Substantial collection written to Kenneth West, longtime FBI agent and the son of William West, one of the earliest agents who made his mark with Sacco & Vanzetti. There are twenty-nine typed letters signed by the famed FBI Director to one of his most loyal subjects (1942-72). Content is thought provoking including Hoover's 45th & 50th Anniversaries, promotions, West's 10th to 30th Anniversaries with the Bureau, special arrests, death of his wife, and appointment as "Special Agent." Plus, a telegram on the death of his father. Signatures mint. Letters are EX+.