Details
Object ID 000388
Object Name Newspaper cuttings from death of DSS
Object Desc 4 sections of newspaper cuttings pasted to folded reused paper in relation to the death of DSS. These are titled: 'Obituary', 'Death of Ex-detective chief', 'Career founded on half-a-crown' and 'ex.CID chief dead'.
Collection Donald Sutherland Swanson Collection
Accession # L2021.01.30
Alternate ID E0034
General Category History
Category Police Service
Source Bill Swanson
Source Category Loan
Accession Date FEB 19,2021
Credit/Acknowledgement Kindly on loan from the Swanson family
Location A&L - G.01
Object Date 20th century policing
Start Year Range 25/11/1924
End Year Range
Status In Store
Object Keywords Swanson,Detective,Scotland Yard,Crime,Police,Obituary,DSS,
Images
Image Caption
Description Image of 4 newspaper cuttings glued onto offcut paper
Image Caption
Description Back of paper that newspaper cuttings are attached to
Conditions
Date FEB 19,2021
Summary Fine
Assessor MW
Notes Backing paper folded with one newspaper cutting also folded. All cuttings slightly coming unstuck from the backing. One cutting has the date handwritten on the top in pen with three crosses marked in pen. Cuttings are of black ink printed with some fading to the 'Obituary'. Some foxing on the edges of some cuttings with slightly torn edges.