Intelligence and Government

Westmoreland Research conducts contemporary and historical research of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), National Security Agency (NSA), other federal agencies, and the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.

 
 
“Jobless men line up for first-time compensation.”—Records of the Social Security Administration (RG47).

“Jobless men line up for first-time compensation.”—Records of the Social Security Administration (RG47).

 
 
Famed American architect John Russell Pope submitted this design in the competition for a Lincoln Memorial. He envisioned it sited on Meridian Hill in Washington, D.C.

Famed American architect John Russell Pope submitted this design in the competition for a Lincoln Memorial. He envisioned it sited on Meridian Hill in Washington, D.C.

Pope’s second submission for the Lincoln Memorial. The commission ultimately was awarded to Henry Bacon.

Pope’s second submission for the Lincoln Memorial. The commission ultimately was awarded to Henry Bacon.

 
 
Personnel card for U.S. Army radioman Norman Franklin assigned to the OSS for operation duty in France

Personnel card for U.S. Army radioman Norman Franklin assigned to the OSS for operation duty in France

Post-operative debrief of OSS Captain Basset’s clandestine mission in the French Alps Maritimes in 1944.

Post-operative debrief of OSS Captain Basset’s clandestine mission in the French Alps Maritimes in 1944.

 

Banner image, top: In 1945, American Intel Officers display Geheimefeldpolizei and Brandenburger Records that are now archived at the National Archives and Records Administration.