Alexander Charns Papers, 1930-1990

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-
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.

Contents list

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

Arrangement: alphabetically by justice's name.

Folder 1	Black, Hugo #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 1
Folder 2	Brandeis, Louis #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 2
Folder 3	Cardozo, Benjamin #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 3
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 #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 4-25
Folder 26-33 Folder 26 Folder 27 Folder 28 Folder 29 Folder 30 Folder 31 Folder 32 Folder 33	Douglas, William #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 26-33
Folder 34-39 Folder 34 Folder 35 Folder 36 Folder 37 Folder 38 Folder 39	Fortas, Abe #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 34-39
Folder 40-42 Folder 40 Folder 41 Folder 42	Frankfurther, Felix #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 40-42
Folder 43-48 Folder 43 Folder 44 Folder 45 Folder 46 Folder 47 Folder 48	Goldberg, Arthur #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 43-48
Folder 49-52 Folder 49 Folder 50 Folder 51 Folder 52	Harlan, John Marshall #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 49-52
Folder 53	Holmes, Oliver Wendell #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 53
Folder 54	Hughes, Charles #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 54
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 #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 55-64
Folder 65	McKenna, Joseph #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 65
Folder 66	McReynolds, James #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 66
Folder 67-68 Folder 67 Folder 68	Minton, Sherman #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 67-68
Folder 69	Murphy, Frank #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 69
Folder 70	Reed, Stanley #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 70
Folder 71	Roberts, Owen #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 71
Folder 72	Stone, Harlan #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 72
Folder 73	Sutherland, George #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 73
Folder 74	Taft, William Howard #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 74
Folder 75	Van Devanter, Willis #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 75
Folder 76	Vinson, Frederick #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 76
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 #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 77-92
Folder 93	Whittaker, Charles #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 93
Folder 94-100 Folder 94 Folder 95 Folder 96 Folder 97 Folder 98 Folder 99 Folder 100	Supreme Court Exhibits #04866, Series: "1. U.S. Supreme Court Justices, 1930s-1990s." Folder 94-100

Expand/collapse Series 2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s.

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

Folder 101	D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 101
Folder 102	2nd Circuit Court of Appeals #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 102
Folder 103	4th Circuit Court of Appeals #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 103
Folder 104	6th Circuit Court of Appeals #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 104
Folder 105	7th Circuit Court of Appeals #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 105
Folder 106	8th Circuit Court of Appeals #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 106
Folder 107-113 Folder 107 Folder 108 Folder 109 Folder 110 Folder 111 Folder 112 Folder 113	9th Circuit Court of Appeals #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 107-113
Folder 114	10th Circuit Court of Appeals #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 114
Folder 115	Byrnes, James: Director of War Mobilization #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 115
Folder 116	Crook, Philip: chief, U.S. Supreme Court police force #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 116
Folder 117	Cropley, Charles Elmore: clerk, U.S. Supreme Court #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 117
Folder 118	Dilli, Reginald: deputy clerk, U.S. Supreme Court #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 118
Folder 119	Eskridge, Chauncey: Chicago attorney #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 119
Folder 120	Haynsworth, Clement: judge, U. S. circuit court #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 120
Folder 121	Lippitt, T. Perry: marshal, U. S. Supreme Court #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 121
Folder 122	McGowan, Carl: judge, U. S. circuit court #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 122
Folder 123	Medina, Harold: judge, U. S. circuit court #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 123
Folder 124-125 Folder 124 Folder 125	Mitchell, John: U.S. Attorney General #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 124-125
Folder 126-127 Folder 126 Folder 127	Parker, John: judge, U. S. circuit court #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 126-127
Folder 128	Shenker, Israel: reporter, New York Times #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 128
Folder 129	Smith, Willis: U.S. Senator #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 129
Folder 130	Swygert, Luther: U. S. assistant attorney general #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 130
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 #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 131-138
Folder 139	Willey, Harold: clerk, U. S. Supreme Court #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 139
Folder 140	Waring, J. Waties: judge, U. S. circuit court #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 140
Folder 141-145 Folder 141 Folder 142 Folder 143 Folder 144 Folder 145	Williams, Edward Bennett: attorney general #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 141-145
Folder 146	Williams, Gerhard: U. S. assistant secretary of state #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 146
Folder 147	Wright, J. Sicelly: U. S. assistant attorney general #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 147
Folder 148-149 Folder 148 Folder 149	Wyzanski, Charles: judge, U. S. circuit court #04866, Series: "2. Circuit Courts and Government Officials, 1930s-1990s." Folder 148-149

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Arrangement: by file number.

Folder 150	American Bar Association, general #04866, Series: "3. American Bar Association, 1930s-1990s." Folder 150
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 #04866, Series: "3. American Bar Association, 1930s-1990s." Folder 151-158
Folder 159	ABA, 63-383-41x #04866, Series: "3. American Bar Association, 1930s-1990s." Folder 159
Folder 160	ABA, 63-383-118 #04866, Series: "3. American Bar Association, 1930s-1990s." Folder 160
Folder 161	ABA, 63-383-185 #04866, Series: "3. American Bar Association, 1930s-1990s." Folder 161
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Folder 208-211 Folder 208 Folder 209 Folder 210 Folder 211	Wiretapping, general #04866, Series: "4. Wiretapping, 1930s-1990s." Folder 208-211
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Folder 274	Wiretapping, 62-12114 supplemental release #04866, Series: "4. Wiretapping, 1930s-1990s." Folder 274
Folder 275	Wiretapping, 62-12114 June mail #04866, Series: "4. Wiretapping, 1930s-1990s." Folder 275
Folder 276	Wiretapping, 62-1410-66-6200 #04866, Series: "4. Wiretapping, 1930s-1990s." Folder 276

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Folder 277	Moore, Dan #04866, Series: "5. Protests and Local Politics, 1930s-1990s." Folder 277
Folder 278	Kirks, Rowland #04866, Series: "5. Protests and Local Politics, 1930s-1990s." Folder 278
Folder 279	Ku Klux Klan in Charlotte #04866, Series: "5. Protests and Local Politics, 1930s-1990s." Folder 279
Folder 280	Los Angeles crime #04866, Series: "5. Protests and Local Politics, 1930s-1990s." Folder 280
Folder 281	USSR games in Charlotte #04866, Series: "5. Protests and Local Politics, 1930s-1990s." Folder 281
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 #04866, Series: "5. Protests and Local Politics, 1930s-1990s." Folder 282-290
Folder 291-294 Folder 291 Folder 292 Folder 293 Folder 294	Lunch counter sit-ins, HQ volumes 1-4 #04866, Series: "5. Protests and Local Politics, 1930s-1990s." Folder 291-294
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 #04866, Series: "5. Protests and Local Politics, 1930s-1990s." Folder 295-307

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Arrangement: by file number.

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Jencks decision, general #04866, Series: "6. Jencks Decision, 1930s-1990s." Folder 308-311

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Jencks decision, 62-104029 volumes 1-14 #04866, Series: "6. Jencks Decision, 1930s-1990s." Folder 312-326

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

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Charns suit, general #04866, Series: "7. Charns Suit, 1930s-1990s." Folder 327-337

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Tolson settlement #04866, Series: "7. Charns Suit, 1930s-1990s." Folder 338-349

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FBI FOIA policies #04866, Series: "7. Charns Suit, 1930s-1990s." Folder 350-358

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.

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J. Edgar Hoover files, 1930s-1990s. #04866, Series: "8. J. Edgar Hoover Files, 1930s-1990s." Folder 359-472

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Collection Number: 04866

Collection Title: Alexander Charns Papers, 1930-1990