STILLWATER STATE PRISON: PRISON INDUSTRIES: HEMP AND TWINE DEPARTMENT:
An Inventory of Its Hemp and Twine Miscellaneous Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota State Prison (Stillwater, Minn.). | |
| Title: | Hemp and Twine Miscellaneous Records. | |
| Dates: | 1892-1972. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Daily account book (1892-1895); cashbooks (1901-1916) and receipts (1911-1914); records of rope stock purchased (1924-1932) and twine manufactured (1898-1910, 1932-1972); photographs of the rope and twine factory showing equipment, products, and personnel (1930s-1950s); and hemp and twine conference minutes (1911-1920). The latter detail twine sales, expenses, and contracts. | |
| Quantity: | 2.8 cubic feet (3 partial 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 Prison (Stillwater, Minn.). Hemp and Twine Miscellaneous Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 981-83; 984-43; 988-45; 991-60; 991-182;
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017149660104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 114.E.14.6F | Daily account book, 1892-1895. 1 volume. | ||||||||||
| Covers revolving fund, State of Minnesota appropriations, and special expenses. Also a state account journal, July 31, 1892-Ju1y 31, 1895. | |||||||||||
| Cashbooks: Revolving fund, 1901-1916. 2 volumes: | |||||||||||
| Lists date, account, bank, cash, and total. | |||||||||||
| March 1901-October 1913. | |||||||||||
| November 1913-December 1916. | |||||||||||
| 126.E.4.3 | Miscellaneous cash receipts B, August 1911-July 1914. 1 volume. | ||||||||||
| Lists date, from whom, total amount, twine notes, twine accounts, twine sale, and remarks. | |||||||||||
| Rope stock received, 1924-1932. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| First divided by various areas: lashing stock plant (May 1930-December 1932), rope stock plant (February 1924-April 1930), and twine emulsion department (January 1924-December 1932). Within each of the above areas divided by system numbers, and within each of those list such things as date, waste, saved, damaged, and totals. | |||||||||||
| 118.B.11.3B | Binder twine production statements, 1898-1910. 1 small volume in folder. | ||||||||||
| Annual statements, fiscal years 1899-1910; red twine plant data (1902-1905); and system comparison data (1899-1910). | |||||||||||
| Record of twine manufactured, 1932-1972. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| By fiscal year, monthly records of each type of twine and rope manufactured. Also annual recapitulations of binder twine production (1915-1970) and baler twine production (1942-1971). | |||||||||||
| Hemp and twine conference minutes, 1911-May 1920. 4 folders. | |||||||||||
| Rope and twine factory photographs, undated [1930s-1950s]. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Black and white 8" x 10" prints of facilities, equipment, products, and personnel. | |||||||||||
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:
- Hemp industry -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Hemp industry -- Minnesota -- Accounting.
- Prison administration -- Minnesota.
- Prison industries -- Minnesota -- Accounting.
- Twine industry -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Twine industry -- Minnesota -- Accounting.
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
- Functions:
- Accounting.
- Manufacturing.
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