Name/Title
Documents about selection Police Chief, 1930Entry/Object ID
2011.62.22Scope and Content
Accession No. 11.62.22
Subject Category: City of Alameda; Police Department
Date or Period: 1930
Object: File Folder
Description:
Acid-free legal size file folder with documents.
Size folder: L 14 3/4” X W 9”
History of Object:
Documents originally were in a folder, discarded in 2011, with a green label on the tab stating: “Police Department: Chief of Police - August 1930”. Documents pertain to the applications and examinations for Police Chief after resignation of Chief William H. Wahmuth; handwritten and typed results suggest Vern Smith came out ahead; his initial application letter is not in this folder. City Manager, C. E. Hickok.
Documents were found in the attic of City Hall in the 1990s in an old folder, which was discarded in 2011 upon donation to the museum.
Acquired from: City of Alameda
Date Cataloged: 9/3/11