199/523730 |
Nike Site C-L-34L | Cleveland, OH | 63A505, Box 6 | 199/523744 |
Nike Site CL-34 | Warrenville Heights, OH | 64A723, Box 13 | 199/823755 |
Nike Site D-51 | Grosse Ile, MI | 66A102, Box 15 | 199/823778 |
Nike Site 59 | Parma, OH | 62A490, Box 2 | 199/523739 |
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