Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Pinkerton's National Detective Agency records, 1853-1999 |
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Span Dates | 1853-1999 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1880-1920) |
ID No. | MSS36301 |
Creator | Pinkerton's National Detective Agency |
Extent | 63,000 items ; 183 containers plus 20 oversize ; 79 linear feet ; 3 microfilm reels |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | Private detective agency directed by the Pinkerton family to protect interests of clients in business and industry. The records include business and family correspondence, biographical and genealogical records, administrative records such as procedural guidelines and training manuals, and criminal case files which include correspondence, reports, photographs, legal documents, and printed matter. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003007 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm75036301 |