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Creator:
Auburn Prison
Title:
Series:
B0068
Dates:
[circa 1816]-1894, 1908-1949
Abstract:
The volumes in this series document incarcerated individuals released from Auburn Prison. The amount and detail of information recorded varies over time, but typically includes name, age, date sentenced, term to which sentenced, and date and nature of discharge (parole, commutation, pardon, transfer, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
22
Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of records of employee absences from Auburn prison. Information includes date; absentee's name; title; reason for absences; number absent on vacation and day off. All staff appear to be listed: Principal Keeper-Assistant Superintendent; Assistant Principal Keeper, 2nd Assistant .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
23
Creator:
Auburn Prison
Title:
Series:
B0072
Dates:
1893-1897
Abstract:
This volume lists the expenditures for the broom, hollow ware and iron casting industries operated by labor of incarcerated individuals. Entries include the cash balance on hand at the beginning of each month, amount drawn from Prison Capital Fund and a listing of the type of expenditures and amount .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
24
Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of carbon copies of reports detailing money sent to the incarcerated from outsiders. Reports include the date compiled, inmate number, name, name of sender and amount, and the date deposited..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
25
Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This series records the sale of goods produced at Auburn Prison. Each page lists the name and address of a customer, usually a state agency, institution or county clerk's office; the item bought or sold; transaction date and unit price of the item. Also included are credits, gross sales, and net sales .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
26
Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of records of incarcerated individuals granted parole from Auburn Prison. Information includes consecutive number; name; date received; minimum and maximum terms; expiration dates; parole date; delinquency date; date returned for parole violation; delinquent time to serve; parole .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
27
Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of meeting minutes of the Parole Board of Auburn Prison and the State Prison for Women. Early minutes include transcriptions of interviews with incarcerated individuals; family relations, prospective employment after parole, and similar matters of interest to the Board. After 1930, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
28
Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of Auburn Prison Warden's central administrative files. Records include correspondence; orders; parole applications; character references for paroled individuals; lists of parole applicants and those that were discharged; and population reports. Records relate to Auburn Prison transfers; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
29
Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of materials and instructions for psychological testing of incarcerated individuals. Included are a variety of tests, blank test and score sheets; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Manual; completed written tests; instructions; test catalogues; psychologists' reports of incarcerated .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
30
Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This scrapbook kept by an individual incarcerated in Auburn Prison, titled "Revolutionary Thoughts and Liberation," consists of clippings from magazines and newspapers related to political protests of the 1960s and 1970s, the Black liberation movement, police violence and war..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
31
Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of records of individuals released from Auburn Prison. Each card contains summary information on the incarcerated individual's background; criminal activity; behavior and progress during confinement, and release from Auburn. Information includes name and consecutive number; crime; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
32
Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of a register of offenses and punishments given to individuals incarcerated at Auburn Prison. For each individual, the register includes name; date received; crime; term of sentence; sentencing judge; and date discharged or transferred from Auburn. For each instance of punishment, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
33
Creator:
Auburn Prison
Title:
Series:
B1225
Dates:
1927-1934
Abstract:
This series consists of records relating to the escape and capture of incarcerated individuals who had escaped from Auburn Prison and its various prison camps. Folders include correspondence, telegrams, and general releases notifying police departments, county sheriffs, and railroad police of the escape .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
34
Creator:
Auburn Prison
Title:
Series:
B1226
Dates:
1930-1932
Abstract:
This series consists of records used to select contractors for food, equipment, and supplies for Auburn Prison, the prison farm, and the prison's road camps. Most records are specifications and proposal compiled by contractors bidding on supplies. They detail items to be purchased, quantity required, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
35
Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of journals documenting expenditures in Auburn Prison special funds. Information includes date of expenditure, person or company paid, and name of account (e.g., Ordinary Repairs, Water System, Library, Electrocution, Emergency). Total expenditures for each fund are given every .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
36
Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This series documents expenditures in prison accounts, mostly relating to prison industries (Hollow Ware, Iron Castings, State Industries, Women's State Industries, etc.). Information includes name of account, payment, date of entry, individual/company being paid, and amount paid..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
37
Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This ledger documents expenses in Auburn Prison's special accounting funds. These funds include Plumbing, Library, Road, Ordinary Repairs, and Electrical Execution. The ledger lists date of entry, name of individual or company paid, description of goods or services received, and amount paid. Also included .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
38
Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
Auburn Prison's general journal was the principal accounting record of original entry for the prison, listing all financial transactions in chronological order. Entries cover all prison receipts and expenses such as salaries, repairs, supplies, rations, and disbursements to released inmates. Information .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
39
Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of a journal of fines imposed on individuals incarcerated at Auburn Prison and the State Prison for Women. Information includes names; number of days fined and amount of fine. The journal also lists individuals with amounts of "fines restored" and monthly listings of amounts received .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
40
Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of a cashbook that served as an on-going record of the prison's income, expenditures, and cash balances. The funds relate principally to prison industries. Recorded under various prison accounts, information includes cash receipts, deposits, balances and cash disbursements..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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