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Archives and Manuscripts Department
John J. Burns LibraryBoston College140 Commonwealth AvenueChestnut Hill 02467library.bc.edu/burns/contactURL: http://www.bc.edu/burns
Howard Belding Gill Papers1912-1989MS.1995.018http://hdl.handle.net/2345/2870
Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 3
Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 4
Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................... 5
Historical note: Institute of Correctional Administration .............................................................................. 6
Scope and Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 7
V: Class materials ..................................................................................................................................... 17
VII: Consulting work ................................................................................................................................ 44
VIII: District of Columbia records ........................................................................................................... 48
IX: General correspondence ...................................................................................................................... 52
XIII: Speeches and public appearances .................................................................................................... 78
XIV: Subject files and research notes ...................................................................................................... 82
XV: Writings and publications ................................................................................................................. 85
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Summary Information
Creator: Gill, Howard Belding
Title: Howard Belding Gill papers
ID: MS.1995.018
Date [inclusive]: 1912-1989
Date [bulk]: 1929-1970
Physical Description 61.25 Linear Feet (114 boxes)
Physical Description 71 Gigabytes (127 files with approximately 36.5 hours of audio)
Language of theMaterial:
English
Abstract: The Howard Belding Gill papers consist of the personal andprofessional papers of penologist Howard Belding Gill (1890-1989).These include artifacts, audiovisual materials, awards and certificates,clippings, correspondence, lecture notes, photographs, photographalbums, scrapbooks, speeches, and writings and publications. Thebulk of the materials document Gill's professional career, notablyas superintendent of Norfolk Prison Colony (1927-1934) and asfounder and director of the Institute of Correctional Administration(1952-1970). There are also materials relating generally to prisons,clinical criminology, and corrections.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, Box number, Folder number, Howard Belding Gill papers, MS.1995.018,John J. Burns Library, Boston College.
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Administrative Information
Publication Information
Processed by Stephanie Bennett, Alexandra Bisio, and Adrienne Pruitt in August 2012. This findingaid was produced using ArchivesSpace.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Selected student materials and prisoner records are closed due to privacy restrictions, including theentirety of the Institute of Correctional Administration student materials.
Recordings on audiotape reel are not available for playback due to format impermanence and havenot been reformatted. Please let Reading Room staff know of your specific interest, and if possible,reformatting will be scheduled.
Roughly a third of this collection suffered water damage as well as insect and vermin damage.Materials have been surface cleaned, but legibility may be affected, and inactive mold may be present.Researchers sensitive to allergens may wish to wear gloves while handling these papers.
Provenance
Donated by Benjamin Gill, September 1989.
Processing Information
Two framed cork boards with charts appearing to pertain to Gill's Norfolk Prison Colony work werelocated after processing and are presumed to be part of Gill's papers. They have been added to SeriesXI. Norfolk Prison Colony.
Restrictions on use
These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S.Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, includingbut not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Anymaterials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. Theoriginal authors may retain copyright to the materials.
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Related Materials
Related Materials
Isabelle V. Kendig Papers. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College.
Massachusetts State Prison Colony records. Massachusetts Archives.
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Historical note: Institute of Correctional Administration
Howard Belding Gill founded the Institute of Correctional Administration (ICA) at George WashingtonUniversity in 1952. It relocated to American University in 1958. Just prior to Gill's retirement fromAmerican University in 1970, the Institute was subsumed into American University's Center for theAdministration of Justice, overseen by law professor Dr. Nicholas Kittrie. The Institute provided trainingto correctional officers and administrators both in Washington D.C. and at various off-campus locationssuch as military bases and other universities.
Biographical note
Howard Belding Gill (1890-1989) was a nationally renowned penologist and prison administratorfor over six decades. He is perhaps best-known as the first superintendent of the pioneering NorfolkPrison Colony, which aimed to prepare inmates for life in the outside world with vocational trainingand dormitory-style living arrangements. Gill was born in Lockport, New York, and graduated fromHarvard University in 1913. He received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1914, and forthe next ten years pursued a career in business, working in real estate development in the Larchwoodand Coolidge Hill sections of Cambridge and serving as the Executive Secretary for the MassachusettsBoard of Trade, and on the Board of Trade in Cambridge. A political Progressive, he campaigned withwife Isabelle Kendig for U.S. participation in the League of Nation's World Court in 1923 and in 1924campaigned for Progressive presidential candidate Robert La Follette. After the election, he remained inWashington D.C. and opened a consulting business specializing in research for commerce and industry.The federal Commission on Prison Labor commissioned a study of prison industries from Gill's firmin the early 1920s. Although Secretary of State Herbert Hoover was reportedly displeased with theirfindings, Gill had attracted the attention of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and in 1927 he was appointedthe superintendent of the Norfolk Prison Colony in Massachusetts. From 1927 to 1934 Gill served assuperintendent, overseeing the design, construction, and innovatory social policies of the prison. Norfolkdeviated from the usual radial cell-block design and instead featured dormitories around a quadrangle,with its own library, community center, hospital, chapel, and workshops. In April 1934, amidst chargesthat he was unable to maintain discipline and coddled prisoners, Gill was ousted from his position byGovernor Joseph Ely and Corrections Commissioner Frederick J. Dillon.
