Governor's Commission to Study Problems Affecting the Colored Population of Maryland - Police, 1932, 1942

File — Box: G.15

Scope and Contents

Includes material relating to the killing of Thomas Broadus by Officer Edward Bender, and other incidents of police brutality, and reporting on the Commission's work to address it. A single title page of the Commission's report on "Questions Affecting the Police" is found without the report itself.

Dates

Creation: 1932
Creation: 1942

Additional Description

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

Clippings, Writings, Pamphlet

Processing Information

Files on the Governor's Commission to Study Problems Affecting the Colored Population were processed using detailed processing techniques to facilitate research access. Material was sorted and described in more detail than was found in the original folders, and dates and document types were added to the description. Note that the name of the commission has been abbreviated to "Governor's Commission" on physical folders in this series.