Guide to the Detective E. B. Mortensen Daily Reports Collection
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Title: Detective E. B. Mortensen Daily Reports Collection
Creator:
Mortensen, E. B.
Identifier/Call Number: SC.EBM
Extent:
0.42 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1924-1929
Abstract: Daily reports of cases assigned and
daily activities submitted by Officer E. B. Mortensen to Police Captain George K.
Home.
Language of Material: English
E. B. Mortensen was a Police Detective in the Los Angeles Police Department during the
1920s.
The
Detective E. B. Mortensen Daily Reports Collection
consists of the reports of cases assigned and daily activities submitted by Officer E. B.
Mortensen to Police Captain George K. Home. Daily entries include the date, time he reported
for duty, locations around Los Angeles he visited throughout the day, and the time he left
work. Where appropriate, depending on the day, Mortensen also included the number of
interviews he conducted, arrests he made, reports he filed, calls he made, and the amount,
in dollars, of stolen property he recovered. The collection consists of four volumes, dated
1924, 1926, 1928, and 1929, each of which includes a name index.
The collection is open for research use.
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