Penitentiary correspondence 1935-1967.

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Penitentiary correspondence 1935-1967.

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Series documents communications between the Board of Control and the Oregon State Penitentiary and the Penitentiary Farm Annex. Records include correspondence, reports, photographs, and notes. Topics include farm plans (1936), prison policies, inmates, capital punishment (1957-1967), Western Interstate Corrections Compact (1958-1963), Women's unit (1961-1966), and inmate labor (1964). Series also includes over 400 photographs of Penitentiary buildings, inmates, farm property and damage caused by a 1962 storm.

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The Board of Control was established in 1913 to coordinate the management of state institutions, construction of state buildings, and other duties assigned by the Legislative Assembly. The Board consisted of the Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Treasurer and an executive secretary. The Board was the governing body for institutions including the Oregon State Penitentairy; the Oregon State Correctional Institution; the Oregon State Hospital; Eastern Oregon State Hospital; H...