Guide to the John P. Peper papers, 1940-1965 MSS 2001/06

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Title: John P. Peper papers
Identifier/Call Number: MSS 2001/06
Contributing Institution: California State University, Sacramento Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 6.75 Linear feet (5 record cartons and 1 manuscript box)
Date (inclusive): 1940-1965
Abstract: Collection consists of peace officer training curriculum, bicycle safety program, speeches, awards, publications, and research files.
Language of Materials note: English.

Custodial History note

John P. Peper assembled these papers over many years. The collection was later donated to CSUS Special Collections and University Archives by Inez Peper.

Processing Information note

Processed by Special Collections and University Archives staff.

Accruals note

No additions are expected.

Preferred Citation note

[Identification of item including date], [Folder Title], MSS 2001/06, John P. Peper papers, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Library, California State University, Sacramento.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

The John P. Peper papers were given to the CSUS Special Collections and University Archives in 1997 by Inez Peper.

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.

Biographical/Historical note

John P. Peper contributed towards the development of law enforcement training in the 20th Century. As Supervisor for the Bureau of Trade and Industrial Education, California Department of Education (1946-1967) he developed and taught a professional peace officer training course. He also developed a nationally acclaimed bicycle safety program as a patrolman with the Berkeley City Police Department from 1933 to 1946.

Conditions Governing Use note

Copyright is protected by the copyright law, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce from collections must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Permission for publication is given on the behalf of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Library, California State University, Sacramento as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Peper, John P. (John Paul), 1906-
Police

Box 1, Folder 1

The Bicycle Problem - Peper, John P., 1940

Box 1, Folder 2

Bicycle Safety Program - Berkeley Police Department, c. 1940s

Box 1, Folder 3

Bicycle Safety Program - Berkeley Police Department, 1940-1947

Box 1, Folder 4

Bicycle Safety Program - Berkeley Police Department, 1940-1941

Box 1, Folder 5

Berkeley's Drive For School Safety - Peper, John P., 1940

Box 1, Folder 6

Bicycle Safety Court - Berkeley Police Department, c. 1940s

Box 1, Folder 7

School, Safety Education Program - Berkeley Police Department, c. 1940s

Box 1, Folder 8

Peace Officer Training For Highway Patrol - Peper, John P., 1950

Box 1, Folder 9

Teacher Training - Peper, John P., n.d.

Box 1, Folder 10

Peper, John P. - Teacher Training, Unit I, n.d.

Box 1, Folder 11

Peper, John P. - Teacher Training, Units II-V, n.d.

Box 1, Folder 12

Peper, John P. - Teacher Training, Units VI-XI, n.d.

Box 1, Folder 13

Peper, John P. - Police Supervision Chaps I-V, VII-VIII, n.d.

Box 1, Folder 14

Peper, John P. - Conference Leading, n.d.

Box 1, Folder 15

California Community Safety Organization Meeting - Training Materials - Peper, John P., 1941

Box 1, Folder 16

California State College Curriculum, Need to Survey - Peper, John P., 1950

Box 1, Folder 17

Report To State Assembly Interim - Committee on Judiciary Subcommittee on Police Administration - Peper, John P., n.d.

Box 1, Folder 18

Peace Office Training and Curriculum - Peper, John P., 1939-1956

Box 1, Folder 19

Biscailuz, Gene - Sheriff, Los Angeles County: Introduction Speech - Peper, John P., c. 1950s

Box 1, Folder 20

Peace Officer Training Speeches - Peper, John P., 1946-1960

Box 1, Folder 21

Peace Officer Training - Newsclippings and Photographs, 1948-1953

Box 1, Folder 22

Officials and Dignitaries - California Peace Officers - Photographs, n.d.

Box 1, Folder 23

Peper, John P. - Education and Training of, 1943-1960

Box 1, Folder 24

Butte College Donation of Peper Library - Peper, Inez, 1970

Box 1, Folder 25

Career Highlights - Peper, John P., 1946-1964

Box 1, Folder 26

Awards and Honors - Peper, John P., 1939-1955

Box 2, Folder 1

Vollmer, August - Mentor of Peper, John P., 1926-1951

Box 2, Folder 2

Police Officer Ideals - Vollmer, August, 1932

Box 2, Folder 3

Police Organization and Administration - Vollmer, August, 1937, 1949

Box 2, Folder 4

Police Organization and Administration - Vollmer, August - Peper, John P. - and Boolsen, Frank, 1951

Box 2, Folder 5

Modus Operandi - Practical Applications - Los Angeles Police Department, 1934

Box 2, Folder 6

Poisons - Symptoms and Treatment - Berkeley Police Department, 1934

Box 2, Folder 7

Lectures in Psychiatry - Berkeley Police Department, 1935-1936

Box 2, Folder 8

Fingerprinting - Berkeley Police Department, c. 1934-1936

Box 2, Folder 9

Modus Operandi, Burglary, and Law of Evidence - California Technical Institute of Peace Officer Training, 1939

Box 2, Folder 10

Crime: Speech At Fremont High School, Oakland, CA by Peper, John P., 1934

Box 2, Folder 11

Bicycle Safety Program, Berkeley 1940-1947 (Photocopies from mounted newsclippings) by Peper, 1940-1947

Box 2, Folder 12

Peper, John P. Photographs (Used in exhibit) I, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 13

Peper, John P. Photographs (Used in Exhibit) II, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 14

Peper, John P. Photographs (Used in exhibit) III, n.d.

