Madeleine Tress (Department of Commerce)
| Tracking # |
DOC-OS-2019-001173 |
| Multi Request | Madeleine Tress |
| Submitted | May 1, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Mackenzie Farkus
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All files on or related to Madeleine Tress (1932-2009), who resigned from the U.S. Department of Commerce and was investigated for being a lesbian as part of the infamous "Lavender Scare" during the Cold War.
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,
Mackenzie Farkus
From: Department of Commerce
This message is to confirm your request submission to the FOIAonline application: View Request. Request information is as follows: (https://www.foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/submissionDetails?trackingNumber=DOC-OS-2019-001173&type=request)
* Tracking Number: DOC-OS-2019-001173
* Requester Name: Mackenzie Farkus
* Date Submitted: 05/02/2019
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All files on or related to Madeleine Tress (1932-2009), who resigned from the U.S. Department of Commerce and was investigated for being a lesbian as part of the infamous "Lavender Scare" during the Cold War.
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,
Mackenzie Farkus
Attachments:
https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2019/05/01/Six20decades20later2C20the20Lavender20Scare20is20still20with20us20_20LGBTQ20Nation_ZDxnhXO.pdf
https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2019/05/01/Madeleine20Tress20Obituary20-20San20Francisco2C20CA20_20San20Francisco20Chronicle.pdf
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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 May 2, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #DOC-OS-2019-001173.
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 May 2, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #DOC-OS-2019-001173.
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 May 2, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #DOC-OS-2019-001173.
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 May 2, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #DOC-OS-2019-001173.
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 May 2, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #DOC-OS-2019-001173.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Commerce
Dear Ms. Farkus:
Thank you for contacting the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Privacy and Open Government regarding the subject request. Please be advised that the subject request was administratively closed on September 30, 2020, because this Office did not receive a response to a letter asking if you were still interested on August 12, 2020.
If you would like this Office to process your request, please let us know and we will acknowledge receipt and assign it a new tracking number.
Sincerely,
Nick Cormier
Deputy Program Director
for Departmental FOIA/PA and Open Government Operations
Office of Privacy and Open Government
U.S. Department of Commerce
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