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Item is a typewritten letter to R.R. Hose, from Vance.

Item is a typed letter in response to R.V. Prenters inquiry about the examination of ink.

Item is a typewritten letter to R.R. Hose, from Vance.

Item is a typed letter to Vance from the Chief Constable, Thomas Heatley.

Item is "The Buzzer" pamphlet. The back article mentions the Police Bureau of Science and Vance, as well as an exhibit that is being prepared to display a collection of scientific apparatus for detecting crime, as well as relics and other…

Item is a typewritten letter to the Mayor and Aldermen, from J.W. McIntosh.

Item is a typed confidential letter to Constable Armstrong of BC Police, from R. Harvey, Sargt., Victoria. Letter is regarding bodyguard duties to protect Vance while in Nanaimo.

Item is a letter from The Officer Commanding to Vance regarding the order of off-duty uniform wear; an officer is not permitted to wear their uniform when they are not actively on duty unless special permission in writing is given from the Officer…

Item is a newspaper clipping about John Vance's criminology profession and accomplishments; assassination attempts; his retirement after 42 years of analysis work; and ongoing work on an odor-detection machine."

Item is a letter from R.F. Blandy to the Board of Police Commissioners at City Hall. Copy of letter was sent to Vance regarding his services in connection with the Colebourne murder case.

Item is a letter to Vance, from C.E. Edgett, Chief Constable informing Vance that the Board of Police Commissioners approved of Vance's appointment as Honourary Inspector of the Police Department, in charge of the Police Bureau of Science.

Item is a newspaper clipping titled, "Identifies Victim." Unknown source and date of clipping.

Item is typed envelope to Vance. Item has a handwritten note on the front: "[Reward?] Oct 6/34 10:30 am."

Item is a typewritten letter from John Cameron to the Chief of Police in Seattle, Washington.

Item is a handwritten course discharge for Vance from Vancouver Police Department.

Item is a typed letter to John Cameron, Chief Constable, from Vance.

Item is a typewritten document listing the RX Chemical Laboratory and Police Bureau of Science city requirements.

Item is a typed letter to Vance from The Officer Commanding, Lt. Col. Geo McSpadden. The letter was written in response to Vance's application for a commission in the regiment (11th Regiment).

Item is a newspaper clipping titled "J.F.C.B Vance to Be Provincial Analyst" inside a Police Department, Vancouver, B.C. envelope. The envelope is neither stamped nor posted.

Item is a typed letter from Vance to E. Pepler acknowledging receipt of a letter of November 6, which enclosed an extract from a report from the Fire Marshal in the case of Rex vs. Walter C. Cudworth.

Item is a typed letter from A.J. Moffatt thanking Vance for his assistance in the Brighouse, British Columbia Police Force municipal in 1938.

Item is a typed letter from Peter Bruce, Chief of Police in New Westminster, to Col. W. W. Foster, Chief of Police in Vancouver. Bruce expresses gratitude to Foster for allowing inspector Vance to assist their department.

Item is typewritten letter to the Chairmen and Members of the Board of Police Commissioners, from F.T. Underhill.

Item consists of a letter from H.W.V. Pecknold to Col. W.W. Foster. Pecknold expresses gratitude to Col. W.W. Foster, Chief Constable of Vancouver Police, for Vance's services.

Item is a typed letter to Vance, from W.W. Foster regarding the Arnold Case.