Cleveland Workhouse and House of Refuge and Correction records, 1855-1950 [microform].

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Cleveland Workhouse and House of Refuge and Correction records, 1855-1950 [microform].

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Correspondence, minutes, registers, time books, daily records, payroll books, invoices, financial statements, cash books, inventories, balance books, medical records, and records relating to the City Infirmary (later Highland View Hospital) and the Division of Outdoor Relief.

24 rolls of microfilm.

Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Highland View Hospital

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Cleveland Workhouse. House of Refuge and Correction

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Cleveland, Ohio correctional institution for petty offenders. It was established in 1871 and included facilities for adults (Workhouse) and for juveniles (House of Refuge and Correction). By 1907 it moved to a farm colony in the suburb of Warrensville and became known as the Warrensville House of Correction of the City of Cleveland. For a brief history of the institution, see the finding aid to MS. 3681, Cleveland Workhouse and House of Refuge and Correction Records. From the descrip...

Warrensville House of Correction of the City of Cleveland

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Cleveland (Ohio). Division of Outdoor Relief.

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