Gwendolyn Brooks FBI file

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Copies of all documents or FBI files pertaining to or mentioning poet Gwendolyn Brooks. Brooks died in 2000. Her obituary was published in the New York Times and is available here: https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/05/books/gwendolyn-brooks-83-passionate-poet-dies.html

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,

William Pierce
Lucy Parsons Labs

Regarding my request submitted April 20, 2018:

Please include cross-references and results of a search of ELSUR (Electronic Surveillance) records.

Thank you.

Regarding my request submitted April 20, 2018 for files on Gwendolyn Brooks ("Copies of all documents or FBI files pertaining to or mentioning poet Gwendolyn Brooks"):

In addition to including cross-references and results of a search of ELSUR (Electronic Surveillance) records, I would like to specify that the FBI should search all field offices as well as HQ for these records; and to search the older, manual indices as well as the automated indices.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
William Pierce
Lucy Parsons Labs