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Interviews with former colleagues and friends of August Vollmer, regarding Vollmer's career as chief of police, Berkeley, California, 1905-1932, and as professor of police administration, University of California, Berkeley. Photographs inserted. Preface and introduction by Gene Carte.
Details
Title
August Vollmer, pioneer in police professionalism; tape recorded interview conducted 1971 by Jane Howard Robinson
Creator
interviewer., Robinson, Jane Howard,
Carte, Gene.
interviewee., Holstrom, John, 1909-1978,
interviewee., Wilson, O. W. 1900-1972, (Orlando Winfield),
interviewee., Chernin, Milton,
interviewee., Dean, William, 1899-1981,
interviewee., Glavinovich, Rose,
interviewee., Woods, Gene B., 1897-1989,
interviewee., Coffey, A. L. 1907-1977, (Alfred L.),
interviewee., Brereton, George Harold, 1901-1979,
interviewee., Hunter, Thomas P., 1912-1973,
interviewee., Schmidt, Willard Edward, 1908-1982,
interviewee., Hunter, Muriel Bigelow, 1908-1990,
interviewee., Parker, Alfred E. 1899- (Alfred Eustace),
Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.
Carte, Gene.
interviewee., Holstrom, John, 1909-1978,
interviewee., Wilson, O. W. 1900-1972, (Orlando Winfield),
interviewee., Chernin, Milton,
interviewee., Dean, William, 1899-1981,
interviewee., Glavinovich, Rose,
interviewee., Woods, Gene B., 1897-1989,
interviewee., Coffey, A. L. 1907-1977, (Alfred L.),
interviewee., Brereton, George Harold, 1901-1979,
interviewee., Hunter, Thomas P., 1912-1973,
interviewee., Schmidt, Willard Edward, 1908-1982,
interviewee., Hunter, Muriel Bigelow, 1908-1990,
interviewee., Parker, Alfred E. 1899- (Alfred Eustace),
Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.
Variant Title
Pioneer in police professionalism
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Full Collection Name
California Audiovisual Preservation Project
Series
August Vollmer historical project
Other Identifiers
cabeuroh_000191
Subject (Person)
Vollmer, August, 1876-1955.
Vollmer, August, 1876-1955 Friends and associates.
Warren, Earl, 1891-1974.
Holstrom, John, 1909-1978 Interviews.
Wilson, O. W. 1900-1972 (Orlando Winfield), Interviews.
Chernin, Milton Interviews.
Dean, William, 1899-1981 Interviews.
Glavinovich, Rose Interviews.
Woods, Gene B., 1897-1989 Interviews.
Coffey, A. L. 1907-1977 (Alfred L.), Interviews.
Brereton, George Harold, 1901-1979 Interviews.
Hunter, Thomas P., 1912-1973 Interviews.
Schmidt, Willard Edward, 1908-1982 Interviews.
Hunter, Muriel Bigelow, 1908-1990 Interviews.
Parker, Alfred E. 1899- (Alfred Eustace), Interviews.
Vollmer, August, 1876-1955 Friends and associates.
Warren, Earl, 1891-1974.
Holstrom, John, 1909-1978 Interviews.
Wilson, O. W. 1900-1972 (Orlando Winfield), Interviews.
Chernin, Milton Interviews.
Dean, William, 1899-1981 Interviews.
Glavinovich, Rose Interviews.
Woods, Gene B., 1897-1989 Interviews.
Coffey, A. L. 1907-1977 (Alfred L.), Interviews.
Brereton, George Harold, 1901-1979 Interviews.
Hunter, Thomas P., 1912-1973 Interviews.
Schmidt, Willard Edward, 1908-1982 Interviews.
Hunter, Muriel Bigelow, 1908-1990 Interviews.
Parker, Alfred E. 1899- (Alfred Eustace), Interviews.
Subject (Corporate)
Subject (Topic)
Police California -- Berkeley -- Biography.
Criminology Study and teaching -- California -- Berkeley.
Prohibition California.
Criminal investigation History. -- California -- Berkeley
Criminologie Étude et enseignement -- Californie -- Berkeley.
Enquêtes criminelles Histoire. -- Californie -- Berkeley
Criminology Study and teaching -- California -- Berkeley.
Prohibition California.
Criminal investigation History. -- California -- Berkeley
Criminologie Étude et enseignement -- Californie -- Berkeley.
Enquêtes criminelles Histoire. -- Californie -- Berkeley
Type
Audio
Format
Archive
The Library
Contents
John Holstrom
O.W. Wilson
Milton Chernin
General William Dean
Rose Glavinovich
Gene Woods
Al Coffey
George Brereton
Thomas Hunter
Willard Schmidt
Muriel Hunter
Alfred Parker. Vollmer as a man: memories of a close friend and colleague / Training by correspondence: Vollmer's influence on Orlando Wilson, Berkeley's most famous "College Cop" / The university years: Vollmer as a professor / Vollmer's influence on the career of an Army general / Covering the Berkeley Police Department: August Vollmer and the press / August Vollmer: his community and his staff / August Vollmer: a man of principle and action / Looking back: ex-Director of the California Department of Justice remembers his years as a patrolman under August Vollmer / The "V" Men, Vollmer's dedicated proteges / Enforcing Prohibition: August Vollmer, Earl Warren, and Willard Schmidt / August Vollmer's secretary talks about her boss / Vollmer's biographer discusses his subject /
O.W. Wilson
Milton Chernin
General William Dean
Rose Glavinovich
Gene Woods
Al Coffey
George Brereton
Thomas Hunter
Willard Schmidt
Muriel Hunter
Alfred Parker. Vollmer as a man: memories of a close friend and colleague / Training by correspondence: Vollmer's influence on Orlando Wilson, Berkeley's most famous "College Cop" / The university years: Vollmer as a professor / Vollmer's influence on the career of an Army general / Covering the Berkeley Police Department: August Vollmer and the press / August Vollmer: his community and his staff / August Vollmer: a man of principle and action / Looking back: ex-Director of the California Department of Justice remembers his years as a patrolman under August Vollmer / The "V" Men, Vollmer's dedicated proteges / Enforcing Prohibition: August Vollmer, Earl Warren, and Willard Schmidt / August Vollmer's secretary talks about her boss / Vollmer's biographer discusses his subject /
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