RAMSEY COUNTY: SAINT PAUL: WORKHOUSE:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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	Creator:	Saint Paul Workhouse (Saint Paul, Minn.).
	Title:	Records.
	Dates:	1883-1959.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Includes prisoner registers, physician's record, punishment records, workhouse farm annual reports and record book, ledgers, cashbooks, and broom factory accounting records.
	Quantity:	9.0 cubic feet (64 volumes and 2 folders).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Saint Paul Workhouse (Saint Paul, Minn.). Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 978-32

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017083060104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location	Box
112.I.10.5B-2	1	Prisoners Register A, February 1883–December 1890.


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139.G.3.6		Prisoners Register C, June 1897–December 1905.


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139.G.3.7		Prisoners Register D, January 1906–December 1913.


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112.I.10.5B-2	Prisoners Admittance Record, July 1888–April 1894.
		The admittance records were kept to replace the missing Prisoners Register B.


		Prisoners Admittance Record, May 1894–December 1901.
			The admittance records were kept to replace the missing Prisoners Register B.


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112.I.10.6F	2	Prisoners Registers, 1914–1959. 12 volumes:
			January 1914–September 1917.
			September 1917–February 1924.
			February 1924–May 1927.
			May 1927–October 1930.
			November 1930–March 1934.
			March 1934–April 1937.
			April 1937–May 1940.
			May 1940–January 1944.
			February 1944–June 1949.
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112.I.10.7B	3		July 1949–March 1952.
			March 1952–September 1954.
			May 1957–September 1959.


		Physicians Record, July 1883–September 1889.


		Physicians Record, September 1889–March 1902.


		Board of Workhouse Directors: Ledger A, 1883-1914.


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112.I.10.8F	4	Punishment Record, 1887-1894.


		Punishment Record, 1917-1930.
			Pasted over Broom Factory accounts for 1895-1900.


		Workhouse Farm Record Book, 1928-1935.


		Workhouse Farm Annual Reports, 1934-1936, 1938-1940, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1950.


		Journal, January 1886–November 1899.


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112.I.11.1B	5	Cashbooks, 1908-1927, 1932-1951. 9 volumes:
			Also called Journals.
			January 1908–October 1913.
			November 1913–May 1918.
			June 1918–April 1923.
			April 1923–February 1927.
			January 1932–August 1936.
			September 1936–October 1939.
			October 1939–April 1943.
			April 1943–July 1947.
			July 1947–April 1951.


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112.I.11.2F	6	Ledgers, 1908-1922, 1927-1939, 1943-1951. 6 volumes:
			1908-1918.
			1918-1922.
			1927-1931.
			1932-1936.
			1936-1939.
			1943-1951.


		Workhouse Annual Reports, 1902, 1920-1932. 2 folders.


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112.I.11.3B-1	7	Broom Factory Records, 1895-1916. 9 volumes:
			Journal, December 1895–May 1904.
			Cashbooks, 1895-1904, 1906-1919, 1912-1916. 6 volumes:
				December 1895–December 1898.
				January 1899–January 1901.
				January 1901–May 1904.
				August 1906–December 1909.
				November 1912–December 1914.
				January 1915–August 1916.
			Ledger, 1895-1900.
			Ledger, 1908-1912.

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:: Broom and brush industry -- Minnesota -- Accounting.; Prison discipline -- Minnesota -- Accounting.; Prison farms -- Minnesota -- Accounting.; Prison industries -- Minnesota -- Accounting.; Prisoners -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul -- Registers.

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RAMSEY COUNTY: SAINT PAUL: WORKHOUSE:

OVERVIEW

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CATALOG HEADINGS