William G. Hinkle Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2013A023

William G. Hinkle Collection

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Scope and Contents

This collection consists of postcards of prisons and reformatories from forty-five states. Also included are a few postcards of convict ships, torture devices and foreign prisons. These postcards have been collected by Dr. William G. Hinkle over a twenty-five year time period from various vendors. The collection also includes numerous photographs of the Indiana State Prison and the Cambria County, Pennsylvania Jail taken by Dr. Hinkle. Most of the postcards were not dated, so dates were derived from postmarks when available. The title is the name of the institution as it appeared on the postcard and 'prison' and 'penitentiary' are sometimes used interchangeably.

Dates

Creation: 1907 - 1995
Creation: Majority of material found within 1907 - 1940
Acquisition: 2013-08-02

Creator

Hinkle, William G. (Person)

Full Extent

0.22 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

Postcards are arranged alphabetically by state and alphabetically by prison within the state when applicable. Photographs are filed after postcards.

Custodial History

postcards were collected by Dr. Hinkle. photographs were taken by him.

Source of Acquisition

William G. Hinkle

Method of Acquisition

gift

Accruals and Additions

06/27/2017 North Carolina Correctional photos and Elmira Reformatory materials were added. 01-14-2017 Two photographs added (Wallkill Prison and Georgia State Prison in Tattnall County, GA).

Other Descriptive Information

Photographs were initially numbered with the accession number; however, a decision was made to change to collection number. The database was changed, but the numbers written on the images were not changed.