ST. CLOUD STATE REFORMATORY:
An Inventory of Its Inmate Photographs at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota State Reformatory for Men. | |
| Title: | Inmate Photographs. | |
| Dates: | 1896-1978, | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Black and white photographs of reformatory inmates, although not all inmate numbers are represented. Each photograph may include brief identifying information such as name, aliases, birth date, race, height, weight, build, eyes, hair, complexion, and date of admission. | |
| Quantity: | 2.75 cubic feet (4 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Separate sets are included for inmates of the Annex for Defective Delinquents
(labeled DD) and Youth Conservation Commission (labeled YC). Photographs from the
Youth Conservation Commission are also interfiled with the main set of photographs
in numerical order.
ARRANGEMENT
These records are arranged in the following sections; each section is arranged in order by inmate number.
| Inmate Photograph Scrapbook, 1896-circa 1898 | ||
| Inmate Photographs, circa 1920s-1978 | ||
| Inmate Photographs DD 5-291, circa 1945-1963 | ||
| Inmate Photographs YC 625-4120, circa 1948-1962 | ||
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota State Reformatory for Men. Inmate Photographs. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 983-179; 2013-2
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 001704659
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 114.A.2.3B-1 | Inmate photograph scrapbook, 1896-circa 1898. 2 volumes. | ||||||||||
| Fairly complete for inmate numbers 160-498; also number 17 and many numbers between 90 and 160. Numbers up to 403 are substantially, if not completely, duplicated between the two volumes. Many photographs are faded. | |||||||||||
| 123.A.2.1B-1 | Inmate Photographs, 1920s-1978. | ||||||||||
Not all numbers are represented; there are very few photographs with numbers
less than 3000. | |||||||||||
| Inmate numbers 355, 650, 885, 1056-17448, 1920s-1940s. | |||||||||||
| 123.A.2.1B-2 | Inmate numbers 17450-26799, 1940s-1950s. | ||||||||||
| 123.A.2.2F-1 | Inmate numbers 26801-30371 1950s-1978. | ||||||||||
| DD5-DD291, circa 1945-1963. | |||||||||||
| Photographs from the Annex for Defective Delinquents, which operated at the reformatory from 1945 through 1963. It provided housing for mentally handicapped adults in the state’s custody who had no adequate housing. Initially individuals were transferred from the State School for the Feeble Minded at Faribault and the State School at Owatonna. | |||||||||||
| YC625-YC4120, circa 1948-1962. | |||||||||||
| Photographs from inmates of the Youth Conservation Commission which located its reception at the reformatory from 1948 through 1963, when it moved to Lino Lakes. The center was used for physical and psychological testing of those committed to the custody of the commission by the courts. | |||||||||||
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:
- Juvenile corrections -- Minnesota.
- Offenders with mental disabilities -- Minnesota.
- Prisoners -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota. Annex for Defective Delinquents.
- Minnesota. Youth Conservation Commission.
- Places:
- Saint Cloud (Minn.)
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
- Scrapbooks.
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