Lucy Parsons (NARA)

Dear JPat Brown,

Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act
request to the National Archives and Records Administration.

Due to the nature of your request, we have forwarded your request,
submitted to foia@nara.gov, to our Office of Research Services, Special
Access and FOIA staff, for appropriate handling. You've requested documents
that may already be open to the public and not subject to FOIA. Federal
records are transferred to NARA no earlier than 15 years and as late as 30
years from the date the document was created. You will be assigned a new
tracking number by that office within the next 20 business days. If you
would like to follow up with that office directly please contact them at
specialaccess_FOIA@nara.gov
<file:///S:/FOIA/FOIA%20CASE%20FILES/FOIA%20Simple%20Reference%20Correspondence%20Williams/specialaccess_FOIA@nara.gov>
.

For your reference, your original submission is below.

Thank you for contacting the National Archives and please visit our website
at www.archives.gov/foia
<file:///S:/FOIA/FOIA%20CASE%20FILES/FOIA%20Simple%20Reference%20Correspondence%20Williams/www.archives.gov/foia%20>
for
further information.

Please also visit our main website, www.archives.gov
<file:///S:/FOIA/FOIA%20CASE%20FILES/FOIA%20Simple%20Reference%20Correspondence%20Williams/www.archives.gov>,
to learn more about the many exciting resources we offer the public.

Sincerely,

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From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 4:42 PM
Subject: Freedom of Information Request: Lucy Parsons (NARA)
To: foia@nara.gov

March 21, 2016
National Archives and Records Administration
FOIA Officer
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 3110
College Park, MD 20740

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request
the following records:

Files concerning Lucy Parson, which according to the FBI should be under
100-HQ-3, Sub files 4, 7, 14, and 43.

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,

JPat Brown

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PLEASE NOTE: This request was filed by a MuckRock staff reporter. Also note
that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than
"MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as
undeliverable.
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Dear JPat Brown,

I am writing in response to your March 21, 2016 Freedom of Information Act
request for records in the custody of the National Archives and Records
Administration. Your request was received in this office on March 30, 2016
and assigned *FOIA case number 49660*.

You requested access to FBI case file 100-HQ-3 Sub files 4, 7, 14 and 43,
identified as potentially responsive to your request for files relating to
Lucy Parsons. Based on my initial assessment, this file is deemed not
responsive to your request. The subject of this file is the Communist Party
USA. It consists of approximately 178,000 pages in 71 boxes.

We do not consider this response to be a denial of your request under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act because we have determined that the
requested case files are not pertinent to your subject of interest.
However, if you consider our response to be a denial, you have the
right to appeal
our decision to restrict access within 60 calendar days from the date of
this response. Appeals must be submitted in writing and addressed to the
Deputy Archivist of the United States, National Archives and Records
Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, Room 4200, College Park, Maryland,
20740. In your letter please cite your case number and clearly label
both envelope and letter as a FOIA Appeal. Alternatively, you may email
your appeal to foia@nara.gov. Please use the words "FOIA Appeal" in the
subject line of your email and be sure to include your case number.

If you have additional questions, or feel that our judgment with respect to
the requested file is in error, please contact me at
laurel.macondray@nara.gov or 301-837-2997, prior to initiating an appeal.

This concludes the processing of your request.

Sincerely,

Laurel Macondray, Archivist
Special Access and FOIA Branch (RD-F)
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 5500
College Park, MD 20740
(301) 837-2997
laurel.macondray@nara.gov

Dear
​ JPat Brown,

*SUBEJCT:*
​
Files concerning Lucy Parson, which according to the *FBI should be under
100-HQ-3, Sub files 4, 7, 14, and 43​*

Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act
request to the National Archives and Records Administration.

Due to the nature of your request, we have forwarded your request to our
Office of Research Services, Special Access and FOIA staff, for appropriate
handling. You've requested documents that may already be open to the public
and not subject to FOIA. Federal records are transferred to NARA no
earlier than 15 years and as late as 30 years from the date the document
was created. You will be assigned a new tracking number by that office
within the next 20 business days. If you would like to follow up with that
office directly please contact them at specialaccess_FOIA@nara.gov
<file:///S:/FOIA/FOIA%20CASE%20FILES/FOIA%20Simple%20Reference%20Correspondence%20Williams/specialaccess_FOIA@nara.gov>.

For your reference, your original submission is below.

Thank you for contacting the National Archives and please visit our website
at www.archives.gov/foia
<file:///S:/FOIA/FOIA%20CASE%20FILES/FOIA%20Simple%20Reference%20Correspondence%20Williams/www.archives.gov/foia%20>
for further information.

Please also visit our main website, www.archives.gov
<file:///S:/FOIA/FOIA%20CASE%20FILES/FOIA%20Simple%20Reference%20Correspondence%20Williams/www.archives.gov>,
to learn more about the many exciting resources we offer the public.

​Sincerely, ​

​

Wanda Williams
Deputy Freedom of Information Act Officer/Archivist
National Archives and Records Administration
Office of General Counsel
College Park, Maryland
301-837-0773 work
wanda.williams@nara.gov

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 4:42 PM
Subject: Freedom of Information Request: Lucy Parsons (NARA)
To: foia@nara.gov

March 21, 2016
National Archives and Records Administration
FOIA Officer
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 3110
College Park, MD 20740

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request
the following records:

​​
Files concerning Lucy Parson, which according to the FBI should be under
100-HQ-3, Sub files 4, 7, 14, and 43.

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,

JPat Brown

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Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): <requests@muckrock.com>
​​ <requests@muckrock.com>
requests@muckrock.com

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock
DEPT MR 24645
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

PLEASE NOTE: This request was filed by a MuckRock staff reporter. Also note
that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than
"MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as
undeliverable.
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The request has been rejected as being too vague, burdensome or otherwise unprocessable.