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Series II: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) FBI FIles on Sylvia Thompson

Scope and Content Note

Series II primarily consists of Freedom of Information Act release files related to Federal Bureau of Investigation surveillance of Hall throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Thompson requested copies of these files in the 1980s. Correspondence between Thompson and various government agencies is also included. Additionally, this series contains one cassette tape titled "Nuchow interview" and an encased coin commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Antifascist Spanish War.

FBI Files #100-10183, #100-100351 (volumes 25, 26, 2) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1952-1953, 1965-1966, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI Files #100-9335, #100-100351 (volumes 28, 22) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1951-1967, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI File #100-100351 (includes correspondence between Sylvia Thompson and FBI), 1956, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI File #100-100351 (volume 23) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1963, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence from Air Force, IRS, FBI and CIA concerning file requests made by Sylvia Thompson, 1983-1984, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI File #100-100351 (volume 27) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1966, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI FIle #100-7320 (volume 2) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1953, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI File #100-100351 (volume 12) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1958, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI File #100-100351 (volume 8) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1956, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Various FBI files pertaining to Sylvia Thompson (includes #100-14687, #100-8808 and others), 1952, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence from FBI to Jeffrey L. Kreisberg regarding Sylvia Thompson file requests, 1984, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI File #100-100351 (volume 17) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1959, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Various FBI files pertaining to Sylvia Thompson, 1951-1952, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI File #100-100351 (volume 9) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1957, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Various FBI files pertaining to Sylvia Thompson (includes #100-100351, #100-347609 and others), 1959-1962, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Various FBI files pertaining to Sylvia Thompson (includes #100-100351), 1954, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI File #100-100351 (volume 15) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1959, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI File #100-100351 (volume 21) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1961, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI File #100-100351 (volume 1A Supplement) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1965, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Various FBI files pertaining to Sylvia Thompson, 1951, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI File #100-100351 (volume 16) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1956, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Various FBI files pertaining to Sylvia Thompson, 1952-1953, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI File #100-100351 (volume sub files A and B) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1956-1958, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI File #100-37819 (volume 2) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1954-1956, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI File #100-100351 (volume 5) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1955-1956, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI File #100-100351 (volume 3) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1950-1953, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI File #100-100351 (volume 7) requested by Sylvia Thompson, circa 1945, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Various FBI files pertaining to Sylvia Thompson (includes #100-7643, #100-7320, #100-3825 and others), 1950-1951, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Various FBI files pertaining to Sylvia Thompson (includes #100-100351, #100-7320 and others), 1955, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI Files #100-100351 (volumes 16, 18,19), #100-43857 requested by Sylvia Thompson and Kreisberg correspondence, 1959-1960, 1981, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI FIle #100-100351 (volume 1) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1951-1954, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI File #100-100351 (volume 30) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1967-1971, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Various FBI files pertaining to Sylvia Thompson (includes #100-100351), 1963-1966, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Various FBI files pertaining to Sylvia Thompson (includes #100-100351), 1966-1970, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Various FBI files pertaining to Sylvia Thompson (includes #100-100351), 1953-1954, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI FIle #100-100351 (volume 13) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1958, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence between Sylvia Thompson and FBI, CIA and others (includes photographs and notes), 1981, undated, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI Files #100-100351 (volume 10) and #100-37819 (volume 1) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1953-1958, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI File #100-7320 (volume 1) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1946-1954, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI File #100-100351 (volumes 11,20) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1958-1960, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI File #100-100351 (volumes 4,24) requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1952-1965, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

FBI Files #100-100351 (volume 29) and #100-4495 requested by Sylvia Thompson, 1951-1971, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Kreisberg correspondence with #100-100351 excerpt, explanation of FBI exemptions and FOIA Files Kit, 1980-1988, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Cassette tape "Nuchow interview" and encased coin commemorating 50th anniversary of Antifascist Spanish War, 1985-1986, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Audio)
Box: 2, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

William Nuchow Interview, 1985-08-06

Box: 2, Cassette: 1 (Material Type: Audio)
Box: Shared Tamiment 111, CD: 1 (Material Type: Audio)
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