Security Files
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Application for Federal Employment
Bern Porter
Bern Porter's application for federal employment as an engineer in the Pacific area.
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FBI File
Bern Porter
An FBI file pertaining to Bern Porter, including employment history and reports of testimonies from former acquaintances of Porter.
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FBI File Cover Letter
Bern Porter
A cover letter accompanying the transfer of Bern Porter's FBI file to the U.S. Civil Service Commission.
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FBI Letter on Bern Porter
Bern Porter
A letter stating that the FBI will include its investigation into Bern Porter due to his resignation from the job for which he needs security clearance.
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FBI Report
Bern Porter
A report on Bern Porter's association with the allegedly Communist-associated Federation of Architects, Engineers, Chemists, and Technicians.
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FBI Report
Bern Porter
A report on an investigation into Bern Porter's character, for the purpose of evaluating his loyalty to the United States.
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FBI Report on Bern Porter
Bern Porter
An FBI report on Bern Porter's character and employment background.
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FBI Report on Investigations into Bern Porter
Bern Porter
An FBI report on the U.S. Civil Service Commission's investigations into Bern Porter's alleged Communist ties.
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Letter from Bern Porter to the Civil Service Commission
Bern Porter
A letter from Porter requesting information about why he was denied employment at the Naval Shipyards in Long Beach, stating that he intends to "protest this all the way to the Supreme Court."
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Radiogram
Bern Porter
Documents reporting on Bern Porter's employment with the Department of the Navy.
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Shipyard Security Screening Board Memorandum
Bern Porter
A report on Bern Porter's possible links to Communist-sympathizing organizations.
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Twelfth Regional Investigations Division Recommended Rating Action
Bern Porter
A report on investigations into Bern Porter's previous employment, noting negative testimony against him but stating it is not "sufficiently materially derogatory as to disqualify for Federal employment at this time."
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U.S. Civil Service Commission Employment Questionnaire
Bern Porter
A questionnaire returned to the U.S. Civil Service Commission by a former colleague of Bern Porter offering a very positive assessment of Porter's qualifications for employment.
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U.S. Civil Service Commission Questionnaire
Bern Porter
A response to the U.S. Civil Service Commission from an official at Brown University describing the circumstances around Bern Porters' leaving the school in 1934.
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Application for Federal Employment
Bern Porter
Bern Porter's application to the Civil Service Commission for an engineering position in Alaska.
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Civil Service Commission Form
Bern Porter
A request to Bern Porter from the U.S. Civil Service Commisison for information regarding his employment from 1933 to 1951.
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Security Investigation Data For Nonsensitive Position
Bern Porter
U.S. Civil Service Commission Report on Bern Porter's residential and marital history.
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U.S. Civil Service Commission Report of Investigation
Bern Porter
A response to the Civil Service Commission from a former colleague of Bern Porter at the Collins Radio Company, expressing a mostly positive impression of Porter.
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U.S. Civil Service Commission Report of Investigation
Bern Porter
A record of investigations of Bern Porter, including testimonies from former acquaintances in San Francisco.
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U.S. Civil Service Commission Report of Investigation
Bern Porter
Responses to the Civil Service Commission from two former colleagues of Bern Porter at Convair Astronautics, describing the minor scandal that led to his resignation from the company; and another response from a former neighbor.
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U.S. Civil Service Commission Report of Investigation
Bern Porter
A response to the U.S. Civil Service Commission from a former colleague of Bern Porter at the Collins Radio Company, expressing that Porter seemed professional and of good character but had a few "minor personality clashes" with others.
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U.S. Civil Service Commission Report of Investigation
Bern Porter
Responses to the Civil Service Commission from a former landlord and two former co-tenants of Bern Porter, noting that he tended to keep to himself and seemed to be somewhat secretive.
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U.S. Government Office Memorandum
Bern Porter
A memorandum outlining reasons there is reasonable doubt regarding Bern Porter's loyalty to the United States.
