Scope and Contents
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Conditions Governing Use
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Collection of promotional material for Southern California police departments
Creator:
Arcadia (Calif.). Police Department
Creator:
Bell, Milton K.
Creator:
Compton Police Officers Association
Creator:
Pool, Bill W.
Identifier/Call Number: 7119
Physical Description:
0.21 Linear Feet
1 box
Date: 1960
Date: 1964
Abstract: A collection of promotional materials related to policing in Los Angeles County. The collection contains a series of photographs
taken by Milton K. Bell circa 1960 depicting members of the Arcadia Police Department at work. The photographs, which were
likely commissioned as part of a public relations campaign, show Arcadia police officers investigating crime scenes and motor
vehicle accidents, assisting wounded people, conducting a traffic stop, completing a pat-down, and riding and posing with
their motorcycles. The collection also holds the 1964 edition of the
Compton Police Annual, which was used to raise funds for the Officers Relief Fund.
Language of Material:
English
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Scope and Contents
A collection of promotional materials related to policing in Los Angeles County. The collection contains a series of photographs
taken by Milton K. Bell circa 1960 depicting members of the Arcadia Police Department at work. The photographs, which were
likely commissioned as part of a public relations campaign, show Arcadia police officers investigating crime scenes and motor
vehicle accidents, assisting wounded people, conducting a traffic stop, completing a pat-down, and riding and posing with
their motorcycles. The collection also holds the 1964 edition of the
Compton Police Annual, which was used to raise funds for the Officers Relief Fund.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], Collection of promotional material for Southern California police departments, Collection no.
7119, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Walkabout Books, March 8, 2021.
Processing Information
Many of the descriptive notes in this finding aid were adapted from descriptions by the immediate source of the material,
Walkabout Books.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Police -- California -- Los Angeles County -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Police-community relations -- California -- Los Angeles County -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Periodicals
Photographs
Arcadia (Calif.). Police Department -- Photographs
Bell, Milton K. -- Photographs
Compton Police Officers Association -- Periodicals
Pool, Bill W. -- Periodicals