Response to San Franciscan Concerns Re: Alcatraz Island
Letter
By: U.S. Department of Justice
Date: November 6, 1933
Source: "Response to San Franciscan Concerns Re: Alcatraz." U.S. Department of Justice. November 6, 1933. Reproduced in "Alcatraz: The Warden Johnston Years (1933–1948)." Joel Gazis-Sax Website. Available online at http://www.notfrisco2.com/alcatraz/documents/openpr.html; website home page: http://www.notfrisco2.com (accessed February 5, 2003).
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