Intelligence -- United States

Scope and Contents note The William E. and Barbara Colby Papers comprise the personal papers of William E. Colby, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1973 to 1976. A series of letters to Colby dating to the 1980s and 1990s touches on his opinion about various books concerning the history of intelligence in America. Also included are reproduced reports deriving from his service as head of the C.I.A. A fair amount of printed materials are also present. The bulk of the collection is composed of...

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The collection primarily consists of printed materials related to U.S. intelligence and national security issues from the 1980s to 1990s. Material types include newsletters, reports, journals, clippings, press kits, government documents, and gray literature. It also incudes documentaries and non-fiction works on VHS and audio cassette tapes.

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The collection is composed of several short typed manuscripts by Frederiksen discussing his personal history and involvement in the OSS, as well as a variety of recommendations and reports on Frederiksen from colleagues, and one of his jailers. Additional documents include application and reference forms prepared by Frederiksen for the U.S. government, and some correspondence relating to his employment plans after leaving Vienna.

Collection level scope/content note This collection reflects Garthoff’s lifelong interest in the intelligence community and the Cold War. The bulk of the collection is newsprint or copies of news articles, and scholarly articles and copies of books on intelligence topics, frequently with marginalia and comments by Garthoff. While some sources are in Russian, the majority of the collection is in English. The collection is divided into two series, one comprised of intelligence coverage in news sources from 1943 to 2010, and the...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Edward P. Gazur Papers (1 Box, 1.5 linear feet) consist of a typed manuscript by Edward P. Gazur entitled, "Me and the KGB General: The Secret Odyssey of KGB Master Spy Alexander Orlov." The manuscript is divided into 27 chapters, and also includes introductory material, a prologue, a postcript, and what Gazur calls a "Basic Intelligence Primer," containing a brief history of Russian intelligence operations and common terms used by agents. The manuscript was written between 1999 and...

Scope and Contents The collection consists of the papers of Samuel Halpern, an officer with the OSS and CIA from 1943 to 1974. The papers primarily document his post-CIA work as a writer and historian on U.S. intelligence and foreign affairs, especially CIA operations in Cuba in the 1960s. It includes correspondence with Richard Helms and a number of other individuals, dating from the 1970s to 2000s. Other documents include writings by Halpern, his commentary on other articles and reports, interviews,...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Richard M. Helms Papers: Part 1 comprise the private papers of Richard M. Helms, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1966 to 1973 and the U.S. Ambassador to Iran from 1973 to 1976. The collection includes extensive correspondence files, including a number of letters from George H.W. Bush, Barry Goldwater, Lady Bird Johnson, Lyndon B. Johnson, Henry A. Kissinger, Richard M. Nixon, and Ronald Reagan, among others. The papers also include manuscripts by Helms and others,...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Richard M. Helms Papers: Part 2 contain a portion of the personal papers of Richard M. Helms, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1966 to 1973 and the U.S. Ambassador to Iran from 1973 to 1976. The collection includes some of Helms' personal correspondence, mostly dated to the 1970s. Correspondents include Dennis J. Helms, W. Averell Harriman, John A. McCone, Gates W. McGarrah, and Richard M. Nixon. The collection also includes a few of Helms' appointment books dating...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Richard M. Helms Papers: Part 3 document the career of Richard M. Helms, who served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1966 to 1973 and the U.S. Ambassador to Iran from 1973 to 1976. The collection includes carbons of some of Helms' outgoing correspondence, mostly dated to 1976, with various individuals, such as George H.W. Bush. Helms' personal papers (Part 3) contain letters from notable people, such as Assadollah Alam, Arthur Ashe, Michael Beschloss, George H.W. Bush,...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Richard M. Helms Papers: Part 4 consist of a small number of documents pertaining to the career of Richard M. Helms, director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency from 1966 to 1973 and U.S. Ambassador to Iran from 1973 to 1976. This particular portion of Helms' personal papers principally contains letters of recommendation on his behalf written to the "Chicago Daily News" in 1937 and to the U.S. Navy Bureau of Navigation in 1942. These documents shed light on Helms' successes as a...

Scope and Contents The OSS Oral History Project collection comprises the records of a Georgetown University-based project funded by the Central Intelligence Agency’s Center for the Study of Intelligence. In 1996 and 1997, under the leadership of Dr. Christof Mauch, a team of scholars conducted oral history interviews with over thirty former members of the Office of Strategic Services, a World War Two American intelligence agency. Interviewees included former CIA director Richard Helms, US Supreme Court Justice...