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[1932]
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- Textual records
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May 1932 – Oct. 1932 (Creation)
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0.8 cm of textual records
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File consists of correspondence to and from H. W. Cooper pertaining to the construction of the penitentiary and matters regarding the personnel and prisoners; a warrant prepared by J. Cartmel pertaining to Mike Woiken, one of the prisoners; a chronology written in shorthand by H. W. Cooper regarding a search for an island to set up the penitentiary; the translation of a letter from Russian to English from an inmate to his wife; a report on the refusal of some prisoners to work; telegrams regarding the construction of the penitentiary; and an empty manila envelope belonging to B.C. Penitentiary.
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Rusty pins have been removed from some records and replaced with archival-safe plastic paper clips.
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Created June 19, 2014 AS
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- English