Police Officers - 1930s-1950s, 1937-1955, 1967, 1980
Scope and Contents
Includes coverage of first Black officers in the Baltimore Police Department, including Violet Hill Whyte, J. Hiram Butler, Harry Scott, and Milton Gardner. Later documents suggest material was pulled for a retrospective story.
Dates
- Creation: 1937-1955
- Creation: 1967
- Creation: 1980
Arrangement
Arrangement of the General File series is alphabetical by subject, with document types and material from across the AFRO's regional offices interfiled. Subjects are primarily original description assigned by the creators of the collection over the history of its creation and use.
Terminology used in original folder titles evolved across many offices and generations of staff, resulting in similar collection content filed under varying terms. Researchers may benefit from searching a variety of related subjects and names.
Document Types
Photographs, Notes, Clippings
Original Location
ML0305, MAR 048
Legacy Description
Newspaper clippings, photographs relating to the Baltimore City Police Department. This folder also contains information about the first black woman police officer.
Processing Information
was "Police Department" and was "Policemen- Baltimore"
Repository Details
Part of the Afro-American Newspapers Archives/Afro Charities Repository