STILLWATER STATE PRISON:
An Inventory of Its Photographs of Inmates (Negatives) at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota State Prison (Stillwater, Minn.). | |
| Title: | Photographs of Inmates (Negatives). | |
| Dates: | 1930s-1970s. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Both a side and front view of each inmate are included on each negative. Each negative shows a case file number on a "menu board" below the inmate. Early negatives show only the case file number; later negatives are labeled with "Minnesota State Prison" and the inmate's last name, case file number, height, weight, date of birth, and assumed date of incarceration. The inmates are in prison uniforms and/or street clothes. Some inmates have one or more negatives from multiple incarcerations. | |
| Quantity: | 4.5 cubic feet (6 half-height oversize boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
There are gaps in the series and some of the earlier negatives are in brittle condition. Dates are either not documented, sporadically documented (late 1930s - early 1960s), or consistently documented (late 1960s-1970s).
ARRANGEMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota State Prison (Stillwater, Minn.). Photographs of Inmates (Negatives). Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 2003-10
Processing Information:
Processed by: Debbie Sher, July 2002
Catalog ID number: 990017379130104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| 139.D.1.4F-1 | 1 | Case File Nos. 6266-11759. | |||||||||
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| 139.D.1.4F-2 | 2 | Case File Nos. 11760-15599. | |||||||||
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| 139.D.1.5B-1 | 3 | Case File Nos. 15600-19399. | |||||||||
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| 139.D.1.5B-2 | 4 | Case File Nos. 19400-23139. | |||||||||
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| 139.D.1.6F-1 | 5 | Case File Nos. 23140-26099. | |||||||||
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| 139.D.1.6F-2 | 6 | Case File Nos. 26100-28104. | |||||||||
RELATED MATERIAL
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:
- Prisoners -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Prisoners -- Minnesota -- Classification.
- Document Types:
- Negatives (photographs)
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