Name/Title
Police documentsEntry/Object ID
2023.47.05Scope and Content
A. Letter to Harry Newnham, Chief of Police, from Oscar G. Olander of the Michigan State Department of Public Safety with tips about how to handle firearms evidence at crime scenes. Two page letter and envelope, postmarked 1931.
B. Fourteen pages from police officer's notebooks outlining the details of petty offenses, mostly alcohol possession. Notes include the name, address, date of birth of the offender and sometimes the time, place and details of the offense and name of police officers.
Also one "personal total" strip of calculations from an adding machine totaling 5,173.00
C. Bulletin No. 2 Department of Public Safety Liquor Law, a 15-page document and envelope mailed to Saugatuck Chief of Police. Postmarked 1931
D. Five Michigan State Department of Public Safety blank accident report forms and envelope addressed to Harry Newnham.Collection
Police, sheriff and law enforcementCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2023.47Source or Donor
Saugatuck Woman's Club 1904-presentAcquisition Method
Donation, unconditionalRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Newnham, Harry W. 1891-1970Create Date
November 22, 2023Update Date
November 23, 2023
