Tag: Bill Nigh
Today’s post is by National Archives Volunteer Bill Nigh. This is the sequel to his earlier post. _____ In my first post, I briefly described the volunteer project based on the records of the U.S. Secret Service (Record Group 87). I stated that this organization began its presidential security mission following a presidential assassination, but its [...]
Posted by Guest Blogger on January 17, 2013, under Archives II, Civil Records, History.
Tags: Banking Act, Bill Nigh, bleached notes, Civil War, counterfeit, currency, General William Tecumseh Sherman, Hezekiah Niles, Joe Johnson, John Sherman, RG 87, Secret Service, states' rights, volunteer finds Comments: 1
Today’s post (part one in a two-part series) is by National Archives Volunteer Bill Nigh. When I was assigned my first volunteer project, one associated with the U.S. Secret Service (Record Group 87), I wasn’t sure what to expect. Like many my age, I picture the Secret Service agent climbing on the rear deck of [...]
Posted by Guest Blogger on January 10, 2013, under Archives II, Civil Records, The Process.
Tags: Bill Nigh, Black Legion, Franklin D. Roosevelt, J. Edgar Hoover, Ku Klux Klan, RG 87, Secret Service, volunteer finds, volunteers Comments: none
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