Matthew C. Kirkpatrick Collection 1904-1974

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Matthew C. Kirkpatrick Collection 1904-1974

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The Matthew C. Kirkpatrick collection consists of photographs, correspondence, arrest logs, identification cards, books, and a scrapbook. It was created by Matthew C. Kirkpatrick who was a Dayton policeman and Chief of Police during the mid-20th century.

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Wright State University, Special Collections and Archives

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Hoover, J.Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972

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Shrader, Freda E.

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Kirkpatrick, Matthew C.

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Matthew C. Kirkpatrick was born in Oswego, New York, on April 28, 1902. He married Freda E. Shrader on December 3, 1924. They had one son, Robert M., and one daughter, Gloria E. He was a Dayton policeman and between 1949 and 1955 he was Chief of Police. While in Dayton, he was involved with the Ohio Police Association and was the first Dayton policeman to go to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for training. After retiring from service in Dayton, Kirkpatrick moved to Washington, D.C., to...