Letters written by Wilson, 1928-1972 and n.d.
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Letters written to Wilson
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Biographical material
MSS of his writings - primarily typed copies of papers and articles, including one about August Vollmer and others on developments in police administration
Speeches and statements - MSS, photocopies, mimeographed and/or printed copies; arranged chronologically, 1950-1967, with undated copies at the end. Many of them are addresses delivered during the period he was superintendent of the Chicago Police.
Articles by Wilson - reprints and tear sheets
Book reviews by Wilson - primarily reprints
Personalia - passports, identification records, medical record, membership cards and badges, UC personnel papers, etc.
Awards, diplomas, etc.
See also oversize folder.
Diary entries - a few scattered pages
Papers relating to his army service, World War II
Insurance, retirement, and miscellaneous financial papers
Memorial tributes
Photographs and snapshots - Transferred to Pictorial Collections
See also v. 2 below.
Clippings - (4 folders) - Included is a file of clippings re Wichita, Kansas Police Department
See also v. 1 below.
Subject files
Americans for Effective Law Enforcement - copies of brochures, reports, minutes of meetings, etc.
California. University, Berkeley. School of Criminology.
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Chicago. Police Dept.
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August Vollmer - copy of a translation of an original article about Vollmer which appeared in a French magazine; clippings; information about August Vollmer Memorial Scholarship Fund, etc.
Wichita, Kansas. Police Dept. Statistics re scholastic attainments of police force; copies of general orders issued by Chief Wilson; radio interview with Wilson; samples of forms used; copy of resolution granting Wilson leave of absence, etc.
Miscellany
"The Wilson Years 1960 to 1967 ... Highlights in the Career of ..."
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"7 Years of Progress: a Pictorial Record ... O. W. Wilson's Seven Years with the Chicago Police Department 1960-1967" - Transferred to Pictorial Collections
Diplomas, certificates, etc.
Minutes of meetings of Chicago Police Dept.
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Tapes have been removed from the collection and assigned the following call numbers in the phonotape collection:
P/T 407 Wilson's speech to the Chicago Police Dept., Mar. 12, 1960
P/T 408 A Salute to O. W. Wilson. Radio program, WGN, Chicago, July 29, 1967, on occasion of Wilson's retirement from the police force.
P/T 409 Interview with Wilson, conducted by Dave Andre, WGN radio, Chicago, July 1967.
Adler, Mortimer Jerome, 1902-
2 letters, 1970. Writing as director of the Institute for Philosophical Research; re civil police project.
The American Journal of Police Science
2 letters, 1952. From Ordway Hilton, editor. Requesting a biographical sketch of August Vollmer.
Americans for Effective Law Enforcement Inc.
25 letters, 1969-1972. Primarily from secretary-treasurer Alan S. Ganz and president Fred E. Inbau. Many of them transmit minutes of board meetings,
financial reports, etc.
See also subject files, carton 2.
Ashworth, Ray
See International Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc.
Baker, Bruce R.
See Berkeley, Calif. Police Department.
Bancroft Library
6 letters, 1971-1972. Re the August Vollmer Historical Project.
Barrows, David Prescott, 1873-1954
See California. University, Berkeley.
Berkeley, Calif. Police Dept.
8 letters, 1928 and 1971. From Clarence D. Lee, John A. Greening and Bruce R. Baker.
See also Holstrom, John D.
California. University. President
7 letters, 1939-1952. From Robert Gordon Sproul. Re Wilson's appointment as professor of police administration, salary, etc.
California. University. Regents
20 letters, 1938-1959. Most of them form letters re salary as professor of police administration and dean of School of Criminology.
California. University, Berkeley
25 letters, 1939-1960. From A. M. Kidd, Paul L. Kirk, David P. Barrows, Joel H. Hildebrand, Clark Kerr, Joseph P. Harris, Glenn T. Seaborg and others.
Re development of criminology program at UC, Wilson's courses in police administration, proposed changes in criminology program,
etc.
See also subject files, carton 2.
Chicago. [various offices]
11 letters, 1960-1973. From president of the Chicago Civil Service Commission, corporation counsel, president of the Chicago Crime Commission, Mayor
Richard J. Daley, etc.
