Records of the Kansas Highway Patrol, 1934 - [ongoing].

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Records of the Kansas Highway Patrol, 1934 - [ongoing].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/692440930

This collection contains the records of the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP). The records document the KHP's activities in ensuring the safety of motor vehicle travelers on Kansas highways. The documents in this collection include correspondence, reports, photographs, complaints, subject files, memoranda, and grant files. The majority of the records series relate to a variety of reports regarding traffic violations, accident reconstructions, drug and alcohol arrests, and automobile thefts. Photograph negatives are included in accident reports. The collection also contains a few series on complaints against highway patrol officers regarding officer conduct and appealing speeding tickets or other citations. Also included in this record group are administrative series such as personnel records, subject files, and time and activity reports. The subject files discuss topics of interest to the KHP maintained for reference purposes, and the time and activity reports have been microfilmed. Smaller series such as grant files contain grants for the purchase of new equipment and training programs.

Circa 250 cubic feet + microfilm.

Kansas State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7993904

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Capitol Police (Topeka, Kan.)

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Kansas Highway Patrol

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In 1933, the Kansas Legislature, Governor Alfred Landon, and Highway Department Attorney Wint Smith acted to halt the rampant bank robberies and crime sprees of the 1920s and 1930s. They created a force of ten motor vehicle inspectors, forerunners of Kansas troopers. The Legislature officially organized the Kansas Highway Patrol in 1937. All appointees had to pass a physical exam and be U.S. citizens, at least 24 years old, of good health and moral character, and without a criminal record. The 1...