Frederick C. Leonard Sr. (National Archives and Records Administration - Northeast Region, Boston)
| Tracking # |
FOIA 25-36629 |
| Multi Request | Frederick C. Leonard Sr. |
| Submitted | March 21, 2025 |
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Communications
From: Alexa Gagosz
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Records mentioning or describing Frederick C. Leonard Sr. Born Feb. 9, 1892; died Nov. 21, 1959.
The late Mr. Leonard was a decorated veteran who attended former President Eisenhower's Inauguration Ball.
If any potentially responsive records have been destroyed and/or transferred to NARA, then I request copies of the destruction or transfer slips as well as any other documentation relating to, mentioning or describing said transfer or destruction, to include but not be limited to confirmation that NARA has no other copies of said records. If previously released records are available, then I request a rolling release consisting of those records while additional records are located and processed for release.
I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, and am currently a reporter of The Boston Globe. The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
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,
Alexa Gagosz
From:
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From: National Archives and Records Administration - Northeast Region, Boston
Dear Alexa Gagosz:
This is in response to your 3/21/2025 Freedom of Information Act request,
FOIA 25-36629, regarding Frederick C. Leonard, Sr. We received your request
on 3/24/2025.
Your request consists of a stated topic rather than describing specific
documents, and therefore is not reasonably specific enough for us to be in
a position to easily locate documents responsive to your request. A
preliminary search in the National Archives Catalog reveals that your
request could contain information in any one of 50 record groups with
potentially billions of pages. I searched for Frederick C. Leonard in the
National Archives Catalog and got over 7,000 results:
https://catalog.archives.gov/search?page=1&q=Frederick%20C.%20Leonard
This concludes the processing of your request. If you have additional
questions or can provide specific information about what you're looking for
and what records might contain that information, please contact me directly
at joan.gearin@nara.gov.
If you are not satisfied with our action on this request, you have the
right to file an administrative appeal within ninety (90) calendar days
from the date of this letter. Appeals must be in writing and may be
delivered by regular U.S. mail or by e-mail. By filing an appeal, you
preserve your rights under the Freedom of Information Act and present the
deciding agency with an opportunity to review your request and reconsider
its decision. If you submit your appeal by regular mail, it should be
addressed to:
Deputy Archivist of the United States (ND)
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 4200
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Both the letter and envelope should be clearly marked “FOIA Appeal.” If you
submit your appeal by e-mail, please send it to foia@nara.gov, addressed to
the Deputy Archivist, with the words “FOIA Appeal” in the subject line.
Please be certain to explain why you believe this response does not meet
the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. All communications
concerning this request should reference FOIA case number 25-36629.
If you would like the opportunity to discuss our response and attempt to
resolve your dispute without initiating the appeals process, you may
contact our FOIA Public Liaison for assistance:
FOIA Requester Service Center: 301-837-3190
FOIA Public Liaison: Rebecca Calcagno, Director Special Access and FOIA
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 5500
College Park, MD 20740-6001
E-mail: dc.foia.liaison@nara.gov
If you are unable to resolve your dispute through our Public Liaison, the
Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) is the federal FOIA
ombudsman. OGIS offers mediation services to help resolve disputes between
FOIA requesters and federal agencies.
You may also contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS),
the Federal FOIA Ombudsman’s office, for assistance. OGIS offers mediation
services to help resolve disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal
agencies. The contact information for OGIS is:
Office of Government Information Services
National Archives and Records Administration
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College Park, MD 20740-6001
Email: ogis@nara.gov
https://www.archives.gov/ogis
Phone: 202-741-5770 or 1-877-684-6448
Sincerely,
Joanie Gearin
Archivist
National Archives at Boston
380 Trapelo Road
Waltham, MA 02452
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