Much of its business came from banks and express companies, who wanted to deter robberies. After the war, promoting itself with the slogan “we never sleep,” the company opened offices in New York City and Philadelphia. During the Civil War, the company provided intelligence to the Northern armies that was not particularly accurate. By late 1850s, Pinkerton employed 15 operatives. One of the first private detective agencies in the United States, this company worked for the Illinois Central and other railroads. By the beginning of the 1850s, Pinkerton and a partner had established the North-Western Police Agency, which had its offices at Washington and Dearborn Streets in Chicago. Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C.Allan Pinkerton emigrated from Scotland to the United States in 1842, when he was 23 years old he soon settled in the town of Dundee, northwest of Chicago. Private detective agency founded circa 1850 in Chicago, Ill., by Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884).įinding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at Some photographs transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Other gift, purchase, and transfer, 1972-2019. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1975. Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. Microfilm edition of letterpress copybooks and reports available, no. Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Pinkerton's National Detective Agency Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Cataloged in record 2007061525 a UPA collection from LexisNexis titled, Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. Microfilm edition available for a portions of Series 2: Administrative File and Series 3: Criminal Case File. United States-History-Civil War, 1861-1865-Secret serviceĪrranged in five series. Burns International Detective Agency and criminals including Herman Mudgett, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid. McParland in the investigation of the Molly Maguires homeland security during World War I the William J. Army of the Potomac sabotage and espionage in the Washington, D.C., area during the Civil War labor unrest and unionization in the Pennsylvania coal region reports of James P. Subjects include establishment by Pinkerton of the secret service in 1861 to protect the president and provide military intelligence for the U.S. Bangs, longtime general superintendent of the New York office.ĭocuments investigative methods, business principles and practices, and daily business activities. Pinkerton (1848-1907) Robert's son, Allan Pinkerton (1876-1930) and Allan's son, Robert A. Includes papers of Pinkerton family members who led the agency, Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884) Allan's sons, William A. Pinkerton's National Detective Agency records,Ĭorrespondence, diaries, essays and other writings, reports, notes, police and prison records, code books, criminal rosters, exhibition texts, legal documents, biographical and genealogical records, procedural guidelines and training manuals, financial records, card indexes, reward notices, wanted posters, maps, printing plates, illustrations, photographs, and other records chiefly documenting the work of the private detective agency for clients in business and industry.
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