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Collection Number: 04866

Collection Title: Alexander Charns Papers, 1930-1990

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Size 60.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 20,000 items)
Abstract Alexander Charns, a lawyer from Durham, N.C., wrote "Cloak and Gavel" (1992), a study of the relationship between the United States Supreme Court and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Photocopies of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) files concerning the relationship between the United States Supreme Court and the FBI. Included are files on individual United States Supreme Court justices; circuit courts; government officials; the American Bar Association; wiretapping; protests and local politics; and the Jencks decision, which relates to testimony by government officials. Also included are photocopies of "official" and "confidential" of J. Edgar Hoover files and papers from a lawsuit filed by Alexander Charns against the FBI in order to gain access to restricted documents.
Creator Charns, Alexander, 1956-
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language English
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Restrictions to Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Alexander Charns Papers #4866, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Acquisitions Information
Received from Alexander Charns of Durham, N.C., on 15 June 1997 (Acc. 97074).
Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
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Photocopies of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) files concerning the relationship between the United States Supreme Court and the FBI. Included are files on individual United States Supreme Court justices; circuit courts; government officials; the American Bar Association; wiretapping; protests and local politics; and the Jencks decision, which relates to testimony by government officials. Also included are photocopies of "official" and "confidential" of J. Edgar Hoover files and papers from a lawsuit filed by Alexander Charns against the FBI in order to gain access to restricted documents.

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Contents list

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Series 1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s.

Arrangement: alphabetically by justice's name.

Folder 1

Black, Hugo

Folder 2

Brandeis, Louis

Folder 3

Cardozo, Benjamin

Folder 4-25

Folder 4

Folder 5

Folder 6

Folder 7

Folder 8

Folder 9

Folder 10

Folder 11

Folder 12

Folder 13

Folder 14

Folder 15

Folder 16

Folder 17

Folder 18

Folder 19

Folder 20

Folder 21

Folder 22

Folder 23

Folder 24

Folder 25

Clark, Tom

Folder 26-33

Folder 26

Folder 27

Folder 28

Folder 29

Folder 30

Folder 31

Folder 32

Folder 33

Douglas, William

Folder 34-39

Folder 34

Folder 35

Folder 36

Folder 37

Folder 38

Folder 39

Fortas, Abe

Folder 40-42

Folder 40

Folder 41

Folder 42

Frankfurther, Felix

Folder 43-48

Folder 43

Folder 44

Folder 45

Folder 46

Folder 47

Folder 48

Goldberg, Arthur

Folder 49-52

Folder 49

Folder 50

Folder 51

Folder 52

Harlan, John Marshall

Folder 53

Holmes, Oliver Wendell

Folder 54

Hughes, Charles

Folder 55-64

Folder 55

Folder 56

Folder 57

Folder 58

Folder 59

Folder 60

Folder 61

Folder 62

Folder 63

Folder 64

Marshall, Thurgood

Folder 65

McKenna, Joseph

Folder 66

McReynolds, James

Folder 67-68

Folder 67

Folder 68

Minton, Sherman

Folder 69

Murphy, Frank

Folder 70

Reed, Stanley

Folder 71

Roberts, Owen

Folder 72

Stone, Harlan

Folder 73

Sutherland, George

Folder 74

Taft, William Howard

Folder 75

Van Devanter, Willis

Folder 76

Vinson, Frederick

Folder 77-92

Folder 77

Folder 78

Folder 79

Folder 80

Folder 81

Folder 82

Folder 83

Folder 84

Folder 85

Folder 86

Folder 87

Folder 88

Folder 89

Folder 90

Folder 91

Folder 92

Warren, Earl

Folder 93

Whittaker, Charles

Folder 94-100

Folder 94

Folder 95

Folder 96

Folder 97

Folder 98

Folder 99

Folder 100

Supreme Court Exhibits

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Arrangement: by court number and alphabetically by government official's name.

Folder 101

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals

Folder 102

2nd Circuit Court of Appeals

Folder 103

4th Circuit Court of Appeals

Folder 104

6th Circuit Court of Appeals

Folder 105

7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Folder 106

8th Circuit Court of Appeals

Folder 107-113

Folder 107

Folder 108

Folder 109

Folder 110

Folder 111

Folder 112

Folder 113

9th Circuit Court of Appeals

Folder 114

10th Circuit Court of Appeals

Folder 115

Byrnes, James: Director of War Mobilization

Folder 116

Crook, Philip: chief, U.S. Supreme Court police force

Folder 117

Cropley, Charles Elmore: clerk, U.S. Supreme Court

Folder 118

Dilli, Reginald: deputy clerk, U.S. Supreme Court

Folder 119

Eskridge, Chauncey: Chicago attorney

Folder 120

Haynsworth, Clement: judge, U. S. circuit court

Folder 121

Lippitt, T. Perry: marshal, U. S. Supreme Court

Folder 122

McGowan, Carl: judge, U. S. circuit court

Folder 123

Medina, Harold: judge, U. S. circuit court

Folder 124-125

Folder 124

Folder 125

Mitchell, John: U.S. Attorney General

Folder 126-127

Folder 126

Folder 127

Parker, John: judge, U. S. circuit court

Folder 128

Shenker, Israel: reporter, New York Times

Folder 129

Smith, Willis: U.S. Senator

Folder 130

Swygert, Luther: U. S. assistant attorney general

Folder 131-138

Folder 131

Folder 132

Folder 133

Folder 134

Folder 135

Folder 136

Folder 137

Folder 138

Tamm, Edward: judge, U. S. circuit court

Folder 139

Willey, Harold: clerk, U. S. Supreme Court

Folder 140

Waring, J. Waties: judge, U. S. circuit court

Folder 141-145

Folder 141

Folder 142

Folder 143

Folder 144

Folder 145

Williams, Edward Bennett: attorney general

Folder 146

Williams, Gerhard: U. S. assistant secretary of state

Folder 147

Wright, J. Sicelly: U. S. assistant attorney general

Folder 148-149

Folder 148

Folder 149

Wyzanski, Charles: judge, U. S. circuit court

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Arrangement: by file number.

