Title:
Indexes to convict and conduct registers
Description:
The Texas Department of Corrections and its predecessors indexed the convict and conduct registers in these ten indexes. Volumes 138-144 show that the first convict was assigned number 1 in 1849, which began the A series, with numbers going from 1 to 10,000. (Numbers are listed through 10, 012, but the last twelve numbers were re-issued as 1-12 in the next numbering system.) In 1882, a new numbering system began, the B series, starting again at number 1, continuing through the registers held. A separate ledger with its own numbering system records data on convicts sent to Rusk Penitentiary beginning in 1883 and continuing though 1898. Volumes 145-147 provide access to the convict numbers through a set of alphabetical indexes that provide the convict name, county, and assigned convict number. The second and third indexes overlap in date coverage with the first index and with each other. When researching convicts prior to 1882, it is necessary to check all three indexes for the name sought. The first index dates from 1849 to 1898 and includes convicts sent to Rusk Penitentiary, listing their Rusk convict number and their Huntsville convict number (if they served time in both facilities). The three indexes contain entries from 1849 to 1970. The indexes have been microfilmed. A copy of the microfilm is available through interlibrary loan.
Collection:
Texas Department of Corrections convict records
Creator:
Texas. Department of Corrections
Date range of creation:
1849 to 1970
Citation information:
(Identify the item), Indexes to convict and conduct registers, Texas Department of Corrections convict records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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.).
Size or duration:
7.56 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/20120.xml