Title:
Public Safety, Texas Department of
Description:
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. These records document the functions of DPS in crime suppression and control, motor vehicle highway transportation and management, and disaster and emergency activities. Types of records include correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, reports, clippings, testimony, affidavits, warrants and orders, indictments, audio recordings, photographs, films, press releases, statistics, manuals, rosters, minutes, notices, speeches, publications, newsletters, printed material, organizational charts, memorabilia, and a scrapbook. Records date 1930-1931, 1934-2000, and undated. Included are Public Safety Commission minutes, central files of the senior ranger captains of the Texas Rangers headquartered in Austin, Criminal Law Enforcement Division investigation files, training records, files of the Legal Services Section, records of the Public Information Office, and Office of Defense and Disaster Relief records.
Collection:
Texas Department of Public Safety records
Creator:
Texas. Department of Public Safety
Date range of creation:
1930 to 1931
Date range of creation:
1934 to 2000
Geographic coverage:
Texas
Subject:
Criminal investigation
Subject:
Governmental investigations
Subject:
Law enforcement
Subject:
Study and teaching
Subject:
Texas Rangers
Subject:
Texas. Department of Public Safety
Subject:
Traffic regulations
Subject:
Traffic safety
Type:
Photographs
Citation information:
(Identify the item and cite the series), Texas Department of Public Safety records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
These records have been organized by State Archives staff into nine series: Texas Public Safety Commission minutes, 1962-2000; Texas Ranger Division records, 1963-1995; Criminal Law Enforcement Division investigation files, 1934-1990; Training Academy records, 1930-1999; Director's Staff: Legal Services Section files, 1958-1986; Director's Staff: Public Information Office records, 1937-1997; Office of Defense and Disaster Relief records, 1949-1994; Photographic and film media, 1937-1971; Clippings, 1935-1936, 0.5 cubic ft.
Copyright information:
copyright statement or dacs use restrictions statement
Access restrictions:
dacs access restriction statement when applicable
Size or duration:
203 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/30100/tsl-30100.html
Language:
English
Language:
Spanish