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Tag: Press ReleasesThe gangster, the bank robber, the baby face, and a G-ManYesterday, I posted about Department of Justice press releases. Today, I’d like to share a few of my favorites! One early press release, dated November 6, 1933, details the establishment of a federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island, which according to the release, “is a necessary part of the Government’s campaign against predatory crime.” Three years [...] Posted by Denise Henderson on November 5, 2010, under Civil Records, Reference, Researchers. You Never Know Who You'll Meet in the Records!What do John Dillinger, Al Capone, Bruno Hauptmann, and Frank Sinatra’s son have in common? You can find a press release (or in some cases, more than one!) relating to them at the National Archives! Recently, I processed and described the series “Press Releases, Speeches, Testimonies, and Other Records, 1933-1984” (ARC ID 5605357) in RG [...] Posted by Denise Henderson on November 4, 2010, under Civil Records, Reference, Researchers. |
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