John F. Farley Scrapbook
Collection — Container: 1
Identifier: GTM-850417
The John F. Farley Papers are a prime source for the study of the American West. The letters, telegrams, and clippings contained in it provide insight into Farley's career as chief of police in Denver, Colorado, from 1889 to 1915, as well as glimpses of his earlier work for the Thiel detective agency and as a cavalryman. Correspondents include G.H Thiel, mining king H.A.W. Tabor, Major Gerald Russell, and many others.
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John F. Farley (1849-1940) was a longtime chief of the Denver, Colorado Police Department. He also worked with the Thiel Detective Company. The following article includes a reference and a photograph of Farley: "The Scrapbooking Lawman Who Documented 19th-Century Colorado: Sam Howe Filled His Books with Newsapaper clippings about Crime in Denver" from History Colorado Center Online. The History Colorado Center also houses a scrapbook by John F. Farley.
2 Linear Feet (1 Hollinger drop front box (14x18.5"))
English
Gift of Mrs. John B. Farley, April 1985.
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository