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J. Edgar Hoover

“Your service has been not only to your people but also the Nation as well”

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“Your service has been not only to your people but also the Nation as well”

TLS, one page, 7 x 9, September 23, 1943. Letter to Walter White, an executive at the NAACP. In full: “Congratulations. I am happy to extend to you my congratulations on your completion of twenty-five years of service with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. On occasion, your problems have been tremendous, and I feel that the progress of your people can be directly traced to the sincerity of men such as you. Your service has been not only to your people but also the Nation as well, and I want to wish you every success in the future.” Double-matted and framed with an image of Hoover to an overall size of 20 x 16.5. In fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph
  • Dates: #436 - Ended September 10, 2014





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