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language: en
license: cc0-1.0
pretty_name: JFK Document Release 2025
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tags:
  - historical-documents
  - government
  - jfk-assassination
  - declassified
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  - document-question-answering
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JFK Document Release 2025 - Document Index

This file provides an overview of the document collection included in this repository.

Collection Overview

Total Documents: Over 2,000 files
Total Size: Approximately 6GB
Format: PDF files
Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Release Date: 2025
Hosted On: Hugging Face Datasets

Document Naming Convention

The documents follow the National Archives naming convention:

Format: 104-XXXXX-XXXXX.pdf
Example: 104-10003-10041.pdf

These numbers correspond to the JFK Assassination Records Collection identification system.

Key Documents

While all documents are available in the Hugging Face dataset, some notable documents include:

Large files (over 20MB) that may contain comprehensive reports
Files with multiple versions (e.g., those with annotations like (C06932208) in the filename)

How to Use This Collection

Access via Hugging Face: You can directly browse and download the files from the Hugging Face dataset.

Download programmatically: Use the Hugging Face datasets library to access the files:

from datasets import load_dataset
dataset = load_dataset("varun-heman/jfk-files-2025")

Run the scraper: If you prefer to download directly from the National Archives, you can use the scraper tool included in this repository.
Search by filename: If you're looking for specific document numbers referenced in other research.

Research Tips

Many of these documents contain cross-references to other documents in the collection.
Some documents may be partially redacted as per NARA's release guidelines.
Consider using PDF search tools to locate specific terms across multiple documents.

Additional Resources

For more information about the JFK Assassination Records Collection:

This index was created to accompany the 2025 JFK Document Release. The documents themselves are works of the United States Government and are in the public domain.