THE DEPARTMENT RECORD
Merits & Citations
The surviving merits record provides dated department entries that can be traced into individual investigations as corresponding reports, citations, and press coverage are verified.
Abbreviations on the original record will be expanded only where their meaning has been verified.
HOW TO READ THIS RECORD
Every dated line can lead to a file.
Each verified entry can link to its corresponding citation, report, newspaper coverage, map, or chapter when that supporting record has been identified.