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Law Enforcement Collection TITLE: Law Enforcement collection DATE RANGE: 1870s-1993 CALL NUMBER: MS 1479 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 35 boxes, 34.25 linear feet PROVENANCE: Created by Lori Davison COPYRIGHT: The Arizona Historical Society owns the copyright to this collection. RESTRICTIONS: This collection is unrestricted. CREDIT LINE: Law Enforcement collection, MS 1479, Arizona Historical Society-Tucson PROCESSED BY: Lori Davison, rehoused by Nancy Siner, January 2015. HISTORICAL NOTE: Arizona Territory was established in 1873 and has been managed by various law enforcement bodies and jurisdictions ever since. This includes law enforcement at the city, county, state, and federal levels, as well as specialized law enforcement for airports, railroads, university campuses and Indian reservations. SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: This collection contains miscellaneous newspaper clippings and magazine articles concerning activities of city, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies in Arizona from the 1880s to the 1990s. Each Arizona county is represented, along with the cities of Flagstaff, Phoenix, and Tucson, among others. Files on border patrol, campus law enforcement, and Indian police are also included. MS 1480 Law Enforcement Collection – 1 of 4 Arizona Historical Society – Tucson, 520-617-1157 CONTAINER LIST: Box Folder Description Dates 1 Lori Davison correspondence about this collection 1980-1992 1 Apache County Sheriff's Office 1880-1992 1 Cochise County Sheriff's Office 1880-1914 2 Cochise County Sheriff's Office 1915-1986 3 Cochise County Sheriff's Office 1987-1993 3 Benson Police Department 1880-1993 3 Bisbee Police Department 1880-1993 3 Douglas Police Department 1900-1993 3 Sierra Vista Police Department 1967-1992 3 Tombstone Marshal's Office 1880-1991 3 Willcox Police Department 1944-1990 3 Coconino County Sheriff's Office 1880-1981 4 Coconino County Sheriff’s Office 1982-1991 4 Flagstaff Police Department 1895-1992 4 Gila County Sheriff's Office 1881-1949 5 Gila County Sheriff’s Office 1950-1992 5 Graham County Sheriff's Office 1881-1993 5 Greenlee County Sheriff's Office 1872-1991 5 La Paz County Sheriff's Office 1982-1989 5 Maricopa County Territorial Sheriffs To 1912 6 Maricopa County Sheriff's Office 1871-1983 7 Maricopa County Sheriff's Office 1984-1993 7 Chandler Police Department 1920-1993 7 Gilbert Police Department 1981-1993 7 Glendale Police Department 1919-1985 8 Glendale Police Department 1986-1993 8 Mesa Police Department 1883-1993 8 Peoria Police Department 1967-1993 8 Phoenix Police Department 1871-1980 9 Phoenix Police Department 1981-1982 10 Phoenix Police Department 1983-1986 11 Phoenix Police Department 1986-1991 12 Phoenix Police Department 1991-1993 12 Scottsdale Police Department 1920-1993 12 Tempe Police Department 1900-1993 12 Youngtown Police Department 1984-1990 13 Mohave County Sheriff's Office 1864-1993 13 Navajo County Sheriff's Office 1895-1992 14 Pima County Sheriff's Office 1864-1969 15 Pima County Sheriff's Office 1970-1986 16 Pima County Sheriff's Office 1987-1993 16 Oro Valley Police Department 1976-1993 MS 1480 Law Enforcement Collection – 2 of 4 Arizona Historical Society – Tucson, 520-617-1157 16 South Tucson Police Department 1936-1993 16 Tucson Airport Authority Police Department 1984-1993 16 Tucson Police Department 1859-1929 17 Tucson Police Department 1930-1981 18 Tucson Police Department 1981-1983 19 Tucson Police Department 1984-1991 20 Tucson Police Department 1992-1993 20 Tucson Police Department (88-Crime/911) 1982-1993 20 Pinal County Sheriff's Office 1875-1993 20 Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office 1899-1981 21 Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office 1982-1993 21 Nogales Police Department 1884-1993 21 Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office 1864-1912 22 Yavapai County Sheriff's Office 1913-1993 22 Prescott Police Department 1864-1992 22 Yuma County Sheriff's Office 1864-1950 23 Yuma County Sheriff’s Office 1951-1993 23 Campus police-general 1982-1991 23 Campus police-Arizona State University 1949-1993 23 Campus police-Northern Arizona University 1981-1991 23 Campus police-Phoenix College 1983-1992 23 Campus police-Pima Community College 1988-1990 23 Campus police-University of Arizona 1920-1993 24 Federal police-Border Patrol 1885-1993 24 Federal police-Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & 1987-1993 Firearms 24 Federal police-Customs Service 1857-1987 25 Federal police-Customs Service 1988-1993 25 Federal police-Drug Enforcement Authority 1981-1993 25 Federal police-Federal Bureau of Investigation 1924-1993 25 Federal police-Marshal 1863-1993 26 Federal police-Postal Service 1877-1991 26 Federal police-Secret Service 1910-1992 26 Federal police-Treasury 1901-1973 26 Indian police-general 1965-1993 26 Indian police-Apache 1875-1993 26 Indian police-Colorado River Indian Tribe 1909-1989 26 Indian police-Hopi 1907-1993 26 Indian police-Hualapai 1982-1988 26 Indian police-Navajo 1872-1993 26 Indian police-Pima 1982-1993 26 Indian police-Tohono O’odham 1918-1992 26 Indian police-Yaqui 1983-1992 25 Arizona-general 1864-1993 25 K-9 undated MS 1480 Law Enforcement Collection – 3 of 4 Arizona Historical Society – Tucson, 520-617-1157 26 State police-Arizona Rangers 1901-1991 27 State police-Arizona Rangers (book manuscript) undated 27 State police-Capitol Police 1989-1992 27 State police-Arizona Department of Public Safety 1931-February 1983 28 State police-Arizona Department of Public Safety March 1983-1990 29 State police-Department of Public Safety 1991-1993 29 State police-Drug Control District-Strike Force 1978-1984 29 Arizona-general 1864-1993 30 Criminal justice 1880-1993 30 Deaths and injuries 1864-1940 31 Deaths and injuries 1941-April 1991 32 Deaths and injuries May 1991-1993 32 Executions 1872-1993 32 Fraternal and social organizations 1934-1992 32 K-9 undated 32 Peace officer memorials undated 33 Peace Officer Memorial Board undated 33 Poetry, art and literature undated 33 Prohibition 1915-1991 33 Railroad police undated 33 Sheriffs undated 33 Southwest border 1980-1993 33 Tison escape 1978-1993 34 Training and education-training academy undated 34 Uniforms and badges undated 34 Women undated 34 General and miscellaneous 1870-1991 MS 1480 Law Enforcement Collection – 4 of 4 Arizona Historical Society – Tucson, 520-617-1157 .
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