Two one-page TLSs, signed “J. E. Hoover” and “C. M. Kelley,” 8 x 10.5, the first dated December 29, 1941, the second dated October 29, 1975, both on Federal Bureau of Investigation letterhead. In the first letter, Hoover writes to Lieutenant Yount of Los Angeles, in part: “In accordance with your request I am today forwarding under separate cover 500 personal identification fingerprint cards…I am enclosing a copy of our booklet entitled ‘The Identification Facilities of the FBI’ which I thought you might like to have”; and in the second letter, addressed to the Honorable Thomas M. Rees, House of Representatives, Clarence M. Kelley writes, in part: “The November, 1975, issue of the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin contains an excellent article I thought you might find of interest. It is entitled ‘Rape and the Victim—A New Role for Law Enforcement,’ by Dr. John Stratton, Department Psychologist, Los Angeles Country Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles, California.” In fine condition, with light toning to both, a pencil notation to Hoover’s, and a faint paperclip impression to the top edge of Kelley’s. RRAuction COA.
