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Vintage 1936 FBI Classification of Fingerprints 1st Edit J Edgar Hoover Burbank:
$167.11
- The First Edition: "Washington : 1936" by the United States Government Printing Office. This marks the very first year the FBI officially compiled and published this standardized text, making it a highly desirable piece of early American forensic history.
- The Context: J. Edgar Hoover became director of the Bureau of Investigation in 1924 (renamed the FBI in 1935). This manual represents one of his earliest, most aggressive pushes to professionalize and centralize forensic science on a national scale.
● The "Burbank Evening School" stamp on the cover also tells a fascinating story of how quickly Hoover’s new national fingerprint standard was adopted by localized community instruction programs right after its release.
● This is a manual used by F. M. Schermerhorn, a Burbank, Ca Police Officer. His notes are included on some pages.
Corner of front cover is missing
