Title:
Texas Penitentiary Board monthly reports and outgoing letters
Description:
The Texas State Penitentiary Board was responsible for overseeing the treatment of convicts, preparing an annual inventory of property, purchasing land for the penitentiaries, purchasing machinery, effecting repairs, leasing the penitentiaries, leasing convicts for outside labor, purchasing and/or leasing farms for the employment of convicts, and providing for the transfer of convicts from county jails to the penitentiary. Records date 1881-1889 and consist of a letterpress book of monthly reports prepared for the governor and two letterpress books containing copies of outgoing letters of the Penitentiary Board. These records reflect the activities of the board in the prison's management.
Description:
The letterpress copybook in Monthly reports has been digitized and is part of the Texas Digital Archive.
Collection:
Texas Penitentiary Board monthly reports and outgoing letters
Creator:
Texas. Penitentiary Board
Date range of creation:
1881 to 1889
Geographic coverage:
Texas
Subject:
Convict labor
Subject:
Design and construction
Subject:
Escapes
Subject:
Prisoners
Subject:
Prisons
Subject:
Texas. State Penitentiary at Huntsville
Subject:
Texas. State Penitentiary at Rusk
Subject:
Transportation
Type:
Correspondence
Type:
Letterpress copybooks
Type:
Reports
Citation information:
(Identify the series), Texas Penitentiary Board monthly reports and outgoing letters. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
The records are organized into two series:The records are organized into the following series: Monthly reports, 1811-1883, 0.24 cubic ft.; Outgoing letters, 1883-1889, 0.24 cubic ft.
Copyright information:
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Access restrictions:
The Monthly reports ledger is in fragile condition. It has been digitized and the digital file is the use copy.
Size or duration:
0.48 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/20186.html