Biographical Information:
Scope and Contents
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
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
Biographical Information:
E. B. Mortensen was a Police Detective in the Los Angeles Police Department during the
1920s.
Scope and Contents
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.
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
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