Department of Public Safety photographs (Clinton Sherrell collection) 1950-1961, undated

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Department of Public Safety photographs (Clinton Sherrell collection) 1950-1961, undated

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/90001/90001-P.html

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is the state police agency, charged with enforcing laws, preserving order, and protecting the rights, privileges, property, and well-being of Texas citizens. Photographs were made by DPS photographers to document or promote the activities of the various divisions, personnel, training, equipment, and facilities. These records consist of negatives created by the DPS photo lab. This particular collection is comprised of black and white negatives produced by Clinton Starnes Sherrell. Dated negatives span the period 1950-1961. Undated negatives appear to be within the same time period. The negatives are primarily in 4-by-5 inch format.

660 negatives

eng,

Texas State Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6640735

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Sherrell, Clinton S. (Clinton Starnes)

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Texas. Dept. of Public Safety.

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In 1935, the 44th Legislature (Senate Bill 146, Regular Session), responding to recommendations made in 1933 by the Joint Legislative Committee on Organization and Economy, created the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) for the purpose of placing under a single jurisdiction the state's functions in crime prevention and traffic control programs. The original Department was composed of the Texas Rangers, removed from the Adjutant General's Department; the State Highway Patrol, ta...