Miscellaneous records of prison industries, 1891-1993.

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Miscellaneous records of prison industries, 1891-1993.

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Assorted records documenting the administration and activities of the industries program at the prison and its successor, the Minnesota Correctional Facility. Included are transcripts of interviews with inmates involved in a July 20, 1899 twine shop insurrection; records concerning the prison industries' sales force, including salesmen and expert [machinists] time books and traveler's conference minutes; a report detailing the prison industries' accomplishments and future improvements; information on production of a bronze plaque for the Joseph R. Brown memorial wayside; general prison industries sales and financial records; repair department sales and financial records; records concerning regulation, market analysis, sales information, and profits and loss; industry employee manuals; payroll reports; research and analysis reports on personnel and poduction; and minutes and correspondence of the Inmate Workers' Council.

1.75 cu. ft. (1 box and 3 partial boxes).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 6727819

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Minnesota State Prison (Stillwater, Minn.)

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First prison in Minnesota established as the Territorial Prison from 1853-1858; moved to a new location in South Stillwater (now Bayport) in 1914; in 1979 name changed to Minnesota Correctional Facility--Stillwater. From the description of Minnesota State Prison collection, 1853-1960 (bulk 1853-1879). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70953931 ...

Minnesota Correctional Facility--Stillwater. Inmate Workers' Council.

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Minnesota Correctional Facility--Stillwater. Prison Industries.

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Brown, Joseph Renshaw, 1805-1870

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