Visitor passes
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series consists of appointment cards or visitor passes issued by the superintendent of an unnamed (presumably) correctional facility authorizing interviews or visits between inmates and visitors. Slips provide name of inmate and brief relationship to visitor and are signed by the clerk of the "cage and guard room office" and by the supervising officer.
Title
- Visitor passes
Quantity
- 0.75 cubic feet; (1 volume)
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- B2021
Creator
Arrangement
Passes arearranged chronologically between October 31, 1930 and August 2, 1935 and number stamped consecutively between 2025 and 6999.
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of appointment cards or visitor passes issued by the superintendent of an unnamed (presumably) correctional facility authorizing interviews or visits between inmates and visitors. Slips provide name of inmate and brief relationship to visitor (mother, father, wife, etc.) and are signed by the clerk of the "cage and guard room office" and by the supervising officer. Cards are mounted in a large canvas bound scrapbook.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Access Terms
Corporate Name(s)
Geographic Name(s)
Subject(s)
- Prisons--New York (State)
- Prison visits--New York (State)
- Inmates of institutions--New York (State)
- Prisoners--New York (State)