STILLWATER STATE PRISON:
An Inventory of Its Inmate Medical Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
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OVERVIEW
Creator: | Minnesota State Prison (Stillwater, Minn.). | |
Title: | Inmate medical records. | |
Dates: | 1937-1986. | |
Language: | Materials in English. | |
Abstract: | Treatment records, consisting of doctor's orders (1939-1954) and sick call records (1974-1986), and a narcotics record (1937-1955); inmate casualty reports submitted by the warden to the State Board of Control (1939-1950); and suicide and homicide report (1971-1985). | |
Quantity: | 1.75 cubic feet (2 boxes and 2 partial boxes). | |
Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Includes private information about individuals. Records with private information are closed for 75 years from date of last entry in the record. Researchers must apply for permission to use these records. Please consult library staff for more information.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota State Prison (Stillwater, Minn.). Inmate Medical Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 983-170; 998-12; 2003-35; 2010-50
Processing Information:
Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Catalog ID number: 001704336
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
117.G.16.4F | Doctors’ orders, 1939-1941, 1944-1945, 1949-1954. 8 volumes. | ||||||||||
Treatment log; arranged chronologically, thereunder by patient. | |||||||||||
March-June 1939. | |||||||||||
June-November 1939. | |||||||||||
November 1939-1940. | |||||||||||
October 1940-November 1941. | |||||||||||
April 1944-June 1945. | |||||||||||
May 1949-April 1953. | |||||||||||
May 1951-April 1953. | |||||||||||
March 1953-1954. |
Sick call record, November 1974-September 1986. 12 volumes. | |||||||||||
Daily record of treatment given patients (medication, doctors’ appointments, etc.); the brief entries list inmate name and/or number, complaint, and action taken. | |||||||||||
November 1974-June 1980. 7 volumes. | |||||||||||
106.I.19.4F | September 1981-July 1983. 3 volumes. | ||||||||||
[Missing August 1983-July 1984.] | |||||||||||
August 1984-September 1986. 2 volumes. |
118.B.10.15B | Casualty reports, 1937-1950. 4 folders. | ||||||||||
Monthly report of inmate casualties submitted by warden to the Board of Control/Division of Public Institutions. |
Narcotics records, 1936-1955. 2 volumes. | |||||||||||
Record of narcotics issued to inmates. |
129.E.3.4F | Suicide and homicide report, 1971-1985. |
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Medical records -- Minnesota.
- Prison homicide -- Minnesota.
- Prisoners -- Health and hygiene -- Minnesota.
- Prisoners -- Medical care -- Minnesota.
- Prisoners -- Suicidal behavior -- Minnesota.