Lawes, Lewis Edward, 1883-1947
Variant namesPenologist and warden of Sing Sing Prison, Ossining, N.Y. from 1920-1941.
From the description of Papers, 1856-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155489355
Resident of Jefferson County, Ky.
From the description of Letter, 1812 May 21. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46613801
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Review of Reviews (New York, N. Y.), Golden Book Magazine, editorial correspondence, 1921-1935. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Lawes, L. Letter, 1812 May 21. | The Filson Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Lawes, Lewis E., 1883-1947. Papers 1856-1963, bulk 1920-1941. | John Jay College of Criminal Justice Library, Lloyd George Sealy Library | |
| referencedIn | Sheldon Glueck papers | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| creatorOf | Sing Sing Prison. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1925. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1929-1932. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | Lawes, Lewis Edward, 1883-1947. "Chalked out," by Warden Lewis E. Lawes and Jonathan Finn. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Papers, 1856-1967. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| creatorOf | United States. War Production Board. Correspondence with Johan Thorsten Sellin, 1944. | University of Pennsylvania Library | |
| creatorOf | Lawes, Lewis E., 1883-1947. Letter to William Griffith. Ossining, NY. 1933 Nov. 27. | University of Iowa Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Butler, Ellis Parker, 1869-1937. | person |
| associatedWith | Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938. | person |
| associatedWith | Finn, Jonathan, 1885-1971, | person |
| associatedWith | Glueck, Sheldon, 1896- | person |
| associatedWith | Griffith, William, 1876-1936, | person |
| associatedWith | Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926. | person |
| associatedWith | New York (State). Governor (1929-1932 : Roosevelt) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Review of Reviews (New York, N. Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. | person |
| associatedWith | Sing Sing Correctional Facility. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sing Sing Prison. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873-1944. | person |
| associatedWith | Tunney, Gene, 1898- | person |
| associatedWith | United States. War Production Board. | corporateBody |
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| New York (State)--Ossining | |||
| Kentucky |
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Birth 1883-09-13
Death 1947-04-23
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