CLARENCE M. KELLEY - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 09/25/1974 - HFSID 273514
Price: $220.00
CLARENCE KELLEY
A letter from the FBI director, thanking a fan for his kind words and
sending him an autographed photo (not included)
Typed Letter signed: "CM Kelley" as FBI Director, 1p,
8x10½. Washington, D.C., 1974 September 25. On official letterhead to
Danny Franklin, Phoenix, Arizona. In full: "The kind comments and
support you expressed in your letter of September 8th are indeed appreciated and
I hope my future activities will continue to merit your approval. I was pleased
to learn that you enjoyed your tour of FBI Headquarters. Enclosed is one of my
photographs which I have autographed for you as you requested [items not
included]. Sincerely yours". Clarence Kelley (1911-1997) joined
the FBI in 1940, after completing his law degree. Granted two years leave
for service in the Navy during World War II, he held increasingly important
posts in the Bureau until 1961, when he became Police Chief of Kansas
City, Missouri. Disputes about unionization notwithstanding, he instituted
many much-praised reforms as police chief: computer tracking of criminals,
patrol helicopters, and recruitment of many black officers. In 1973, FBI
Director L. Patrick Gray resigned under a "Watergate" cloud, and Kelley was
selected to lead the Bureau, serving until 1978). After leaving the FBI,
Kelley founded a private security service. Creased at upper edge. Otherwise,
fine condition.
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