# Alcatraz warden's notebook page for James J. Bulger, Jr., No. 1428

Canonical: https://mobfiles.org/items/nara-236734663-whitey-bulger-alcatraz-1959/

Bureau of Prisons notebook page with the identification photograph of James J. Bulger, Jr., received at Alcatraz from Atlanta on 13 November 1959 under a 20-year sentence for robbery of an FDIC bank. A copy is stored here.

The National Archives catalog titles this page "BULGER, JAMES JOSEPH, Jr. "WHITEY" - Alcatraz Number 1428 - Warden's Notebook." The identification photograph's placard reads "U.S. Penitentiary Alcatraz 1428". The page records his receipt on 11-13-59 from Atlanta, the offense as robbery of an FDIC bank, a 20-year sentence from the District of Massachusetts (Boston), and the transfer reason "Closer Custody".

The catalog records a transfer to Leavenworth on 07/25/1962 and the remark "FBI'S TEN MOST WANTED LIST (08/20/99); captured 06/22/2011". The page also names co-defendants; this archive does not repeat their names.

The catalog lists access for some notebook pages as "Restricted - Possibly" (staff review); this page is digitized, online, and marked use-unrestricted. The copy stored here is page 1 of two digitized pages. The FBI's own photograph of Bulger is filed as [James "Whitey" Bulger (FBI)](/items/fbi-whitey-bulger/).

## Sources

- National Archives Catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/236734663