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Letter from James McBey to J. Edgar Hoover, Chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Items Relating to Legal Dispute in Santa Barbara)
Image Not Available for Letter from James McBey to J. Edgar Hoover, Chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Items Relating to Legal Dispute in Santa Barbara)

Letter from James McBey to J. Edgar Hoover, Chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Items Relating to Legal Dispute in Santa Barbara)

Sender (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Recipient (Washington, D.C., USA, 1895 - 1972)
Date1942
Object NameLetter
Mediumpaper
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions27.7 x 21cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG009506.10
Keywords
About MeLetter from James McBey to J. Edgar Hoover, Chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, dated 12 January 1942, praising the efforts of a member of the F.B.I.

This object is part of a collection of items relating to a legal dispute in Santa Barbara, in 1941.

This object is part of an archive that belonged to Marguerite McBey. As a result of her generosity, Aberdeen Art Gallery holds the largest archive of James McBey's work, including prints, drawings, sketchbooks, oil paintings and memorabilia such as this correspondence.