Official correspondence, 1948-1959.

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Official correspondence, 1948-1959.

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These records include the incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda of Wardens W. Jess Buchanan and M. W. Thomas. Included are letters concerning job applications, recommendations for employment, prisoners' families, and purchasing products produced by prison industries. Also included are routine memos concerning administration and departmental procedures, prison inspection reports, activity reports, expenditure distribution reports, and lists of prisoners and their classifications.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives

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