Collection of promotional material for Southern California police departments, 1960, 1964

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Summary

Title:
Collection of promotional material for Southern California police departments
Dates:
1960, 1964
Creators:
Arcadia (Calif.). Police Department, Bell, Milton K., Compton Police Officers Association, and Pool, Bill W.
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.
Extent:
0.21 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
English .
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

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Acquisition information:
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.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Bo Doub
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-07-08 11:04:01 -0700 .

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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

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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