FBI: Adella M. Parker
| Tracking # |
1492689-000 |
| Submitted | March 22, 2021 |
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From: Robert Delaware
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any records mentioning Adella Parker (born February 1st 1870 - died April 8th 1956). Adella Parker went by the names of Adele Parker, Adele Parker-Bennett, or Adela Parker. Adella Parker was a suffragist, lawyer and journalist who spent most of her life in Seattle. She was the Moscow correspondent for William Randolph Hearst's International News Service between 1922 and 1923. Parker was also the publisher of a newspaper called the "Western Woman Voter" which was published in Seattle between 1911 and 1913.
There are a handful of blog posts online that discuss her interesting historical background: https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2013/12/chs-retake-writer-shares-lost-seattle/
Please search for any mentions of her articles published in either the Western Woman Voter newspaper, or by the International News Service. Please also search for any records related to her time serving in the Washington State House of Representatives from 1935 to 1937. Of particular interest would be records mentioning the Centralia massacre of 1919 and her trip through Russia following the Russian revolution.
Please include all potentially responsive materials, including but not limited to all communications, reports, inquiries, investigations, photographs, audio files, video files, memos, directives, etc. Please include all materials found in other subject files and all materials associated with any potentially-related names and any other known aliases, nicknames, code names, or any other identifying pseudonyms or references utilized by this agency. Please consult the Central Records System and records, the Electronic Surveillance (ELSUR) Data Management System and records, Microphone Surveillance (MISUR) records, Physical Surveillance (FISUR) records, Technical Surveillance (TESUR) records, and all available cross-reference indices, databases, and records, in addition to any other locations containing potentially-responsive materials related to Adella Parker.
According to a blog post I just read, it is important that I state the following: "As you know, your agency is required to search the records stored at NARA’s Washington Records Center in Suitland, MD, but still technically under your agency’s control. For more information see 36 CFR 1250.8" Please also conduct a physical search of records at NARA's Washington Records Center in Suitland, for any records or documents related to Adella Parker.
Thank you for your commitment to transparency. This is an important person in Seattle history, and the thorough search for any records, along with the release of any records should they exist, is the the public interest.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Robert Delaware
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
There are eFOIA files available for you to download.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Good Morning Mr. Delaware,
We're contacting you about the FOIPA request above. The FBI located approximately 1,335 (multi subject) pages and video media files potentially responsive to your request. In your cost response, you agreed to pay up to $70 for processing.
Requests are processed in the order in which they are received through our multi-track processing system:
Small track requests (0- 50 pages) current average time is approximately 4 months to complete;
Medium track requests (51-950 pages) current average time is approximately 29 months to complete;
Large track requests (951-8000 pages) current average time is approximately 60 months to complete; and
Extra-large track requests (over 8000 pages) current average time is approximately 84 months to complete.
The current average time to complete your large track request is at least 60 months. Reducing the scope of your request may accelerate the processing, allow for a timelier receipt of the information you seek, and reduce the duplication costs, if applicable. Would you be willing to consider reducing the scope of your request to place it in a smaller, potentially faster processing track?
Please let us know if you would like to move forward with reducing the scope of your request. If you do reduce the scope of your request, you can request additional material with a new FOIPA request upon completion of this one.
Sincerely,
Negotiation Team
FBI Information Management Division
Fbi.foipa.negotiation@fbi.gov<mailto:Fbi.foipa.negotiation@fbi.gov>
Status Checks: https://vault.fbi.gov/fdps-1/@@search-fdps | foipaquestions@fbi.gov<mailto:foipaquestions@fbi.gov>
For additional information, please visit the www.fbi.gov/foia<http://www.fbi.gov/foia> website.
COVID-19 Impact: RIDS resumed full staffing on April 12, 2020. Commensurate with the return of full staffing levels, RIDS will being increasing its FOIA processing production. While RIDS will make its best efforts to meet increased production goals, this increased production rate may be negatively impacted by COVID-19 workplace disruptions. As a result, estimated dates of completion for Freedom of Information Act requests were impacted and you can expect lengthened response timelines. Please note that these are estimates, and these timelines may change as this national emergency evolves. The FBI remains committed to fulfilling your FOIPA request in the timeliest manner possible. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
From: Robert Delaware
Dear Negotiation Team-
Would it be possible to remove all video files from the request? Would that increase the amount of time it would take for this request to be completed?
-Robert Delaware
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Good Morning Mr. Delaware,
Thank you for your email. It appears there are two FOIPA requests intertwined in this email chain.
The below email [dated May 11th] highlighted in yellow are in reference to FOIPA request 1472217-000 (Higgins, William).
For FOIPA request 1472217-000 (Higgins, William). The FBI located approximately 1,335 (multi subject) pages and video media files potentially responsive to your request.
We could reduce the scope of this request by limiting to approximately the 1,335 potentially responsive pages and no potentially responsive media. This request would remain in the large track with an average time to complete of approximately 60 months.
