STILLWATER STATE PRISON: PRISON INDUSTRIES: HEMP AND TWINE DEPARTMENT:
An Inventory of Its Hemp and Twine Sales Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota State Prison (Stillwater, Minn.). | |
| Title: | Hemp and Twine Sales Records. | |
| Dates: | 1895-1957. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Twine sales journals (1895-1955, incomplete) and cordage sales journals (1942-1957), documenting type, grade, and weight of product sold, shipment location, and cost of shipment. Also present are monthly cost statements (1918-1939) detailing total weight and price of shipments, labor costs, and various related costs, including lighting, heat, repairs, insurance, telephone, telegraph, and travel. | |
| Quantity: | 10 microfilm reels. | |
| 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 Prison (Stillwater, Minn.). Hemp and Twine Sales Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Microfilm Production:
Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1992.
Available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.
Location of Originals:
Originals disposed of after microfilming. Quantity of the originals: 18 volumes.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 981-83; 984-43
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017296800104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| SAM 157 | 1 | Twine sales journals, 1895-1902, 1911-1920, 1939-1955. 7 volumes: | |||||||||
| Incomplete. | |||||||||||
| Twine factory sales record, 1895-1901. | |||||||||||
| Accounts for February 1897-March 1900 are much shortened, but do not duplicate those in the next volume. | |||||||||||
| Sales journal C, March 1897-March 1900. | |||||||||||
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| SAM 157 | 2 | Sales journal D, March 1900-August 4, 1902. | |||||||||
| Missing September 1902-1910. | |||||||||||
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| SAM 157 | 3 | 1911-1916. | |||||||||
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| SAM 157 | 4 | 1916-1920. | |||||||||
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| SAM 157 | 5 | Missing 1921-1938. | |||||||||
| 1939-1953. | |||||||||||
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| SAM 157 | 6 | 1939-1953. | |||||||||
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| 1954-1955. | |||||||||||
| Cost statements, 1918-1939. 4 volumes. | |||||||||||
| Comparative gains, 1920-1935. | |||||||||||
| Compares the above-listed data in real cost and cost in pounds of twine. Includes a manufacturing cost statement for February-July 1918 and several loose sheets of related figures. [See Hemp and Twine Department: Manufacturing burden records (cataloged separately)]. | |||||||||||
| Comparative costs, 1919-1934. | |||||||||||
| Same as previous volume. | |||||||||||
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| SAM 157 | 7 | 1930-1934. | |||||||||
| 1935-1939. | |||||||||||
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| SAM 157 | 8 | Cordage industry journals, 1942-1957. 7 volumes: | |||||||||
| 1942-1951. | |||||||||||
| Monthly listings. | |||||||||||
| 1952-1955. | |||||||||||
| Monthly listings. | |||||||||||
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| SAM 157 | 9 | Direct sales, consignments, and transfers, 1956. | |||||||||
| Divided into the above three sets of accounts, each subdivided chronologically by month. | |||||||||||
| Consignments and transfers, 1956. | |||||||||||
| Divided by block; thereunder by date. | |||||||||||
| Reel | |||||||||||
| SAM 157 | 10 | 1957. | |||||||||
| Unlabeled. Monthly listings. | |||||||||||
| Consignments and transfers, 1957. | |||||||||||
| Divided by block; thereunder by date. | |||||||||||
| Direct sales, 1957. | |||||||||||
| Divided by block; thereunder by date. | |||||||||||
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:
- Hemp industry -- Minnesota.
- Prison industries -- Minnesota -- Accounting.
- Twine industry -- Minnesota.
- Document Types:
- Microforms.
- Functions:
- Accounting.
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