ST. CLOUD STATE REFORMATORY:

An Inventory of Its Correspondence and Miscellaneous Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Minnesota State Reformatory for Men.
	Title:	Correspondence and Miscellaneous Records.
	Dates:	1889-1942, 1952-1971.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Biennial reports; superintendent's general correspondence; board of control and various other board and department correspondence; statistical reports; and subject files.
	Quantity:	18.0 cubic feet (18 boxes).
	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]. Minnesota State Reformatory for Men. Correspondence and Miscellaneous Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: none; 983-179

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017046640104294

Return to top

DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location	Box
109.H.18.5B	1	Superintendent's general correspondence:
			A-F, 1889-1900.
Location	Box
109.H.18.6F	2		G-M, 1889-1900.
Location	Box
109.H.18.7B	3		N-S, 1889-1900.
Location	Box
109.H.18.8F	4		T-Z, 1889-1900.
			A, 1900-1912.
Location	Box
109.H.18.9B	5		B-D, 1900-1912.
Location	Box
109.H.18.10F	6		E-H, 1900-1912.
Location	Box
109.H.19.1B	7		H-M, 1900-1912.
Location	Box
109.H.19.2F	8		M-Nop, 1900-1912.
Location	Box
109.H.19.3B	9		Nop-S, 1900-1912.
Location	Box
109.H.19.4F	10		S-WYZ. 1900-1912.
Location	Box
109.H.19.5B	11		WYZ. 1900-1912.
			A-Z, 1913-1922.


Location	Box
109.H.19.6F	12	Board of Control general correspondence:
			1901-1905.
Location	Box
109.H.19.7B	13		1906-1910.
Location	Box
109.H.19.8F	14		1911-1922.
Location	Box
109.H.19.9B	15		1902-1912.


		Board of Control: State agents correspondence, 1909-1910.


		Board of Pardons correspondence, 1913-1922.


Location	Box
109.H.19.10F	16	Board of Parole correspondence, 1916-1922. 4 folders.


		Parole Department correspondence, 1914-1922. 2 folders.


		Paroled men, offering employment, 1914-1922. 3 folders.


		Restorations to citizenship, 1916-1922. 2 folders.


		Amusements for inmates, 1914-1922.


		Religion, 1916-1921.


		Library, 1909-1922. 3 folders.


		Receipts, 1907. 4 folders.


Location	Box
131.J.6.1B	17	Music Department, 1915-1920.


		Letters from charitable organizations, 1914-1922. 2 folders.


		School Department, 1914-1922.


		Stone shop, 1911-1922.


		Tailoring Department, 1914-1922. 2 folders.


		Steward Department, 1913-1922.


		Dental Department, 1914-1921. 2 folders.


		Monthly hospital reports, 1917-1921.


		Medical Department, 1914-1921. 2 folders.


		Printing and Binding Department, 1914-1921.


		Stone Crushing Department, 1913-1921. 4 folders.


		Stewards correspondence, 1908-1911.


		Building and Maintenance Department:
			1908-1915.
Location	Box
131.J.6.2F	18		1916-1922.


		Orders of the National Government, 1917-1921.


		W. A. Gould (tailor shop foreman) correspondence, 1911-1912. 2 folders.


		H. K. W. Scott (superintendent) correspondence, 1914-1922. 3 folders.


		J. J. Casey (assistant superintendent) correspondence, 1913-1922.


		F. H. Whitney (assistant superintendent) correspondence, 1913-1920.


Biennial reports:
	Typewritten copies of reports and parts of reports. Includes correspondence, memoranda, department reports, and related materials.
	1914-1921. 2 folders.
		Manuscript.
	1952-1971.
		Typescripts.


		Minnesota State Employees Union - Reformatory Chapter: Correspondence, 1940-1942. 5 folders.


		Miscellaneous correspondence:
			Blacksmith Department, 1914-1921.
			Bureau of Criminal Identification, 1919-1922.
			Chautauqua Society, 1916-1922.
			Eight-Hour Law, 1911-1919.
			Fugitives, 1913-1920.
			Greenhouse, 1913-1922.
			Superintendents' correspondence regarding fugitives, 1900-1910.

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:: Prison administration -- Minnesota.; Reformatories -- Minnesota -- Administration.; Reformatories -- Officials and employees -- Minnesota -- Records and correspondence.

Places:: Saint Cloud (Minn.)

Return to top

ST. CLOUD STATE REFORMATORY:

OVERVIEW

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CATALOG HEADINGS