Papers, 1937-1971.

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Papers, 1937-1971.

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The papers of this prominent American penologist documents his work in prison reform by including correspondence with prison officials, sociologists, and prisoners, such as reformer, Harry Elmer Barnes, Caryl Chessman, and Robert Stroud, the Birdman of Alcatraz. The correspondence seriesalso contains letters from Herbert A. Miller and Gene Gressley.

5 cubic ft. (12 boxes).

Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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Teeters, Negley K. (Negley King), 1896-1971

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Negley K. Teeters taught sociology at Temple Univ. for 37 years during which time he authored numerous articles on capital punishment and prison reform. From the description of Papers, 1937-1971. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122417832 Negley K. Teeters (1896-1971) was a leading academic figure in the penal reform movement. He published works on prisons and punishment from 1937 to 1967. From the description of Home town hangings in the county...

Miller, Herbert Adolphus, 1875-1951

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Herbert A. Miller was a politically active educator born in 1875. Miller taught at Ohio State until controversy over his participation in Gandhi's campaign for independence caused his dismissal. During the early 20th century Miller was active in the struggle for independence in Czechoslovakia, and throughout his life he worked on human rights issues. Miller taught at Temple Univ. late in his career and at Black Mountain College inNorth Carolina during the late 1940s. From the descrip...

Gressley, Gene M., 1931-

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Chessman, Caryl, 1921-1960

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University of Wyoming. Archive of Contemporary History.

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Stroud, Robert, 1890-1963

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Barnes, Harry Elmer, 1889-1968

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Barnes taught economics, sociology and history at various colleges and universities, including Harvard, Columbia, Smith, Amherst, Temple, Colorado, and the New School for Social Research from 1918-1955. He was with the editorial department of Scripps-Howard newspapers from 1929-1940 and was a consultant on criminology and penology to federal and state government agencies. A noted revisionist historian, Barnes questioned conventional views of orthodox religion and the origins of World War I, and ...