Sing Sing Prison Newspaper, "Star of Hope"
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series consists of issues of "Star of Hope," a bi-weekly periodical edited and printed by and for the incarcerated individuals at Sing Sing Prison. Issues contain articles on world news, health, and sports. Also included were editorials, fiction, and poetry.
Title
- Sing Sing Prison newspaper, "Star of Hope"
Quantity
- 0.4 cubic feet; 2 volume(s)
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- B0144
Creator
Arrangement
Chronological by publication date.
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of issues of "Star of Hope," a bi-weekly periodical edited and printed by and for the incarcerated individuals at Sing Sing Prison. Issues contain articles on world news, health, and sports. Also included were editorials, fiction, and poetry.
Incarcerated individuals from Auburn Prison, Clinton Prison, and Eastern New York Reformatory also contributed to the periodical's columns and each institution had their own local editors.
Consecutive numbers are used in bylines instead of names.
Alternate Formats Available
Original Volume III, Issue No. 2 (May 1901) has been digitized and is available in State Archives Digital Collections.
Sing Sing Prison Inmate Newspaper, "Star of Hope" in Digital Collections
New York State Archives Digital Collections
Other Finding Aids
Volume list.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Access Terms
Corporate Name(s)
- New York (State). Prison Department
- New York (State). Department of Correctional Services
- Ossining Correctional Facility
- New York (State). Department of Correction
- Sing Sing Correctional Facility
Geographic Name(s)
Subject(s)
- Journalism, Prison
- Correctional institutions
- Prisons
- Prison periodicals
- Correctional institutions--Periodicals