Vidocq mss. : papers, 1833-1847.

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Vidocq mss. : papers, 1833-1847.

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Consists of the correspondence and documents of French police officer Eugène François Vidocq, who founded the first private detective agency in 1832 in Paris.

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Vidocq, Eugène François, 1775-1857.

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Eugène François Vidocq (1775-1857) was a French police officer who founded the first private detective agency in 1832 in Paris. From the guide to the Vidocq mss., 1833-1847, (Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)) Famous French detective who served as the head of the Sûretéte-Nationale from ca. 1807-1827. He later founded a private detective agency, the first of its kind, and established measures to protect tradesmen and merchants from swindlers. From...