Calhoun County Convict Camp Whipping Report, 1919-1939
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Calhoun County Correctional Institute
- Date:
- 1919-1939
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet 1 book
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Calhoun County Convict Camp Whipping Report, ms4026, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
The collection contains a ledger book of punishments doled out to prisoners complete with names, dates, punishments, and cause for punishment, as well as an abreviated maintenence record for county camps within the system.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Calhoun County Correctional Institute ran a series of county convicts camps in Morgan, Leary, and Arlington, Georgia throughout the early 20th Century and is now the Calhoun State Prison located in Morgan, Georgia.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Prisoners -- Georgia.
- Places:
- Calhoun County (Ga.)
Access and use restrictions
- Preferred citation:
-
Calhoun County Convict Camp Whipping Report, ms4026, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.