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Vancouver Police Department fonds
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Vancouver Police Department fonds

  • VPD
  • Fonds
  • 1886-1991

Fonds consists of the following record series relating to the administrative and operational aspects of local policing:
Vancouver (B.C.). Board of Police Commissioners
-Police Commissioners general files, 1903-1937, series 181
-Board of Police Commissioners minutes, 1886-1891, 1904-1968, series 180
-Police Commissioners received correspondence, 1940-1949, series 183
Vancouver (B.C.). Police Department
-Book of occurrences, 1889-1929, series 196
-Fire alarm box zoning map, ca. 1931, series 210
-Grey Cup games records, 1958-1966, series 338
-Information bulletins, 1960, series 201
-Lennie Investigation records, 1928, series 209
-McDonald Investigation records, 1936, series 207
-Photographs, 1894-1970, series 214
-Police Constable's reports, 1935, series 200
-Prisoners' record books, 1898-1917, series 202
-Public information displays, 1886-1970, series 212
-Royal visits records, 1939-1959, series 203
-Scrapbook, 1908-1909, series 204
-Special Constables' time sheets, 1935, series 205
-Stolen Car Bureau register, 1927-1929, series 206
-Subject files, 1929-1939, series 199
-Task Force on Prostitution records, 1986-1990, series 171
-Tucker report, 1936, series 208
-Wife Assault Coordination Project records, 1989-1991, series 172
Vancouver (B.C.). Police Department. Office of the Chief of Police
-General correspondence, 1935, series 197
-License Inspection correspondence, 1920-1936, series 211
Vancouver (B.C.). Police Court
-Health by-laws record book, 1900-1902, series 188
-Police Court court calendars, 1889-1929, series 182
-Police Court court calendars of indictable offences, 1929-1961, series 184
-Police Court court calendars of summary offences, 1929-1949, series 185
-Police Court court calendars of traffic violations, 1926-1950, series 186
-Police Court case files, 1930-1944, series 195
-Police Court charge books, 1897-1900, 1902, series 193
-Police Court drug and other offences register, 1921-1923, series 194
-Police Court maintenance payments registers, 1928-1939, 1945-1947, 1955-1957, series 189
-Police Court notices of appeal, information, summons, and convictions, 1904, 1906-1909, series 187
-Police Court outside summons book, 1937-1956, series 190
-Police Court summons book, 1945-1960, series 191
-Transcripts of Police Court cases, 1903-1923, series 192

Vancouver Police Department

Police Court court calendars

Series consists of court calendars which list all cases tried in Vancouver Police Court, and indexes to the calendars. Information consists of the date of court appearance, the name of the accused, the charge, the plea, and the punishment. Volumes for the years 1889-1895 are arranged chronologically and are indexed by name of the accused. The indexes appear either within the calendars to which they pertain, or as individual volumes. As of May 20, 1929, calendars were created according to the nature of the offence - indictable or summary.

Vancouver (B.C.). Police Court

Police Department : Board and member photographs

Series consists of photographs of members of the Vancouver Police Department and the Board of Police Commissioners as well as various scenes of police activity. Portraits of police employees include police officers, inspectors, police chiefs, police matrons and other departmental roles as well as group portraits of units, squads and police sports teams. Photographs of police equipment are also found in this series such as police boats, different types of motor vehicles, fingerprinting tools and radios. Photographs demonstrating police work include traffic safety education, vehicle inspection, call staff, patrols and other events.

Vancouver Police Department

Police Identification Photographs

Series consists of photographs taken of individuals arrested by the Vancouver Police Department, showing a "mugshot" view of front and side portraits of individuals. Persons arrested include men, women, and children primarily related to charges of petty theft, drug use or possession, and prostitution. The majority of photographs in this series date from 1897 to 1912 and have been individually described. The remaining 38 photographs in this file, created ca.1920-1930's, are restricted and have not been described at the item level.

Police charge book ["Rogues gallery"]

File is bound register containing names of individuals charged with various crimes, the nature of the charge, their plea, and sentencing information. The register is organized chronologically. There is an accompanying alphabetical index.

Prisoners' record books

Series consists of bound volumes listing name of suspect, date, the charge, and the punishment. Volumes also contain a photograph of each suspect, and a physical description. Arranged chronologically.

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