Police Cases, 1932-1983
Scope and Contents
Material filed under "Police Cases" includes coverage of general police activity, high profile crime stories, victims of crimes, and mugshots and photographs of suspects and fugitives
Dates
- Creation: 1932-1983
Partial Extent
35 folders
Partial Extent
3 oversize folders
May Contain Harmful Content
- Harmful Content (general) Some "Police Cases" files contain photographs and other graphic documentation of injured and deceased individuals. Such items have been encapsulated within folders to allow researchers to choose whether to engage with them. See individual folder descriptions for more information.
Arrangement
Most of the documentation in Police Cases has been arranged chronologically by decade.
Document Types
Photographs, Photomontages, Wire photographs, Cuts, Clippings, Wire articles, Organizational records, Photocopies, Draft articles, Notes, Illustrations
Processing Information
"Police Cases" files have been processed using detailed processing procedures. All the information in the finding aid has been verified against folder content, dates and document types have been added to description for each folder, and in some cases, more granular arrangement and description has been done to facilitate research.
Repository Details
Part of the Afro-American Newspapers Archives/Afro Charities Repository