Harry M. Niles papers 1899-1946

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Harry M. Niles papers 1899-1946

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Collection includes: Biographical material, correspondence and documents relating to the Portland Police Department, 1931-1946, and the Pacific Coast International Association of Law Enforcement Officials, 1941-1943; Copies of "Footprinters", newsletter of the International Footprinters Assn.; Copies of "The Police Bulls", 1943-1945; Correspondence, 2 vols., 1899-1900, from police chiefs in California and Washington; Scrapbooks, 6 vols., 1939-1945, regarding the Portland Police Dept. Harry M. Niles (1888-1946) was Portland Police Chief (1934-1946), member of the the police department (1910-1946) and President of the Pacific Coast International Association of Law Enforcemnet Officials (1935-1936).

1.45 cubic feet (1 document case and 2 custom boxes)

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Portland (Or.).

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Portland, Oregon, began as a clearing on the west bank of the Willamette River in 1844. The new city was incorporated in 1851 and prospered because of its advantageous location near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers, among other factors. Its growth was spurred by flourishing agriculture in the Willamette Valley, the California gold rush, the Indian wars of the 1850s, and gold discoveries in eastern Oregon and Idaho in the 1860s. By the Civil War, Portland was the ...

Pacific Coast International Association of Law Enforcemnet Officials.

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Niles, Harry M., 1888-1946.

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Harry M. Niles (1888-1946) was Portland Police Chief (1934-1946), member of the the police department (1910-1946) and President of the Pacific Coast International Association of Law Enforcemnet Officials (1935-1936). From the description of Harry M. Niles papers [manuscript], 1899-1946. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 750441553 From the guide to the Harry M. Niles papers, 1899-1946, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) ...

Niles, Harry M.,

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International Footprinters Association.

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