University Police Department Records
Scope and Contents
The University Police Department Records date from 1971-2010, bulk dates the 1990s. They include five annual reports, the 25th anniversary edition of "A Reason for Tears! A Journal Dealing with Drug Abuse among Young Americans (1992);" a Campus Safety Information newsletter (1995); and a Campus Security Act Reported Crime Statistics summary for 1997. Newspaper clippings include the obituary of retired police officer David R. Wood (1921-2010), who served on the campus police force from 1969-1984.
Dates
- 1956-2010
- Majority of material found within 1990-1999
Creator
- University of Nevada, Reno. University Police Department (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Administrative History
The Board of Regents established a traffic code for the University of Nevada in 1956. The Department of Police was established at the University of Nevada in 1965 and was given the duty to enforce the University Traffic Code. The unit changed its name to Police Services in 1999.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Department of Police was established at the University of Nevada in 1965 and was given the duty to enforce the University Traffic Code. The unit changed its name to Police Services in 1999. The collection includes annual reports, the 25th anniversary edition of "A Reason for Tears! A Journal Dealing with Drug Abuse among Young Americans (1992);" a Campus Safety Information newsletter (1995); a Campus Security Act Reported Crime Statistics summary; and newspaper clippings.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following series: 1) Annual Reports; 2) Miscellaneous
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Campus Police Department, received on varied dates, most recently May 2015. Some older parking and traffic brochures had been at the Getchell Library Reference Desk, uncataloged, until transferred to Archives.
Creator
- University of Nevada, Reno. University Police Department (Organization)
Source
- University of Nevada, Reno. University Police Department (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the University Police Department Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Betty Glass
- Date
- May 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. University Archives Repository
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno NV 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu