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Arthur R. Barker (June 4, 1899 – January 13, 1939) was an American criminal, the son of Ma Barker and a member of the Barker-Karpis gang, founded by his brother Fred Barker and Alvin Karpis. Generally known as "Doc", Barker was typically called on for violent action, while Fred and Karpis planned the gang's crimes. He was arrested and convicted of kidnapping in 1935. Sent to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in 1936, he was killed three years later while attempting to escape from the Rock.
Barker is described by one writer as "a dimwit and a drunk", who was little more than a brutal thug. However, fellow Alcatraz inmate Henri Young said of him that he was "determined and ruthless, and that once he started on anything nothing could stop him but death."
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Arthur R. Barker (June 4, 1899 – January 13, 1939) was an American criminal, the son of Ma Barker and a member of the Barker-Karpis gang, founded by his brother Fred Barker and Alvin Karpis. Generally known as "Doc", Barker was typically called on for violent action, while Fred and Karpis planned the gang's crimes. He was arrested and convicted of kidnapping in 1935. Sent to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in 1936, he was killed three years later while attempting to escape from the Rock.
Barker is described by one writer as "a dimwit and a drunk", who was little more than a brutal thug.[3] However, fellow Alcatraz inmate Henri Young said of him that he was "determined and ruthless, and that once he started on anything nothing could stop him but death."
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Barker, Arthur Doc, 1899-1939
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St. Paul gangster history research collection. 1981-1995.
St. Paul gangster history research collection., 1981-1995.
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St. Paul gangster history research collection. 1981-1995.
Research and interview notes; correspondence; photocopies of newspaper and magazine articles and book excerpts; photocopies of FBI, St. Paul Police Department, and Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigation records; photocopies of federal and state prison inmate and court records; and photocopies of birth and death certificates, all created or compiled by Maccabee for his book John Dillinger Slept Here.
St. Paul gangster history research collection., 1981-1995.
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Barker, Arthur Doc, 1899-1939
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Criminal history files. 1928-1982 (bulk 1928-1955).
Criminal history files., 1928-1982 (bulk 1928-1955).
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Criminal history files. 1928-1982 (bulk 1928-1955).
Fifty-one criminal history files, mainly documentinghigh-profile 1930s gangsters, including Arthur (Doc) and Fred Barker, Clyde Barrowand Bonnie Parker, John Dillinger, Arthur Flegenheimer (Dutch Schultz), AlvinKarpis, Frank Mitchell (Pretty Boy Floyd), George Nelson (Baby Face Nelson), ClairRalph Gibson, Robert W. Markwood, Fred Ryan, Rocky S. Lupino, and Homer VanMeter.
Criminal history files., 1928-1982 (bulk 1928-1955).
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Barker, Arthur Doc, 1899-1939
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Criminal history files, 1928-1982 (bulk 1928-1955).
Minnesota. Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Criminal history files, 1928-1982 (bulk 1928-1955).
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Criminal history files, 1928-1982 (bulk 1928-1955).
Fifty-one criminal history files, mainly documenting high-profile 1930s gangsters, including Arthur (Doc) and Fred Barker, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, John Dillinger, Arthur Flegenheimer (Dutch Schultz), Alvin Karpis, Frank Mitchell (Pretty Boy Floyd), George Nelson (Baby Face Nelson), Clair Ralph Gibson, Robert W. Markwood, Fred Ryan, Rocky S. Lupino, and Homer Van Meter.
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1.25 cubic feet (3 boxes; 3 boxes and 1 oversize folder in Reserve).
Minnesota. Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Criminal history files, 1928-1982 (bulk 1928-1955).
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Barker, Arthur Doc, 1899-1939
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Administrative Files, 1934 - 1963
Bureau of Prisons, Alcatraz Administrative Files, 1934 - 1963
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Administrative Files, 1934 - 1963
The records relate to buildings and construction, equipment and supplies, escape attempts, inmate unrest, financial matters, maintenance and welfare of the inmate population, personnel and staffing, publicity in the press, and rules and regulations. Among the subjects covered are the 1946 riot; reaction to allegations of brutal and inhuman treatment of inmates generated by the Henri Young trial; escapes attempted in 1958 (Johnson and Burgett), June 2, 1962 (the Anglins and Morris), and December 16, 1962 (Parker and Scott); racial tensions; effects of food service on inmate satisfaction or unrest (many records concerning culinary operations are filed in the prisoner riot and strike files, including those documenting the reorganization and racial integration of the inmate culinary detail in 1952); obtaining medical personnel; providing religious services to inmates; remodeling and altering facilities; transferring inmates between institutions; and closing the prison. Newspaper clippings, correspondence, memorandums, reports, and requisitions are included as well as architectural and engineering drawings, and photographs of facilities, people and events.
The index cards contain summary information on selected inmates, primarily those with register numbers from the 900s to the 1200s, though many earlier register numbers are included. The cards appear to have been used to track dates eligible for parole/conditional release and due dates for reports on inmates.
St. Paul gangster history research collection, 1981-1995.
Maccabee, Paul, 1955-. St. Paul gangster history research collection, 1981-1995.
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St. Paul gangster history research collection, 1981-1995.
Research and interview notes; correspondence; photocopies of newspaper and magazine articles and book excerpts; photocopies of FBI, St. Paul Police Department, and Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigation records; photocopies of federal and state prison inmate and court records; and photocopies of birth and death certificates, all created or compiled by Maccabee for his book John Dillinger Slept Here.
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