Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Biographical Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Paul L. Kirk papers
Date (inclusive): 1886-1971,
Date (bulk): bulk 1950-1970
Collection Number: BANC MSS 72/55 c
Creators :
Kirk, Paul Leland, 1902-1970
Extent:
Number of containers: 6 cartons
Linear feet: 7.5
Repository: The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: The Paul L. Kirk papers consist of the research, writings and correspondence of Professor Kirk.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head
of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The
Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright
owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Paul L. Kirk Papers, BANC MSS 72/55 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Kirk, Paul Leland, 1902-1970--Archives
University of California, Berkeley. School of Criminology --Faculty
University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of Biochemistry
California Association of Criminologists
Criminology--Research--California--Berkeley
Criminology--Study and teaching--California--Berkeley
Criminologists--United States
Faculty papers.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Paul L. Kirk Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Mrs. Paul L. Kirk in 1971.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
System of Arrangement
Arranged to the container level.
Processing Information
Processed by Bancroft Library staff in 2013.
Biographical Information
Paul Leland Kirk (1902-1970) was a professor of Criminalistics at the University of California, Berkeley. Kirk earned his
Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of California in 1927 and spent his entire career at Berkeley, with the exception
of a leave of service during World War II when he worked on the Manhattan Project. Kirk established the first academic program
in criminalistics in the United States at U.C. Berkeley. In addition to advocating for the discipline of criminalistics, advising
several schools in the development of their own departments, Kirk was a frequent consultant for both prosecution and defense
cases.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Paul L. Kirk papers consist of the research, writings and correspondence of Professor Kirk. Included are materials regarding
the establishment of the School of Criminology at U.C. Berkeley, records pertaining to the California Association of Criminalists
as well as Kirk's own research files and notes. The collection has been divided into eight series: California Association
of Criminalists; Conferences/ Organizations; Research; Writings; Writings by Others; Correspondence; Professional; and Personal.