Gill returned to D.C. as the assistant to the Director of Federal Prisons and continued to advocate forprison reform, serving as the Superintendent of Prisons in Washington D.C. from 1944 to 1946 andestablishing the Institute of Correctional Administration (ICA) there in 1952. He led the ICA as directorfrom 1952 to 1970 and published widely on the subjects of penology and criminology, which he alsotaught at George Washington University, American University, the University of Wisconsin, and others.Gill frequently guest lectured at Boston College, where his longtime friend Benedict S. Alper wasProfessor of Criminology. Gill was a consultant on prison architecture and programming for Panamaand Puerto Rico, as well as for the U.S. Department of Corrections, the Army, Navy, Air Force, andMarines. He received the Presidential Citation of the American Society of Criminology, the CorrectionsConference Award of the Welfare Council of Washington, and the Austin McCormick Award from the
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National Jail Association. In 1984, the American Correctional Association established the Howard B.Gill Award to honor his legacy. Gill died at his home in Chestnut Hill in 1989.
Isabelle Virginia Kendig (1889-1974) was a psychologist known for her work with social issues. Shereceived her bachelor's degree from Oberlin in 1912. Kendig and Gill married in 1915. In the 1920s,Kendig was a key organizer for the National Woman's Party and spent six weeks in Mississippi in1922 promoting women's suffrage legislation. She was research secretary for the National Councilfor Prevention of War in 1923-1924 and also served in an administrative capacity for the League forPreventative Work.
After receiving her Masters and PhD from Radcliffe in 1933, Kendig used her maiden nameprofessionally while working at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, DC, and as a lecturer at GeorgeWashington University, Catholic University, and the Washington School of Psychiatry. When Gilltaught at the University of Wisconsin in 1948-1949, Kendig served as the Chief Psychologist at theVeterans' Administration hospital in Tomah, Wisconsin. She became Chief Clinical Psychologist of theVA hospital in Baltimore, Maryland in the early 1950s. From approximately 1959-1964, she worked as aresearch psychologist at the National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health.She and Gill had four children. Kendig died in Nantucket in 1974.
Sources
Fry, Amelia R. "Conversations with Alice Paul: Woman Suffrage and the Equal Rights Amendment,"Suffragists Oral History Project, 1976. http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt6f59n89c (accessed August18, 2012).
"Howard Gill, 99, Dies; Authority on Prisons." New York Times, April 12, 1989.
Isabelle V. Kendig Papers, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.http://hollis.harvard.edu/?itemid=|library/m/aleph|002512405 (accessed August 18, 2012).
Johnsen, Thomas C. "Vita: Howard Belding Gill: Brief Life of a Prison Reformer: 1890-1989." HarvardMagazine (Sept.-Oct. 1999). http://harvardmagazine.com/1999/09/vita.html.
Prout, Curtis, and Robert N. Ross. Care and Punishment: The Dilemmas of Prison Medicine. Pittsburgh:University of Pittsburgh Press, 1988, 21-40.
Taylor, Jerry. "Obituaries: Howard Belding Gill, Pioneer in Modern U.S. Penology; at 99." BostonGlobe, April 12, 1989, 55.
Scope and Contents
The Howard Belding Gill papers consist of the personal and professional papers of penologist HowardBelding Gill (1890-1989). These include artifacts, audiovisual materials, awards and certificates,clippings, correspondence, notes, photographs, photograph albums, scrapbooks, and typescript,manuscript, and carbon copy drafts of writings and speeches. The bulk of the materials document Gill's
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professional career, with very little of a personal nature in the collection. A small selection of papersbelonging to Isabelle Kendig, Gill's wife, likewise pertain to her professional career as a psychologist.
The records of Norfolk Prison Colony are an integral part of this collection. From 1927-1934, Gillserved as superintendent of this groundbreaking institution, and his years there are documented inadministrative records, correspondence, clippings, scrapbooks, writings about the institution, and recordsof the investigation which cost him the position in 1934. Blueprints, photograph albums, and artifactsprovide an interesting visual record of life at the prison. Gill had an ongoing interest in Norfolk, andrecords in this series continue until 1985 (with the bulk dating from 1929-1934). District of Columbiarecords include District Jail administrative correspondence, memos, and reports, the majority of whichwere compiled during an investigation into Gill's tenure as Superintendent of Prisons from 1944-1946.
Audiovisual materials consist of taped lectures and complement the class materials, which includeadministrative records, correspondence, lecture notes, class plans and syllabi, and student papers. Classmaterials illuminate Gill's career as both a student and a professor, consisting of his own papers andnotes from his doctoral work in sociology at the University of Maryland (1948-1949); his administrativerecords and lecture notes from the University of Wisconsin, where he worked as a lecturer of sociology(1949-1952); and the substantial records of the Institute of Correctional Administration, which Gillfounded and where he served as director from 1952-1970.
