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Oral History of Peter Brindley |
Collection |
Oral History |
Scope & Content |
Peter Brindley was born in San Francisco in 1942. He spent what he describes as an idyllic childhood in Mill Valley, enjoying time with friends out in nature, seeing matinees at the theater, and cruising around Marin and San Francisco. During his youth, Peter especially enjoyed watching local baseball games at Boyle Park, as well as seeing the Oakland Oaks and the San Francisco Seals at larger arenas. Unable to join the army due to an injury, Peter decided to join the Police force in order to fulfill his duty to his community. In his oral history, Peter shares his experiences of growing up in Mill Valley, his career as a policeman, the isolation he and his fellow officers faced from the community during the Vietnam War, and the changes he witnessed in crime and drug rates as the drug and hippie culture spread throughout Mill Valley after the Summer of Love. |
Audio and Transcript |
Click here to hear recording. Click here to read the transcript. |
Dates of Creation |
2001-11-02 |
Interviewee |
Brindley, Peter |
Interviewer |
Komai, Dale |
Extent and Medium |
Transcript: 8pp Recording: 00:44:26 |
Search Terms |
Alto School Baxes, Mike Berrick, Fred Boyle Park Brown's Hall Castelli, Bill Crime and criminals - Mill Valley Drug law enforcement Esposti's Soda Fountain Flanders, Lynda Grimm, Betty Hippies Law enforcement officers Mowers, Chuck MV history - Baby boom years (1950s and early 1960s) MV history - Music and counterculture (1960s and 1970s) Old Mill School Old Mill Tavern Oral history - Local government, police, firefighters Oral history - Sports and recreation Police Sports teams Tamalpais High School Walsh, Bill |
Object ID |
2016.102.001 |
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Recording |
Copyrights |
Transcript and recording copyright Mill Valley Public Library, 2001. Materials are made available for research purposes only; all rights are reserved to the Mill Valley Public Library. Requests for permission to quote for publication or for any other usage must be obtained from the Library. |