THE RUSSELL J. BOWEN COLLECTION ON INTELLIGENCE, SECURITY AND COVERT ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01315R000300640001-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 4, 2004
• Sequence Number: 1
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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THE RUSSELL J. BO VEN O011ECflON ON IN T..,I GETCE,
SECURITY AND COVERT ACTIVITIES
The Georgetcmn University Library has received on deposit frcrn
Colonel Fussell J. Bowen a collection of more than 3,800 books on intelli-
gence, espionage, covert activities, and national security. This collection
has been placed in the Special Collections department of the Joseph ark
Lauinger Memorial Library on the Georgetown University c,--.-pus and will be
identified as the "Russell J. Bowen Collection on Intelligence, Security
and Covert Activities."
Colonel Bowen deposited this collection in the Georgetown Library
because of his strong desire to have it used for the advancement of research,
writing, and education pertaining to intelligence. The Bowen Collection will
be available for use by scholars, researchers, and students in accordance
with Georgetown University Library policies and procedures. The ?rational
Intelligence Study Center, directed by Dr. Ray S. Cline, is providing f nan-
cial assistance for preparation and publication of a catalog which will
facilitate access to and utilization of the Collection.
The Bowen Collection includes books and documents of the United States,
England, prance, Germany, Japan, USSR, and other countries. The scope of
the collection extends over several hundred years, and includes early aaa
and conflicts in Europe, the Az errrican Revolutionary era, the Civil War in.
the United States... the World Wars and other events. Intelligence and espi-
cnage activities during World War II, the Cold War, and recent events are
extensively documented in this collection. The Bowen Collection tray be the
largest body of published intelligence material in any university library.
Information about the Bowen Collection may be obtained from the George-
town -University. Special Collections librarian, George M. Barringer.
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