Focus on the FBI
ca. 1959 - ca. 1970
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This newsreel follows 27-year-old law school graduate Tom Holliday's progress through a 13-week training course at FBI Academy at Quantico, Virginia. Trainees learn when, where, what, and how to investigate bank robberies, kidnappings, extortion and espionage crimes, and laws and federal statutes covering these crimes. It demonstrates how to photograph and read burned paper, how to identify fire arms, manual fingerprint search process, and different types of guns. At Combat Village, a ghost town used by the FBI to train agents, Tom demonstrates his ability to capture and arrest a fugitive. J. Edgar Hoover, Director of FBI since 1924, comments on the importance of FBI training for special agents. You can also watch this video in our main National Archives online catalog.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
National Archives Identifier: 12103
Full Citation: Motion Picture 65.29; Focus on the FBI; ca. 1959 - ca. 1970; Motion Picture Films and Video Recordings, ca. 1936 - ca. 1985; Records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Record Group 65; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/focus-on-the-fbi, May 15, 2024]Rights: Copyright Not Evaluated Learn more on our privacy and legal page.