Records of the Marquette Branch Prison, 1893-1977 1938-1973.

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Records of the Marquette Branch Prison, 1893-1977 1938-1973.

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This record group consists of various records of the Marquette Branch Prison, Marquette, Michigan for the years 1893-1977. The majority of the material relates to the daily operation and administration of the prison. The record group includes: subject files of the warden (1938-73); Commissioners' directives (1947-53); daily log books (1907-70); camp program (1956-73); monthly reports (1947-77); prison audit and inventories (1893-1923) of food supplies and equipment; timebooks (1889-1923) of prison employees; and records relating to prisoners (1905-28), offering name, date of crime, date of sentence, length of sentence, and brief description of their criminal record.

13 mss. boxes (5.6 cu. ft.)

State Archive of Michigan

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State Archive of Michigan

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State House of Corrections and Branch of State Prison in Upper Peninsula

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The State House of Correction and Branch of State Prison in Upper Peninsula (also known as the Marquette Branch Prison) was established by law in 1885 in Marquette, Michigan, and was completed in 1889. The prison is under the jurisdiction of the Michigan Department of Corrections, which was established in 1937. From the description of Administrative records, 1925-1973. (State Archive of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 50562229 From the description of Inmate record books, 1889...