Police Scotland Collection
An Inventory of the collection at the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at Syracuse University
Summary |
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| Creator: | Police Scotland |
| Title: | Police Scotland Collection |
| Dates: | 1988-2013 |
| Size: | 2.25 linear ft |
| Abstract: | Materials related to the history of Police Scotland and their involvement in the investigation of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/pan-am-103 |
Historical Note
The first police force for the Dumfries and Galloway region was established in 1788 as the Royal Burgh of Dumfries Police. In 1838 the County of Dumfries Police was formed, followed closely by other local law enforcement agencies, which, in 1948, combined to form the Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary.
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary was the smallest police force in mainland
Britain. Nonetheless, it is credited with the design of the Scottish Police badge
(1926), and the checkered design featured on Scottish police hats. Dumfries and Galloway
was the primary police force responsible for the investigation into the bombing of Pan
Am Flight 103.
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary became District V of Police Scotland on April 1,
2013, and is now the second largest force in the United Kingdom after the Metropolitan
Police in London, England.
Scope and Content Note
The Police Scotland Collection contains materials related to the history of the force, many members of which were first responders to and engaged in the investigation of the bombing and crash of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21, 1988. Collection materials have been arranged into the following series:
Correspondence includes outgoing correspondence to victims' families concerning the investigation.
Memorabilia consists of two plaques and pins commemorating the trial at Kamp van Zeist.
Photographs consists of four items, including two photographs depicting members of Police Scotland and the Dumfries and Galloway Police Pipe Band at the 25th anniversary ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
Subject files includes materials such as a written history of Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary, press releases, and Lockerbie Newsletter, a publication produced by the force to update victims' families on trial proceedings.
Alternative Formats
Selected materials from this collection have been digitized. Please contact the archivist for further information on accessing the materials.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions for this collection.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from the Pan Am Flight 103 Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
The Pan Am Flight 103 Archives contains additional materials and information related to the Police Scotland Collection. Related collections include:
Pan Am Flight 103 Publications Collection
Selected Search Terms
Names
Subjects
Types of material
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Police Scotland Collection,
Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Michael Dalgleish in 2014 and Police Scotland in 2023. Additional materials were gathered by Archives staff during a 2013 trip to Lockerbie, Scotland.
Processing Information
Materials were placed in acid free folders and boxes.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Vanessa L. St.Oegger-Menn
Date: March 2015
Revision history: February 2016 - Inventory added (VSOM);
March 2024 - 2 linear ft of materials added, Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary
plaque moved from Box 1 to Oversize 1, scope and content note expanded, stylistic
changes (SS)
Inventory
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | General January-September 1990, undated | ||||||||||
| Memorabilia | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary plaque 1997 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Kamp van Zeist commemorative pins undated | ||||||||||
| Oversize 2 | Police Scotland crest plaque undated | ||||||||||
| Photographs | |||||||||||
| Box 1 |
2013
Plaque given to Police Scotland by the families of the victims of Pan Am 103. Former headquarters of Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary. |
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