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Author: Hoover, J. Edgar
Title: Letter from J. Edgar Hoover to a Harvard professor transmitting a report on progress made by graduates of the FBI National Police Academy
Place Published: Washington, D.C.
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Date Published: 1936
Description: Typed letter signed by J. Edgar Hoover, to Dr. George Burgess Magrath of the Department of Legal Medicine, Harvard University. On letterhead of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. [with] Stenciled typescript report, "Graduates of the FBI National Police Academy," 8 pp. on rectos of 8 leaves, stapled. August 8, 1936.In his letter, Hoover addresses Magrath as a "visiting faculty member [who] would be interested in observing the progress which has been made to date by graduates of the first two sessions of the FBI National Police Academy, as reflected in the enclosure." The report gives the names of officers who graduated, 23 in 1935 and 24 in 1926, with both their previous and current rank, posting and position.Dr. George Burgess Magrath (1870-1938) was the leading figure of his day in the field of legal medicine. He was the medical examiner for Suffolk County and an instructor in legal medicine at Harvard Medical School. His 30-year career as Medical Examiner and his expertise in forensic pathology involved him in some 2,000 court cases and investigations of over 21,000 deaths.
On July 29, 1935, the first session of the FBI National Police Academy was initiated, and the course of training twelve weeks was concluded on October 19 1935. The first 23 law enforcement officer graduated from the academy. In1936, 24 officers graduated from Police academy.
Since then, the FBI's National Academy program has offered training to thousands of law enforcement professionals conducted by experts in law enforcement, legal matters, and scientific applications. The FBI National Academy is held four times a year, when up to 250 candidates go through a 10-week course. More than 300 classes were graduated to date.

Letter with a bit of darkening and creasing at right edge, faint paperclip mark at top left affecting Hoover's printed name; else very good.