Box 1
Contains 21 Results:
Series 1. Historical Records (box 1), 1914, undated
This series includes clippings from the “Wheeling Sunday News” reporting some of the reforms accomplished in the state prison at Moundsville under Warden M. L. Brown, as well as his reactions to allegations of brutal treatment of inmates during his administration.
Series 2. Miscellaneous (box 1), 1908, 1912, undated
This series includes assorted pamphlets, poems, and other material, mainly regarding the Moundsville Penitentiary.
Series 3. Manuscript (box 1), ca. 1911
This series includes a manuscript article written by J.H. Graham on 1911 May 27 describing what might happen in the conscience not only of a guilty person, but also of an innocent one (such as himself) held unjustly.
Series 4. Incoming Letters (box 1), ca. 1910-1914
Series 5. Photographs (boxes 1-3), ca. 1900-1920
Subjects of photos in box 1 include group portraits of inmates and staff, facilities, grounds, Citizens National Bank, and Bank of Morgantown. Subjects of oversize photos in boxes 2 and 3 include group portraits of inmates and staff, interior shots, facilities, and grounds (which appear to be the farm where some of the prisoners worked); there is also a group portrait including US President Taft at inauguration of WVU President Hodges (1911).