This collection consists of 58 series of subject files based on 58 broad subject classifications developed by the Office of Records Management during the Kennedy Administration to facilitate the filing and retrieval of White House records. These records pertain to the functions and operations of the White House, Federal Government, foreign and other governments. These records also contain correspondence from private companies or individuals.
Series & File Units
Subject Files on Criminal Matters
This series contains letters, copies of court records, memoranda, and legislation relating to criminal matters. Letters cover a broad range of topics from particular criminal cases to crime-related issues. Letters are from the general public, members of Congress, and private organizations and discuss gun control legislation, violent crime, environmental law, the death penalty, drunk driving, police brutality, drug use, the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, and the Los Angeles riots of 1992. Some letters from citizens request investigations into alleged criminal wrongdoing on the state and local level. Some letters include attached records relating to particular criminal cases pending in state or federal courts. A large amount of the material in this category relates to crime-related legislation. Included are memoranda and legislation concerning the 1990 Hate Crime Statistics Act, the 1991 Violent Crime Prevention Act, and the 1991 Torture Victims Protection Act. Additional materials concern the Brady Bill.
Date
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Local ID
JL003
NAID
498171438
Record Type(s)
Textual Records
Extent
10 linear feet, 11 linear inches
Restrictions
Access Restriction
Restricted - Possibly
Records may be closed under exemptions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Withdrawal sheets in processed folders will indicate specific restrictions.
Specific Access Restriction
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Presidential Records Act (PRA)
