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Title
August Vollmer: Pioneer in Police Professionalism
Creator
Bancroft Library. Oral History Center
Robinson, Jane Howard
Holstrom, John
Wilson, Orlando Winfield
Chernin, Milton
Dean, William
Glavinovich, Rose
Vollmer, August
Woods, Gene
Coffey, Al
Date Created and/or Issued
1971-1972
Contributing Institution
UC Berkeley, Oral History Center of The Bancroft Library
Collection
California Revealed from Oral History Center of The Bancroft Library
Rights Information
Copyrighted. Rights are owned by The Regents of the University of California. Copyright Holder has given Institution permission to provide access to the digitized work online. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Description
Interview with former colleagues and friends of Vollmer regarding Vollmer's career as chief of police, Berkeley, Calif., 1905-1932, and as professor of police administration, University of California, Berkeley. t01-t02: John Holstrom-Vollmer as a Man: Memories of a Close Friend and Colleague; t03: O.W. Wilson-Training by Correspondence: Vollmer's Influence on Orlando Wilson, Berkeley's Most Famous "College Cop"; t04: Milton Chernin-The University Years: Vollmer as a Professor; t05: General William Dean: Vollmer's Influence on the Career of an Army General; t06: Rose Glavinovich-Covering the Berkeley Police Department; August Vollmer and the Press; t07: Gene Woods-August Vollmer: His Community and His Staff; t08: Al Coffey-August Vollmer: A Man of Principle and Action; George Brereton-Looking Back: Ex-Director of the California Department of Justice Remembers His Years as a Patrolman under August Vollmer; t09: Thomas Hunter-(Cont.) The "V" Men, Vollmer's Dedicated Proteges; t10-t11: Willard Schmidt-Enforcing Prohibition: August Vollmer, Earl Warren, and Willard Schmidt; Muriel Hunter-August Vollmer's Secretary Talks about Her Boss; Alfred Parker-Vollmer's Biographer Discusses His Subject. The "V" Men, Vollmer's Dedicated Proteges; Willard Schnidt-Enforcing Prohibition: August Vollmer, Earl Warren, and Willard Schmidt; Muriel Hunter-August Vollmer's Secretary Talks about Her Boss; t12: Alfred Parker-Vollmer's Biographer Discusses His Subject.
Type
sound
Format
Original
1/4 inch audio tape
Extent
12 Tapes of 12
Identifier
Phonotape 124 B
cabeuroh_000191_t01 through cabeuroh_000191_12
Language
English
Provenance
Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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