Folder 150

American Bar Association, general

Folder 151-158

Folder 151

Folder 152

Folder 153

Folder 154

Folder 155

Folder 156

Folder 157

Folder 158

ABA, 63-383 sections 1-8

Folder 159

ABA, 63-383-41x

Folder 160

ABA, 63-383-118

Folder 161

ABA, 63-383-185

Folder 162-207

Folder 162

Folder 163

Folder 164

Folder 165

Folder 166

Folder 167

Folder 168

Folder 169

Folder 170

Folder 171

Folder 172

Folder 173

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Folder 175

Folder 176

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Folder 182

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Folder 185

Folder 186

Folder 187

Folder 188

Folder 189

Folder 190

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Folder 193

Folder 194

Folder 195

Folder 196

Folder 197

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Folder 199

Folder 200

Folder 201

Folder 202

Folder 203

Folder 204

Folder 205

Folder 206

Folder 207

ABA, 94-1-369 sections 1-5

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Arrangement: by file number.

Folder 208-211

Folder 208

Folder 209

Folder 210

Folder 211

Wiretapping, general

Folder 212-273

Folder 212

Folder 213

Folder 214

Folder 215

Folder 216

Folder 217

Folder 218

Folder 219

Folder 220

Folder 221

Folder 222

Folder 223

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Folder 226

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Folder 228

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Folder 260

Folder 261

Folder 262

Folder 263

Folder 264

Folder 265

Folder 266

Folder 267

Folder 268

Folder 269

Folder 270

Folder 271

Folder 272

Folder 273

Wiretapping, 62-12114 volumes 1-62

Folder 274

Wiretapping, 62-12114 supplemental release

Folder 275

Wiretapping, 62-12114 June mail

Folder 276

Wiretapping, 62-1410-66-6200

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Folder 277

Moore, Dan

Folder 278

Kirks, Rowland

Folder 279

Ku Klux Klan in Charlotte

Folder 280

Los Angeles crime

Folder 281

USSR games in Charlotte

Folder 282-290

Folder 282

Folder 283

Folder 284

Folder 285

Folder 286

Folder 287

Folder 288

Folder 289

Folder 290

Lunch counter sit-ins, CE volumes 1-9

Folder 291-294

Folder 291

Folder 292

Folder 293

Folder 294

Lunch counter sit-ins, HQ volumes 1-4

Folder 295-307

Folder 295

Folder 296

Folder 297

Folder 298

Folder 299

Folder 300

Folder 301

Folder 302

Folder 303

Folder 304

Folder 305

Folder 306

Folder 307

University of North Carolina Vietnam war protests

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Series 6. Jencks Decision, 1930s-1990s.

Arrangement: by file number.

Folder 308-311

Folder 308

Folder 309

Folder 310

Folder 311

Jencks decision, general

Folder 312-326

Folder 312

Folder 313

Folder 314

Folder 315

Folder 316

Folder 317

Folder 318

Folder 319

Folder 320

Folder 321

Folder 322

Folder 323

Folder 324

Folder 325

Folder 326

Jencks decision, 62-104029 volumes 1-14

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Series 7. Charns Suit, 1930s-1990s.

Charns's files on his lawsuit to acquire closed FBI documents.

Folder 327-337

Folder 327

Folder 328

Folder 329

Folder 330

Folder 331

Folder 332

Folder 333

Folder 334

Folder 335

Folder 336

Folder 337

Charns suit, general

Folder 338-349

Folder 338

Folder 339

Folder 340

Folder 341

Folder 342

Folder 343

Folder 344

Folder 345

Folder 346

Folder 347

Folder 348

Folder 349

Tolson settlement

Folder 350-358

Folder 350

Folder 351

Folder 352

Folder 353

Folder 354

Folder 355

Folder 356

Folder 357

Folder 358

FBI FOIA policies

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expand/collapse Expand/collapse Series 8. J. Edgar Hoover Files, 1930s-1990s.

Arrangement: by file number.

Photocopies of FBI files released to Charns after his successful lawsuit. These are labeled JEH O&C. They are referred to in the suit as J. Edgar Hoover official and confidential files.

Folder 359-472

Folder 359

Folder 360

Folder 361

Folder 362

Folder 363

Folder 364

Folder 365

Folder 366

Folder 367

Folder 368

Folder 369

Folder 370

Folder 371

Folder 372

Folder 373

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Folder 426

Folder 427

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Folder 432

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Folder 443

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Folder 445

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Folder 447

Folder 448

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Folder 457

Folder 458

Folder 459

Folder 460

Folder 461

Folder 462

Folder 463

Folder 464

Folder 465

Folder 466

Folder 467

Folder 468

Folder 469

Folder 470

Folder 471

Folder 472

J. Edgar Hoover files, 1930s-1990s.

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