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Scope and Content Note
These narrative journals, all written by Matron E.M. Craigie, record daily institutional and inmate activity. Topics discussed included: staff and inmate illnesses or medical problems; special events such as holidays and entertainment; inmate behavior; contact with discharged inmates; and facility conditions.
A weekly summary is usually entered on Saturday. Printed holiday and entertainment programs, with readings and songs, are bound into the volumes.
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