Box 2, Folder 15

Peper, John P. Photographs (Used in exhibit) IV, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 1

First Class in Basic Police Training Part II - Peper, John P., 1949

Box 3, Folder 2

First Class in Basic Police Training Part II - Peper, John P., 1949

Box 3, Folder 3

Visual Aids for Training Materials, n.d.

Box 3, Folder 4

Southern California Basic Training Scrapbook, 1952

Box 3, Folder 5

Peace Officer Trainings, 1950's-1960's - Northern CA, (Photos), 1950s-1960s

Box 3, Folder 6

Warden's Instruction Manual - Office of Civil Defense, 1953

Box 3, Folder 7

Training Institute Course Outline, 1953

Box 3, Folder 8

Peace Officer Training - Peace Officers' Annual Program Magazine, 1947-1949

Box 3, Folder 9

Peace Officer Training - Publications - Peper, John P., 1946-1967

Box 3, Folder 10

One Thousand Police Questions and Answers, 1937

Box 3, Folder 11

Manuel De Technique Policiere, c. 1930s

Box 4, Folder 1

Lesson Plans - Peper, John P., 1948-1963

Box 4, Folder 2

Basics, Intermediate and Institute Levels - Lesson Plans - Peper, John P., n.d.

Box 4, Folder 3

Lesson Plans Blocks I-X - Peper, John P., n.d.

Box 4, Folder 4

Report Writing - Lesson Plan - Peper, John P., 1949-1959

Box 4, Folder 5

Beat Patrol and Observations - Lesson Plans - Peper, John P., 1961

Box 4, Folder 6

Intermediate Level Lesson Plans Units I-XXV - Peper, John P., n.d.

Box 4, Folder 7

Intermediate Level Lesson Plans - Units XXVI-LIX - Peper, John P., n.d.

Box 4, Folder 8

Panic Control and Prevention - Lesson Plans - Peper, John P., 1950

Box 4, Folder 9

Public Relations For Law Enforcement Officers - Lesson Plan - Peper, John P., 1961

Box 4, Folder 10

Peace Officer Training - Basics (photos), 1940s

Box 4, Folder 11

Polygraph Course Taken By John Peper - Keeler Polygraph Institute, 1951

Box 4, Folder 12

Training Syllabus For Sergeant / Supervisor Parts I and II - Los Angeles Police Department, 1960-1962

Box 4, Folder 13

Training Syllabus For Sergeant / Supervisor Part II - Los Angeles Police Department, 1960-1962

Box 4, Folder 14

Manual, Standard Operating Procedures Chapters I-VII (Sec. 706.12) - Butte County Sheriff's Department, 1965

Box 4, Folder 15

Manual, Standard Operating Procedures Chapters VII-IX (Sec. 706.13) - Butte County Sheriff's Department, 1965

Box 4, Folder 16

Manual, Standard Operating Procedures Chapter X-Appendix - Butte County Sheriff's Department, 1965

Box 4, Folder 17

Fifty-Eighth Annual Conference - International Association of Chiefs of Police, 1951

Box 4, Folder 18

San Rafael Police Department Survey, Report of - Berkeley Police Department, 1934

Box 4, Folder 19

Lindsay Police Department Survey, Report of - Peper, John P., c. 1946-1947

Box 5, Folder 1

City Police Department Badges (Alhambra - Blythe), n.d.

Box 5, Folder 2

City Police Department Badges (Brentwood - Concord), n.d.

Box 5, Folder 3

City Police Department Badges (Coalinga - Escondido), n.d.

Box 5, Folder 4

City Police Department Badges (Eureka - Huron), n.d.

Box 5, Folder 5

City Police Department Badges (Imperial - Madera), n.d.

Box 5, Folder 6

City Police Department Badges (Manhattan Beach - Oceanside), n.d.

Box 5, Folder 7

City Police Department Badges (Ojai - Porterville), n.d.

Box 5, Folder 8

City Police Department Badges (Red Bluff - San Luis Obispo), n.d.

Box 5, Folder 9

City Police Department Badges (San Pablo - Sonora), n.d.

Box 5, Folder 10

City Police Department Badges (South Gate - Yuba City), n.d.

Box 5, Folder 11

County Sheriff's Department Badges (Colusa - Merced), n.d.

Box 5, Folder 12

County Sheriff's Department Badges (Monterey - Siskiyou), n.d.

Box 5, Folder 13

County Sheriff's Department Badges (Solano - Yuba), n.d.

Box 5, Folder 14

Peper, John P. Miscellaneous (Peace Officers Institute Cartoons & Police Product News Article), n.d.

Box 6

Various Magazines, n.d.