Ernie Lazar

Ernie Lazar
Born
Ernest Clayton Jammes

(1945-04-16)April 16, 1945
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedNovember 1, 2022(2022-11-01) (aged 77)
Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Alma materCalifornia State University, East Bay
Years active1960s-2020s
Known forErnie Lazar FOIA Collection
Websitesites.google.com/site/ernie124102/home

Ernie Lazar (born Ernest Clayton Jammes; April 16, 1945 – November 1, 2022) was an American researcher and a prolific Freedom of Information Act petitioner who amassed a "vast digital and documentary archive of government records on political extremists," used by many scholars, who regarded him as a "hero of researchers."[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Sam Roberts (7 November 2022). "Ernie Lazar, Who Trawled for Secret Government Documents, Dies at 77". New York Times. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. ^ Brian Murphy (9 November 2022). "Ernie Lazar, who quietly amassed huge FBI archive, dies at 77". Washington Post. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. ^ Brian Murphy (9 November 2022). "Ernie Lazar, who quietly amassed huge FBI archive, dies at 77". History News Network. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  4. ^ Ernie Lazar (29 September 2022). "Ernie Lazar, "Journey"". H-HOAC. Retrieved 20 November 2022.