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Contents List
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Container
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Title
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Mss 280
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Part 1 (Mss 280): Original Collection, 1924-19540.4 c.f. (1 archives box) The records of the Wisconsin Correctional Service consist of correspondence, mainly between Ruth Parsons Baker and her father, the Reverend James Parsons, and between Ruth Baker and her uncle, the Reverend Charles Parsons. Although some of the letters are personal, nearly all deal with administrative details of the Society for the Friendless in Wisconsin, including raising money, acquiring and training superintendents and case workers, and logistical considerations, e.g. railroad passes. Because James and later Charles Parsons were national superintendents of the Society, and superintendents of state organizations other than Wisconsin (Kansas-Missouri, California, and Iowa), the papers are of a broader scope than the Wisconsin Division alone. Included in the collection also is a copy of Fred B. Haynes' The Society for the Friendless, 1900-1952, a thirty-page study of the Society published in 1954.
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Correspondence
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James Parsons
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Box
1
Folder
1
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1924, October-December
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Box
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Folder
2
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1925
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Box
1
Folder
3
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1926
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Box
1
Folder
4
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1927
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Box
1
Folder
5
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1928
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Box
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Folder
6
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1929
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Box
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Folder
7
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1930
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Box
1
Folder
8
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1931
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Box
1
Folder
9
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1932
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Charles Parsons and James Parsons
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Box
1
Folder
10
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1933
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Box
1
Folder
11
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1934
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Box
1
Folder
12
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1935
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Box
1
Folder
13
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1936
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Box
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Folder
14
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1937
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Box
1
Folder
15
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1938
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Box
1
Folder
16
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1939
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Box
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Folder
17
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1940
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Box
1
Folder
18
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1941
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Box
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Folder
19
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1944, November 6 - December 1945
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Box
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Folder
20
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1950, June
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Box
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20
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Haynes, Fred B., The Society for the Friendless, 1900-1952. Iowa City, Iowa: State University of Iowa, 1954
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M83-202
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Part 2 (M83-202): Additions, 1922-197114.0 c.f. (14 record center cartons) Additions of administrative and case files, 1922-1971, from the Wisconsin Correctional Service. Includes evaluations of local correctional facilities, fundraising correspondence, and some papers of James Parsons (head of the national organization and father of Ruth Baker, who was superintendent of the Wisconsin division). The majority of this collection is made up of the case files for individual offenders, which include detailed histories of the organization's contact with the prisoner, and correspondence with them, their advocates, and families. The case files are listed in the list by number; this number is internal and not that assigned by the state. : The case files are subject to the same restrictions on access which apply to case files of the Division of Corrections.
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Series: Administrative Files
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Correspondence by region, funding requests, 1929-1969
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Box
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Baldwin, St. Croix
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Box
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2
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Black River Falls, Jackson
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Box
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Folder
3
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Beloit, Rock
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Box
1
Folder
4
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Berlin, Green Lake
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Box
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5
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Burlington, Racine
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Box
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Folder
6
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Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
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Box
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7
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Columbus Community and War Chest
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Box
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Folder
8
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Fontana
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Box
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Folder
9
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Delavan Community Chest
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Box
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Folder
10
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Fort Atkinson Community Chest
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Box
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Folder
11
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Hartford United Fund
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Box
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Folder
12
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Janesville
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Box
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Folder
13
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Janesville United Givers Fund
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Box
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Folder
14-15
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La Crosse, La Crosse
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Box
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Folder
16
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Madison, Dane
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Box
1
Folder
17-18
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Manitowoc, Manitowoc
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Box
1
Folder
19
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Marinette, Marinette
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Box
1
Folder
20
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Marshfield, Wood
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Box
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Folder
21
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Mayville Community Fund
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Box
1
Folder
22
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Merrill, Lincoln
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Box
1
Folder
23-24
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Monroe, Green
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Box
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Folder
25
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Mukwonago
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Box
1
Folder
26
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New Holstein Community Chest, Calumet
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Box
1
Folder
27
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Oconomowoc United Fund
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Box
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Folder
28
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Port Washington, Ozaukee
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Box
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29-30
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Racine, statistical reports
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Box
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Folder
31
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Racine Community Chest, Incorporated
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Box
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Folder
32
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Ripon, Fond du Lac
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Box
1
Folder
33
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Sheboygan
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Box
1
Folder
34
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Stevens Point, Portage
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Box
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Folder
35
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Sturgeon Bay, Door
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Box
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Folder
36
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United Way of South Wood County, Wisconsin Rapids
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Box
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Folder
37
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Waukesha Community Chest
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Box
1
Folder
38
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Waupaca
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Box
1
Folder
39
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Waupun Area United Fund
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Box
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Folder
40
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Watertown Community Chest, Jefferson
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Box
1
Folder
41
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West Bend Community Chest
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Box
1
Folder
42
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Miscellaneous
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Box
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Folder
43
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Wisconsin State Prison
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Box
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Folder
44
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Walworth STEP program, 1970
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Box
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Folder
45
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Waukesha Boys' School
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Box
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Folder
46
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Women's jail
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Box
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Folder
47
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Audit, 1964-1966
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Box
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Folder
48
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Wisconsin Home for Women
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Box
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Folder
49
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Wisconsin Council of Safety, Inc.
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Box
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Folder
50
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Wisconsin Juvenile Court reports
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Box
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Folder
51
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Wisconsin School for Boys, Wales
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Box
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Folder
52
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Wisconsin Correctional Institution, Fox Lake
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Box
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Folder
53
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Final report, preliminary study, casework services to families of boys at Wales and Waukesha, 1960, 1962
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Box
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Folder
54
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Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
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Box
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Folder
55
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Walworth Pre-Release Center, Elkhorn, Wisconsin
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Box
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Folder
56
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Wisconsin State Reformatory
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Box
1
Folder
57
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Testimonials
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Box
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Folder
58
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True Revolving Fund
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Box
1
Folder
59
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Notes
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Box
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Folder
60
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James Parsons, correspondence, 1922-1924
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Box
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Folder
61
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James Parsons, miscellaneous
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Box
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Folder
62
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Miscellaneous
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Series: Case Files (non-inclusive)
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Box
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Folder
1-61
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#79-1517, 1929-1956
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Box
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Folder
1-55
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#1524-2231, 1938-1960
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Box
4
Folder
1-60
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#2232-2634, 1942-1966
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Box
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Folder
1-69
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#2643-3092, 1946-1953
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Box
6
Folder
1-112
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#3095-3236, 1949-1952
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Box
7
Folder
1-86
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#3237-3425, 1949-1956
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Box
8
Folder
1-55
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#3431-3493, 1954-1956
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Box
9
Folder
1-82
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#3494-3578, 1956-1967
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Box
10
Folder
1-121
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#3579-3655, 1958-1964
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Box
11
Folder
1-143
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#3656-3805, 1963-1969
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Box
12
Folder
1-156
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#3806-4042, 1950-1971
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Box
13
Folder
1-123
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#4043-5069, 1964-1968
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Box
14
Folder
1-122
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#5070-6099, 1967-1971
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