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A Guide to the Fairfax County Emergency Services Patch Collection, c.1940-c.2000 Fairfax County Emergency Services Patch Collection MSS 09-23

A Guide to the Fairfax County Emergency Services Patch Collection, c.1940-c.2000

A Collection in The Fairfax County Public Library

Record Group Number MSS 09-23


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Repository
Fairfax County Public Library
Record Group Number
MSS 09-23
Title
The Fairfax County Emergency Services Patch Collection, c.1940-c.2000
Extent
0.25 linear feet
Creator
Conley, Brian A. (1964- )
Language
English
Abstract
The Fairfax County Emergency Services Patch Collection consists of 0.25 linear feet and spans the years c.1940 - c.2000.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

None

Use Restrictions

Consult repository for information.

Preferred Citation

Fairfax County Emergency Services Patch Collection, MSS 09-23, Virginia Room, Fairfax County Public Library

Acquisition Information

Collection assembled by former Virginia Room librarian and historian Brian A. Conley. Gifted July 2019.

Processing Information

Chris Barbuschak, July 2020
EAD generated by Ross Landis, 2023

Historical and Biographical Information

The earliest documentation of Fairfax County police officers using patches dates to 1940. When the Fairfax County Police Department became a stand-alone agency on July 1, 1940, officers began wearing a triangle-shaped patch on their outer jackets. By the mid-1940s, officers started wearing this patch on their uniform shirts. The police department subsequently issued a variety of patches over the years including unit produced patches. The present patch worn by police officers dates to 1963 of which several iterations have been issued over the years. The Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department, Fairfax County Park Authority, Sheriff’s Office, City of Fairfax, Town of Herndon, and Town of Vienna have also issued patches for their public safety officers throughout their history.

Scope and Content

The Fairfax County Emergency Services Patch Collection consists of 0.25 linear feet, spans the years c.1940 - c.2000 and features various patches used by the Fairfax County Police Department, Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department, Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office, City of Fairfax Police Department, Town of Herndon Police Department, Town of Vienna Police Department, Fairfax County Park Authority, and George Mason University Campus Police.

Related Material

None

Separated Material

None

Index Terms

  • Fairfax (Va.). Police Department
  • Fairfax County (Va.). Fire and Rescue Department.
  • Fairfax County (Va.). Police Department
  • Fire departments -- Virginia -- Fairfax County
  • Herndon (Va.). Department of Police
  • Police -- Virginia -- Fairfax
  • Police -- Virginia -- Fairfax County
  • Police -- Virginia -- Herndon
  • Police -- Virginia -- Vienna
  • Vienna (Va.). Police Department

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Container List

Box 1: Patch, "Fairfax Volunteer Fire Dept.", Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Fairfax Volunteer Fire Dept.", Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Fairfax Town Police Va." (Marr Monument and cannon logo), Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Fairfax Police Va." (Marr Monument and cannon logo), c. 1960s
Box 1: Patch, "Fairfax Police Va." (Marr Monument and cannon logo), c. 1960s
Box 1: Patch, "Fairfax City Police Va." (Marr Monument and cannon logo), Undated
Box 1: Patch, "City of Fairfax Virginia Police", c. 1980s
Box 1: Patch, "Annandale Vol. Fire Dept. Fairfax County Va." (Ossian Hall logo), Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Fairfax City Police Virginia" (Courthouse and cannon logo), c. 1960s
Box 1: Patch, "Fairfax City Police Virginia" (Courthouse and cannon logo), c. 1960s
Box 1: Patch, "City of Fairfax, Virginia Fire and Rescue Services", 1978
Box 1: Patch, "Fairfax County Police Va." (triangle patch), c. 1940
Box 1: Patch, "Police Fairfax County Va." (Mount Vernon logo), c. 1953-1963
Box 1: Patch, "Police Fairfax County Va." (Mount Vernon logo), c. 1953-1963
Box 1: Patch, "Police Fairfax County Virginia" (black), c. 1988-2000
Box 1: Patch, "Police Fairfax County Virginia" , Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Police Fairfax County Virginia" , Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Special Police Fairfax County", Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Police Fairfax County Va." , Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Fairfax County Public Safety Communications", Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Police Fairfax County Va." , Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Police Fairfax County Va." , Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Animal Control Fairfax County Va.", Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Crossing Guard Fairfax County Va.", Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Parking Enforcement Fairfax County Virginia", Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Auxiliary Police Fairfax County Virginia", Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Police Fairfax County Virginia", Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Police Fairfax County Va.", Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Park Police Fairfax County Va.", Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Fairfax County Park Ranger", Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Fairfax County Park Authority", Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Fairfax Sheriffs Office", Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Sheriff's Dept. Fairfax County Va.", Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Herndon Town Police", Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Herndon Police" (Herndon Depot logo), Undated
Box 1: Patch, "George Mason University Campus Police", Undated
Box 1: Patch, "Police Vienna", Undated