Criminalistic Treatise: The Fingerprint Identification System. (English translation, manuscript), circa 1930s

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Locard, Edmond
Title
Criminalistic Treatise: The Fingerprint Identification System. (English translation, manuscript)
Dates
circa 1930s (inclusive)
Quantity
0.25 Linear feet of shelf space, (1 box)
Collection Number
Cage 788
Summary
This collection consists of a single item, an English translation (manuscript) by John Varres of Edmond Locard's Criminal Treatise: The Fingerprint Identification System.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open and available for research use.

Languages

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of a single item, an English translation by John Varres of Edmond Locard's Criminal Treatise: The Fingerprint Identification System (manuscript, 440 leaves).

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Working in France in the early to mid 1900's, Edmond Locard was a pioneer in the development of policies and procedures in the practice of forensic science.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Locard, Edmond. Criminalistic Treatise: The Fingerprint Identification System (manuscript of English translation by John Varres), circa 1930s

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Washington State University Libraries Pullman, WA

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Criminals--Identification--Methodology
  • Fingerprints--Identification
  • Science

Personal Names

  • Varres, John