Ninety Years of Law Enforcement: A History of the Los Angeles County, California Sheriff's Department,1850-1940 by F. W. Emerson, 1940, 1850-1940

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Summary

Title:
Ninety Years of Law Enforcement: A History of the Los Angeles County, California Sheriff's Department,1850-1940 by F. W. Emerson, 1940
Dates:
1850-1940
Creators:
Emerson, F.W.
Abstract:
Extent:
(Boxes: 2 vols. 30 x 24 cm. and 29 x 21 cm. in 1 letter)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Ninety Years of Law Enforcement: A History of the Los Angeles County, California Sheriff's Department,1850-1940 by F. W. Emerson, 1940. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Background

Scope and content:

Annotated typescript glued into two bound volumes. There are photographs of the city and county jails, sheriffs, and other employees of the department.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County staff.
Date Prepared:
1850-1940
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

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Preferred citation:

Ninety Years of Law Enforcement: A History of the Los Angeles County, California Sheriff's Department,1850-1940 by F. W. Emerson, 1940. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Location of this collection:
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
Contact:
(213) 763-3359
seavercenter@nhm.org
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