James T. Sheehan papers, 1916-1990.

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James T. Sheehan papers, 1916-1990.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50265993

The materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, certificates, correspondence and an unpublished biography of Sheehan written by his daughter Sr. Helen Thomasina Sheehan, S.N.D. The collection also includes a letter written to Sheehan by J. Edgar Hoover.

Ca. .5 linear ft. (1 box)

Boston College. John J. Burns Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7623489

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Boston (Mass.). Police Dept.

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Sheehan, James T. (James Thomas), 1893-1954.

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James T. Sheehan was born in 1893 and joined the Boston Police Department in 1920. Sheehan had a successful career in law enforcement and ultimately earned the rank of Deputy Superintendent. He died in 1954. From the description of James T. Sheehan papers, 1916-1990. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 50265993 ...

Sheehan, Helen Thomasina.

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

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Director of the FBI. From the description of Typed letter signed : Washington, D.C., to Arthur William Brown, 1941 Sept. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269555861 John Edgar Hoover (1895-1972) served from 1924 to 1972 as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). As its first director, Hoover molded the FBI into his image of a modern police force. He promoted scientific investigation of crime, the collection and analysis of fingerprints and the hiring and ...