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Police Officers - 1970s, 1970s

 File — Multiple Containers

Scope and Contents

Note on one original folder reads "charged" and "booklet 10/73"; includes coverage of fired Philadelphia officers. Date on cut reads 2/24/1973

Dates

  • Creation: 1970s

Full Extent

6 folders

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, Photomontages, Cut, Wire photograph, Note, Clipping

Original Location

ML0302, MAR 203; ML0305, MAR 048; ML0302, MAR 204

Legacy Description

Photographs, metal cuttings Items:20; 1967-1973, 1979; Photographs, metal cuttings depicting Baltimore police officers, related to police officers being fired by commissioner Joseph O'Neill, related to the police department in New Jersey and New York,

Processing Information

previously filed under "Police - Pix - 72-73", "Police Department (Philly)", "Police Department, DC"

Repository Details

Part of the Afro-American Newspapers Archives/Afro Charities Repository

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