AGENCY: State Prison

SERIES: 11886
TITLE: Criminal physical description record book
DATES: i 1904-1914.
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by inmate number.

DESCRIPTION: This volume records physical anthropological data on prison inmates. This data was gathered for criminal anthropological studies, common at the turn of the century, as a means of identifying born criminals. Entries were made by Andrew C._Ure, initially prison clerk and later deputy warden. Entries cover prisoner numbers 1600 through 3901. The volume has categories for recording general information; anthropometric data; descriptive data; marks, scars, moles, deformities, etc.; peculiarities of habit and action; and criminal history.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office permanently after being microfilmed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

This disposition is based on the intensive data provided on the individual inmates included in this series.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Private

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