See also Franklin M. Kreml; Virgil W. Peterson; International Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc.; miscellaneous letters re Chicago police (box 3); subject files (carton 2); v. 1 and 2; and microfilm and tapes.
Daley, Richard J., 1902-
See Chicago. [various offices]
Dixon, Sir Arthur L.
Letter, Apr. 23, 1958. Re the use of dogs in the Metropolitan Police Force, London.
Genthner, Bruce [son-in-law]
11 letters, 1958-1960
Genthner, Sally Jo (Wilson) [daughter]
38 letters, 1957-1963
Greening, John A.
See Berkeley, Calif. Police Dept.
Harris, Joseph P.
See California. University, Berkeley.
Harvard University. Bureau for Street Traffic Research
Letter, Jan. 31, 1936. Offering Wilson appointment as research fellow.
Hildebrand, Joel Henry, 1881-
See California. University, Berkeley.
Holstrom, John D.
4 letters, 1968-1972. Letter, Apr. 23, 1971, refers to proposed Berkeley charter amendment to partition the Berkeley Police Department. One is a letter of condolence addressed to Mrs. Wilson.
International Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc.
5 letters, 1960. Several refer to IACP assistance to Chicago police. Some letters by Ray Ashworth, director, Field Service Division.
Kelley, Douglas M.
See California. University, Berkeley.
Kerr, Clark, 1911-
See California. University, Berkeley.
Kidd, Alexander Marsden, 1879-
See California. University, Berkeley.
Kirk, Paul Louis, 1902-1970
See California. University, Berkeley.
Kreml, Franklin Martin, 1907-
5 letters, 1960-1961. Re Chicago police.
Lee, Clarence D.
See Berkeley, Calif. Police Dept.
Leonard, Vivian Anderson, 1898-
Letter, Jan. 23, 1970. Letter of introduction for a student.
McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.
27 letters, 1949-1972. Re publication of Wilson's book, Police Administration. Included is a letter of condolence addressed to Mrs. Wilson.
McLaren, Roy C.
5 letters, 1969-1972, from a former student who went into the field of police administration. Includes a letter of condolence addressed to Mrs. Wilson.
Menninger, Karl Augustus, 1893-
2 letters, 1943-1948
Parker, Alfred Eustace, 1899-
2 letters, 1971. Re his book, The Berkeley Police Story.
Peterson, Virgil W.
5 letters, 1969-1972. Include letter written while executive director of the Chicago Crime Commission. Letters written after his retirement refer to his lecture course on organized crime at University of Chicago, his writing, etc. Letter of condolence to Mrs. Wilson also included.
Seaborg, Glenn Theodore, 1912-
See California. University, Berkeley.
Sproul, Robert Gordon, 1891-
See California. University. President.
Thomas (Charles C.) Publisher
4 letters, 1968-1971
U.S. Agency for International Development
4 letters, 1971-1972. Some refer to translations of Wilson's book, Police Planning, for police assistance programs.
Vollmer, August, 1876-1955
69 letters, 1928-1942. Written primarily while chief of police, Berkeley, Calif., and professor of police administration, University of California,
Berkeley. Letters discuss mutual problems in running police departments, developments in professional training of policemen,
courses offered in professional schools, mutual friends in the field, etc.
See also Bancroft Library correspondence; Wilson's article on Vollmer, carton 1; and subject files, carton 2.
Wichita, Kansas. City Manager
2 letters, 1928 and 1939. Letter, Mar. 12, 1928, answers questions raised by Wilson re the police force; 1939 letter relieves Wilson of duties as chief of police.
Wilson, Henry H. [son]
7 letters, 1959-1971. Also included is a letter written by his wife, Flo.
Wilson, Ruth [Mrs. O. W. Wilson]
Drafts of letters written during Wilson's illness and one letter, ca. Mar. 1960, addressed to Wilson.
Wiltberger, William Alden
Letter, Dec. 18, 1935. Copy of a letter written to August Vollmer, while director of the Police School, San Jose State College.