Indiana Department of Correction collection
Collection
Identifier: L580
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily consists of newspaper clippings related to prisons and prison issues throughout the state of Indiana during the mid-1960s and from 1978 to 1981, as well as the Board of Trustees of the Indiana Reformatory (Jeffersonville) minutes for three meetings during 1918-1919. Two reports are also available in Box 2: Corrections in Indiana: Major Findings and Recommendations (circa 1960) and Departmental Philosophy of the Department of COrrection of the State of Indiana (1969).
There is also a scrapbook containing relevant news articles, press releases, groundbreaking ceremony information, and photographs relating to the Indiana Department of Corrections Correctional Industrial Complex (CIC) located in Madison County. The prison is now known as the Correctional Industrial Facility (CIF).
There is also a scrapbook containing relevant news articles, press releases, groundbreaking ceremony information, and photographs relating to the Indiana Department of Corrections Correctional Industrial Complex (CIC) located in Madison County. The prison is now known as the Correctional Industrial Facility (CIF).
Dates
- 1918-1985
Creator
- Indiana. Deptartment of Correction (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Administrative History
The Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) operates state prisons in Indiana. Its headquarters are located in Indianapolis.
Source:
"Commissioner’s Welcome." Indiana Department of Corrections. Accessed July 17, 2013. http://www.in.gov/idoc/2709.htm.
Source:
"Commissioner’s Welcome." Indiana Department of Corrections. Accessed July 17, 2013. http://www.in.gov/idoc/2709.htm.
Extent
4 Cubic Feet (7 oversize boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from the Indiana Department of Corrections on 2007/04/23; Indiana University South Bend Archives on 2016/05/05.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed during July 2013 by Alessandro Meregaglia. EAD finding aid revised 2024/08/01 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Indiana. Deptartment of Correction (Organization)
- Title
- Indiana Department of Correction collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
