Guide to the Wyoming Board of Charities and Reform Board of Penitentiary Commissioners records
Scope and Content
The Board of Penitentiary Commissioners records include adminstrative records and prisoner records.
Dates
- 1878-1891
- Mar 4, 1900 - Feb 19, 1908
Creator
- Wyoming. Board of Penitentiary Commissioners (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Historical Note
The First State Legislature, 1890-1891, by constitutional provision, created the office of State Board of Charities and Reform, which was composed of the State Treasurer, State Auditor, and Superintendent of Public Instruction. The board had general supervision and control of all such charitable, reformatory, and penal institutions as were established and supported by the State; the State Treasurer was president of the board, the superintendent of public instruction, its secretary, who was required to keep a careful record of its transactions, which were known as the records and proceedings of the State Board of Charities and Reform.
The board was abolished by popular vote on a constitutional amendment in 1990. Its duties and institutions were divided among the Department of Family Services, Department of Corrections and Department of Health.
Extent
.3 cubic feet
2 Volumes
2 rolls of microfilm
Abstract
Records from the Wyoming Board of Charities and Reform Board of Penitentiary Commissioners.
Arrangement
Organized by record type.
Acquisition Information
Transferred from Wyoming Board of Charities and Reform Board of Penitentiary Commissioners.
Existence and Location of Originals
Original records available at the Wyoming State Archives.
Processing Information
Finding aid prepared in 2003 by Wyoming State Archive Staff. Updated as new material received. Encoded by Jessica Cosgrove in 2020.
Creator
- Wyoming. Board of Penitentiary Commissioners (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to Wyoming Board of Charities and Reform Records, Board of Penitentiary Commissioners, 1878-1891, 1900-1908
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Wyoming State Archives Staff
- Date
- © 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Wyoming State Archives, Wyoming Cultural Resources Division, Wyoming Department of State Parks & Cultural Resources Repository
Barrett Building
2301 Central Avenue
Cheyenne Wyoming 82002 United States
(307) 777-7826
wyarchive@wyo.gov