Research Catalog
San Quentin execution register
- Title
- San Quentin execution register, 1897-1937.
- Author
- California State Prison at San Quentin.
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| Vol/Date | Format | Access | Status | Call Number | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| volume 1 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Available | MssCol 18376 volume 1 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| volume 2 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Available | MssCol 18376 volume 2 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Patricia Cornwell collection.
- Description
- .33 linear foot (2 volumes)
- 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.
- 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.
- Linking Entry
- Forms part of the Patricia Cornwell collection.
- Added Author
- Patricia Cornwell collection.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 18376