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San Quentin execution register
- Title
- San Quentin execution register, 1897-1937.
- Author
- California State Prison at San Quentin.
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | volume 2 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 18376 volume 2 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | volume 1 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 18376 volume 1 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Patricia Cornwell collection.
- Description
- .33 linear foot (2 volumes)
- Summary
- Volumes record 141 capital commissions with captioned photographs of each inmate executed. Entries include annotations by prison staff recording execution number, name, height, weight, build, nationality, date executed, distance of drop for hanging, whether the execution was successful on first attempt, and a brief description of the crime committed. First volume is stamped 1893-1923, but pages from 1893-1902 are missing.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Photograph albums.
- Registers.
- Access (note)
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of the Patricia Cornwell collection.
- Call Number
- MssCol 18376
- OCLC
- 682666681
- Author
- California State Prison at San Quentin.
- Title
- San Quentin execution register, 1897-1937.
- Restricted Access
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Linking Entry
- Forms part of the Patricia Cornwell collection.
- Added Author
- Patricia Cornwell collection.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 18376