Records Concerning the Leavenworth Penitentiary, the National Training School for Boys, and Conditional Commutations of Sentences, 1907–1931

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Records Concerning the Leavenworth Penitentiary, the National Training School for Boys, and Conditional Commutations of Sentences, 1907–1931

1907-1931

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7385188

5 linear inches

eng, Latn

National Archives at College Park

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SNAC Resource ID: 11675769

National Archives at College Park

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