Guide to the Records of the Citizens' Police Committee (Chicago), 1928-1933

  • Identification55/37
  • Title
    • Guide to the Records of the Citizens' Police Committee (Chicago)
    • Citizens' Police Committee (Chicago), Records of the
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Date1928-1933
  • OriginationCitizens' Police Committee (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Physical Description1.00
  • RepositoryNorthwestern University Archives Deering Library, Room 110 1970 Campus Dr. Evanston, IL, 60208-2300 URL: http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives Email: archives@northwestern.edu Phone: 847-491-3354
  • AbstractThe Citizens' Police Committee, formed in 1929, analyzed the staffing and organization of the Chicago Police Department. The Committee studied contemporary manpower and administrative issues and made recommendations for departmental reorganization based upon its study. The Committee worked with the cooperation of the Commissioner of Police, W.F. Russell, and the assent of Chicago Mayor William Hale Thompson. Prominent among the Chicago area business, academic, and community leaders who sponsored or served on the Committee were Northwestern University President Walter Dill Scott and John H. Wigmore and Frederic B. Crossley of the University's School of Law. The series includes a relatively small amount of general correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, and related materials.

The Citizens' Police Committee, formed in 1929, analyzed the staffing and organization of the Chicago Police Department. The Committee studied contemporary manpower and administrative issues and made recommendations for departmental reorganization based upon its study. The Committee worked with the cooperation of the Commissioner of Police, W.F. Russell, and the assent of Chicago Mayor William Hale Thompson. Prominent among the Chicago area business, academic, and community leaders who sponsored or served on the Committee were Northwestern University President Walter Dill Scott and John H. Wigmore and Frederic B. Crossley of the University's School of Law.

  • NamesCitizens' Police Committee (Chicago, Ill.)
  • SubjectCrime--Illinois--Chicago

These records have been separated from the papers of John H. Wigmore (Accession #97-54).

Kevin B. Leonard; May 21, 1997.

The Citizens' Police Committee, formed in 1929, analyzed the staffing and organization of the Chicago Police Department. The Committee studied contemporary manpower and administrative issues and made recommendations for departmental reorganization based upon its study. The Committee worked with the cooperation of the Commissioner of Police, W.F. Russell, and the assent of Chicago Mayor William Hale Thompson. Prominent among the Chicago area business, academic, and community leaders who sponsored or served on the Committee were Northwestern University President Walter Dill Scott and John H. Wigmore and Frederic B. Crossley of the University's School of Law.

The series includes a relatively small amount of general correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, and related materials.