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San Francisco Chief of Police Department correspondence
MS.141  
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  • Finding aid revision statement
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  • Contributing Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz
    Title: San Francisco Chief of Police Department correspondence
    Identifier/Call Number: MS.141
    Physical Description: 0.25 Linear Feet 1 half document box (61 items)
    Date (inclusive): 1868-1877
    Physical Description: 1 portfolio
    Language of Material: English .

    Access

    Collection open for research.

    Acquisition Information

    Purchased in early 1960s from Argonaut Book Store, San Francisco, CA.

    Biographies

    Henry Hiram Ellis came to California in 1849 from Maine, was a gold miner and captain of several vessels before coming to San Francisco as policeman in 1855. He worked his way up in the Police Force and was elected chief of Police in 1875.
    Patrick Crowley: Growing up in New York, Crowley gave up work as a printer in 1847 and volunteered to serve aboard the USS Macedonian during its relief mission to Ireland during the potato famine. Moving to California in 1850, he settled in San Francisco and in 1856 was elected a city constable. In 1866 he was elected Chief of the San Francisco Police Department serving until 1873. Following the creation of a Police Commission, Crowley was appointed Chief of Police again in 1879 and served until his retirement in 1897. He was the longest serving chief of the San Francisco Police Department.

    Preferred Citation

    San Francisco Chief of Police Department correspondence. MS 141. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

    Finding aid revision statement

    This finding aid was revised in the Reparative Archival Redescription Project in 2021-2022. Previous versions of this finding aid are available upon request.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    This collection contains fifty eight letters, two official documents, and one newspaper article, and mainly written by law enforcement officers from around the country to Henry H. Ellis, San Francisco Chief of Police from 1873 to 1877. Includes one letter addressed to Patrick Crowley, Chief of Police from 1868 to 1873,and one list giving the "Number & character of Chinese arrests for the 3 months ending 30 Sept 1876."

    Publication Rights

    Copyright for the items in this collection is owned by the creators and their heirs. Reproduction or distribution of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether a use is fair use, and to obtain any necessary permissions. For more information see UCSC Special Collections and Archives policy on Reproduction and Use.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Chinese Americans -- California -- San Francisco
    Law enforcement -- California -- San Francisco -- 19th century
    Schick, George Dexter, 1845-1876
    San Francisco (Calif.). Police Department
    Ellis, Henry Hiram, 1829-1909
    Crowley, Patrick