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Prisons (institutions)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Institutions having facilities where people are legally committed as punishment for a crime or while awaiting trial. In North America, the term specifically denotes a facility run by the state or federal government for those who have been convicted of serious crimes, in contrast to a locally run facility for those awaiting trial or convicted of minor offences.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Phil Dwyer papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SC101
Abstract

The collection contains slides documenting both the external and internal architectural features of prisons throughout the United States. A small minority of the slides contain images of staff or inmates.



Arrangement

The collection is arranged into two series. Series 1: Slides Series 2: News clippings and additional materials

Dates: 1960 - 1989; Existence: 2010-11-05