Bowling Green State University, Department of Public Safety records
Collection Overview
Abstract
Records documenting activities of the Bowling Green State University Department of Public Safety and its various sub-divisions, including campus police and management support services.
Dates
- Creation: 1950, 1966-1989
Extent
4.22 Cubic Feet (9 letter size archive boxes, 1 half letter size archive box, 1 legal size archive boxes, and 1 half legal size archive box (12 boxes total))
Scope and Contents
Contains annual reports, notes regarding special arrangements for presidential visits, correspondence, manuals, committee records and various disaster plans and procedures. This collection does not include individual case reports, those must be requested directly from the BGSU Campus Police.
Biographical / Historical
Since 1937, when one night watchman patrolled campus overnight, BGSU has had some form of security on campus. Known by a variety names, including Campus Police and Campus Security, by 2019 the oversight of the Department of Public Safety included the BGSU Police Department, Emergency Management, Parking Services and Shuttle Services.
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Arrangement
Materials arranged in order received.
- Title
- Guide to the Bowling Green State University, Department of Public Safety records
- Author
- Cindy Radford
- Date
- May 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English