Officer Willie McCray Baltimore City Police Academy handbook
Scope and Contents
Rewritten from dealer description: This item is a Baltimore City Police Academy handbook, created in approximately 1957 by the Baltimore City Police Department for the Baltimore City Police Academy. The handbook is bound in a three-ring binder with black leatherette covers. It consists of one hundred and ten mimeographed sheets, divided by multi-colored binder dividers into sections numbered “10” through “25.” Each section contains instructional documentation related to various departmental procedures, such as “Observation and Descriptions,” “Public Relations,” and “Miscellaneous Department Procedures.” Some pages are marked by notes penned by the presumed former owner, Officer Willie McCray, whose name is written on the front and inside cover of the binder.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1957
Creator
- Baltimore (Md.). Police Department (Organization)
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Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
This handbook was created by the Baltimore City Police Department for the Baltimore City Police Academy, and most likely owned by Officer Willie McCray. There is currently no biographical information available on Willie McCray.
Extent
.167 Cubic Feet (1 legal-size)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This item is a Baltimore City Police Academy Handbook, created in approximately 1957. The handbook consists of a binder containing documentation of various departmental procedures, and was most likely owned by Officer Willie McCray, whose name is written on the cover. There is currently no biographical information available on Willie McCray.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Brian Cassidy, Bookseller in September 2017.
Processing Information
Processed by Kristen Diehl in December 2017.
Subject
- McCray, Willie (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Officer Willie McCray Baltimore City Police Academy handbook
- Author
- Kristen Diehl
- Date
- December 2017
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
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Baltimore MD 21218 USA
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