Please let us know how you would like to move forward with reducing the scope of this request.
Sincerely,
Negotiation Team
FBI Information Management Division
Fbi.foipa.negotiation@fbi.gov<mailto:Fbi.foipa.negotiation@fbi.gov>
Status Checks: https://vault.fbi.gov/fdps-1/@@search-fdps | foipaquestions@fbi.gov<mailto:foipaquestions@fbi.gov>
For additional information, please visit the www.fbi.gov/foia<http://www.fbi.gov/foia> website.
COVID-19 Impact: RIDS resumed full staffing on April 12, 2021. Commensurate with the return of full staffing levels, RIDS will being increasing its FOIA processing production. While RIDS will make its best efforts to meet increased production goals, this increased production rate may be negatively impacted by COVID-19 workplace disruptions. As a result, estimated dates of completion for Freedom of Information Act requests were impacted and you can expect lengthened response timelines. Please note that these are estimates, and these timelines may change as this national emergency evolves. The FBI remains committed to fulfilling your FOIPA request in the timeliest manner possible. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Good Morning Mr. Delaware,
We're following up with the email sent out on May 14, 2021 to you with regards to your FOIPA request 1472217-000. The email dated May 14, 2021 goes into more detail for our contact with you. Please let us know if you would like to move forward with reducing the scope of your request.
Sincerely,
Negotiation Team
FBI Information Management Division
Fbi.foipa.negotiation@fbi.gov<mailto:Fbi.foipa.negotiation@fbi.gov>
Status Checks: https://vault.fbi.gov/fdps-1/@@search-fdps | foipaquestions@fbi.gov<mailto:foipaquestions@fbi.gov>
For additional information, please visit the www.fbi.gov/foia<http://www.fbi.gov/foia> website.
COVID-19 Impact: RIDS resumed full staffing on April 12, 2021. Commensurate with the return of full staffing levels, RIDS will being increasing its FOIA processing production. While RIDS will make its best efforts to meet increased production goals, this increased production rate may be negatively impacted by COVID-19 workplace disruptions. As a result, estimated dates of completion for Freedom of Information Act requests were impacted and you can expect lengthened response timelines. Please note that these are estimates, and these timelines may change as this national emergency evolves. The FBI remains committed to fulfilling your FOIPA request in the timeliest manner possible. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
From: Robert Delaware
Dear Negotiation Team-
In regards to this request (1472217-000 (Higgins, William)) please move forward by, "reducing the scope of this request by limiting to approximately the 1,335 potentially responsive pages and no potentially responsive media."
Please take into consideration that fees related to this request have been paid, and that the expectation is that these documents will one day be released.
Thank you for commitment to transparency, and I look forward to being involved with this request, no matter how long it takes.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Good Morning Mr. Delaware,
Thank you for your email confirmation concerning the scope reduction of this request. We will move forward with the scope reduction by limiting to approximately 1,335 potentially responsive pages and no potentially responsive media.
This request will remain in the large track with an average time to complete of approximately 60 months.
We appreciate your patience and a letter will be forthcoming to document this email.
Any future status inquires please go to foipaquestions@fbi.gov<mailto:foipaquestions@fbi.gov>
Sincerely,
Negotiation Team
FBI Information Management Division
Fbi.foipa.negotiation@fbi.gov<mailto:Fbi.foipa.negotiation@fbi.gov>
Status Checks: https://vault.fbi.gov/fdps-1/@@search-fdps | foipaquestions@fbi.gov<mailto:foipaquestions@fbi.gov>
For additional information, please visit the www.fbi.gov/foia<http://www.fbi.gov/foia> website.
COVID-19 Impact: RIDS resumed full staffing on April 12, 2021. Commensurate with the return of full staffing levels, RIDS will being increasing its FOIA processing production. While RIDS will make its best efforts to meet increased production goals, this increased production rate may be negatively impacted by COVID-19 workplace disruptions. As a result, estimated dates of completion for Freedom of Information Act requests were impacted and you can expect lengthened response timelines. Please note that these are estimates, and these timelines may change as this national emergency evolves. The FBI remains committed to fulfilling your FOIPA request in the timeliest manner possible. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Good morning,
Thank you for your inquiry regarding the status of your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy (FOIPA) request. A review of your request has determined the following:
The request is presently awaiting assignment to a Disclosure analyst who will then review the records to determine if any redactions are required pursuant to subsections of Title 5, U. S. Code, Section 552 and 552a.
You may check the status of your request online at http://vault.fbi.gov by clicking on the ‘Check Status of Your FOI/PA Request’ link. Online status reports are updated weekly.
Requests are processed in the order in which they are received through our multi-track processing system. Requests are divided into two primary tracks--simple (under 50 pages of potentially responsive documents) and complex (over 50 pages of potentially responsive documents). Complex requests are further divided into medium, large, and extra-large sub-tracks based upon request size. Simple track requests typically require the least amount of time to process. Currently, simple track cases average approximately 152 days from the date of receipt for processing. Our complex requests in the medium processing track are currently averaging 922 days, large processing track are currently averaging approximately 1,964 days, and extra-large processing track are currently averaging 2,360 days for processing.
