Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Concord collection, 1813-1991.

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Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Concord collection, 1813-1991.

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Includes plan of John Conant Farm (1813) and deed for what eventually became prison land from Henry Wright to the Town of Concord (1821, with additions 1835 and 1837); two photographs of prison employees (1918 and 1937, the 1937 photograph a composite also showing the building and grounds); and issues of four prison periodicals--Our paper (issues for 1885-1918, 1930-1932, 1934-1936, 1938-1942, 1945-1946), The Peaceful movement, later called Prisoners' peaceful movement (issues for 1971-1975), No holds barred (issues for 1975-1976), and Concord community : inside/outside : (issues for 1980-1984, and scattered issues from May 1989 to Aug. 1991; later issues have added subtitle: News and points of view).

8.25 linear ft.

Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 7344326

Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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Wright, Henry, 1796-

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Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Concord

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The Massachusetts Reformatory was established pursuant to St 1884, c 255, at the Concord site of the State Prison; the latter institution was moved back to Boston (Charlestown), where it had been located until 1878. Certain inmates of the State Prison (s 3), inmates of county jails or houses of correction (s 12), and inmates of the State Reform School at Westborough, whose population was henceforth to be limited to boys under the age of fifteen (ss 11, 13), were all possible candida...

Massachusetts Reformatory (Concord, Mass.)

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The Massachusetts Reformatory was opened in 1884 and renamed Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Concord, in 1955. From the description of Head count books, 1888-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79021251 From the description of Inmate case files, 1884-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79918194 From the description of Case histories, 1884-1946. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81933612 From the description of Prison newspaper, 1891-1947. (Unknown). ...