Your request is currently in the complex request medium processing track, and the estimated date of completion for your request is October 2023. If your request is considered a complex track, considering reducing the scope of your request may accelerate the process as it could potentially place your request in a quicker processing track. This may also reduce any search and duplication costs, if applicable, and allow for a more timely receipt of your information. If you wish to discuss reducing the scope of your request, please indicate so and a representative will be in contact.
Respectfully,
Public Information Officer
FBI - Information Management Division
200 Constitution Drive
Winchester, VA 22602
O: (540) 868-4593
E: foipaquestions@fbi.gov<mailto:foipaquestions@fbi.gov>
Do you have further questions about the FOI/PA process? Visit us at http://www.fbi.gov/foia
Please check the status of your request online at https://vault.fbi.gov/fdps-1/@@search-fdps Status updates are performed on a weekly basis.
Note: This is a non-emergency email address. If this is an emergency, please call 911 directly. If you need to report a tip for immediate action, please contact FBI Tips at http://tips.fbi.gov/ or reach out to your local field office.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Thank you for contacting foipaquestions@fbi.gov. Please check the status of your FOIPA Request at http://vault.fbi.gov by clicking on “Check Status of Your FOI/PA Request” on the right side of the page, and follow the instructions below.
Check the Status of Your FOIPA Request
If your FOIPA Number is [1234567-0] please enter [1234567-000] into the system. If your FOIPA Number is [1234567-1] please enter [1234567-001] into the system. If you have any questions about the status of your FOIPA request, please e-mail foipaquestions@fbi.gov.
FIND STATUS OF FOIPA- Request statuses are updated weekly
Please enter the whole FOIPA number-Example: [1234567-000]
FOIPA:
Results will show the Request Number, Case Type and Process Description shown below:
FOIPA:
1234567-000
Case Type:
FOIPA
Process Description (Will display the current progress of the request)
The FBI’s FOIPA Program is searching the FBI’s indices for potentially responsive documents.
You may be contacted via formal letter for all fees and/or negotiation issues that may apply.
NOTE: Recent requests are entered into the FOIPA database in the order that they are received. Before you can check the status, you must have received correspondence assigning a FOIPA request number and the information transferred to the online database. Status information is updated weekly. If a request has been closed within the last six months the online database will display the following: The FOIPA number entered has been closed, and appropriate correspondence has been sent to the address on file.
Estimated Dates of Completion
Requests are processed in the order in which they are received through our multi-track processing system. Requests are divided into two primary tracks--simple (under 50 pages of potentially responsive documents) and complex (over 50 pages of potentially responsive documents). Complex requests are further divided into medium, large, and extra-large sub-tracks based upon request size. Simple track requests typically require the least amount of time to process. Currently, simple track cases average approximately 152 days from the date of receipt for processing. Our complex requests in the medium processing track are currently averaging 922 days, large processing track are currently averaging approximately 1,964 days, and extra-large processing track are currently averaging 2,360 days for processing.
Respectfully,
Public Information Officer
FBI - Information Management Division
200 Constitution Drive
Winchester, VA 22602
O: (540) 868-4593
E: foipaquestions@fbi.gov<mailto:foipaquestions@fbi.gov>
Do you have further questions about the FOI/PA process? Visit us at http://www.fbi.gov/foia
Please check the status of your request online at https://vault.fbi.gov/fdps-1/@@search-fdps Status updates are performed on a weekly basis.
Note: This is a non-emergency email address. If this is an emergency, please call 911 directly. If you need to report a tip for immediate action, please contact FBI Tips at http://tips.fbi.gov/ or reach out to your local field office.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
There are eFOIA files available for you to download.
From: Robert Delaware
: May 9th, 2024
FOIPA Request No: 1492689-000
Subject: PARKER, ADELLA
Dear Mr. Michael G. Seidel-
Hello! Thank you for taking the time to read this message. I just received a message dated May 9th, 2024 about my FOIPA request for records related to ADELLA PARKER. PARKER was a Washington State based journalist and political activist. The FOIPA Request number for this request is 1492689-000. There have been approximately 258 pages of potentially responsive documents located.
It was indicated in the message that was sent to me, that the request for ADELLA PARKER is in the “medium track” and it was asked if I was still interested in having the request processed, or if I was interested in reducing the request to a smaller processing track. The message sent to me indicated that a response is required in 30 days.
Please consider this message as a reply to your letter. My response is as follows:
Please continue on with the request. I believe it is of historical interest and the release of these records is in the public good.
Please continue on with this request in the medium track.
I will work towards the release of these records for as long as it takes. Thank you for the update and reply, and thank you all for your commitment to transparency.
-Robert “Robby” Delaware
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1492689-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
There are eFOIA files available for you to download.
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