Gill was a popular consultant on topics relating to prisons, correctional training and education, andcriminology for over six decades, and his consulting records include correspondence and memos, projectproposals and reports, and survey instruments. He also wrote and spoke frequently on these topics, andthe collection includes speeches and conference notes as well as writings in many formats. Gill's subjectfiles document his main areas of interest, including capital punishment, juvenile delinquency, and thehistory of penology, and contain clippings, printed materials, correspondence, notes, reports, syllabi, andbibliographies.
Biographical materials include drafts of Gill's autobiography, resumes and curriculum vitae, transcriptsof interviews, clippings, and a small amount of material related to Gill's house in Nantucket, "The WildGoose." General correspondence dates from 1926-1987 and was arranged by Gill either by correspondentor by subject, an arrangement that has been retained. The majority of general correspondence is withother criminologists and penologists.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically in fifteen series: I. Artifacts; II. Audiovisual materials; III.Awards and certificates; IV. Biographical materials; V. Class materials; VI. Clippings; VII. Consultingwork; VIII. District of Columbia records; IX. General correspondence; X. Isabelle Kendig papers; XI.Norfolk Prison Colony records; XII. Photographs; XIII. Speeches and public appearances; XIV. Subjectfiles and research notes; XV. Writings and publications.
Series II. Audiovisual materials are arranged in three subseries: A. Audiocassettes; B. Audiotapes; C.Edison Voice Writer phonograph records. Series V. Class materials are arranged in three subseries:A. Institute of Correctional Administration; B. University of Maryland; C. University of Wisconsin.
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Series IX. General correspondence is arranged in two subseries, A. Named correspondents and B.Subject correspondence. Series XI. Norfolk Prison Colony records are arranged in eight subseries:A. Administrative records; B. Artifacts and artwork; C. Correspondence; D. Investigation records; E.Newsletters; F. Photographs; G. Scrapbooks and clippings; and H. Writings and studies about Norfolk.
Original order has been maintained where possible, reflecting Gill's particular thought processes andworking methods.
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Collection Inventory
Series I: Artifacts, circa 1927-1970
Scope and Contents
Artifacts consists of items that would have been found in Gill's offices. Artifacts related to Gill's tenure at theNorfolk Prison Colony are listed with the Norfolk Prison Colony records.
"H.B. Gill: General Superintendent." Desk nameplate, circa1927-1947
box 7 object 2
"Mr. Gill." Desk nameplate, circa 1927-1970 box 7 object 3
Large paper nameplate, circa 1927-1970 box 30 folder 1
Small paper nameplate, circa 1927-1970 box 30 folder 2
"Why Ain't You Out Where You Belong - Organizing Boy's Clubsand Fighting Juvenile Delinquency?" editorial cartoon, pen andink on board, circa 1927-1970
box 30 folder 9
Series II: Audiovisual materials, circa 1950-1978
Scope and Contents
Recorded lectures dating primarily from the 1950s - 1970s. Audiocassettes, circa 1960-1978, document lecturesgiven by both Gill and Robert Crosswhite, executive director of the Prisoners Aid Society of Delaware. Reel-to-reel audiotapes, circa 1959-1970, document lectures and interviews given by a number of sociologists andpsychologists, including Gill and his wife Isabelle Kendig, on topics related to juvenile delinquency, probation andparole, counseling and guidance, clinical criminology, as well as general prison administration and reform. EdisonElectronic Voicewriter phonograph records, circa 1950-1952, document lectures which may have been held at theUniversity of Wisconsin, where Gill served as a professor of sociology.
Arrangement
Chronological within subseries.
Subseries A: Audiocassettes , circa 1960-1978
Conditions Governing Access
Cassette tapes have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format.Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.
Community Treatment course lectures, with Robert Crosswhite,circa 1960-1970
box 1 cassette 1-9
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Processing Information
The cassettes containing the original recordings arenumbered 11-19, and the first audio recording confirmsthat it was not the first lecture.
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box 1 cassette10-11
New Frontiers in Correction workshop, University of NorthCarolina, Chapel Hill, 1973 March 30
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box 1 cassette 12Unidentified talk, where Gill recounts his experiences in thefield of corrections, 1974 March 14
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box 1 cassette 13US Navy Correctional Administration workshop, 1978 June 30
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Subseries B: Audiotapes, circa 1950-1971
Conditions Governing Access
These audiotape reels are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted.Please let Reading Room staff know of your specific interest. If possible, reformatting will be scheduled.
"Lieutenant Colonel Herrod, Major J.K. Stein, Major Murry,Major Hout.: difference between Case History and Clinical Xapproach," audiotape, circa 1950-1970
box 1 reel 10
"Norfolk story with punctuation," audiotape, circa 1950-1970 box 3 reel 21
"4/6/63, Dr. Joseph Hothpitz, a study of hyper-aggressivechildren," audiotape, 1963 April 6
box 1 reel 2
"4/17 Kendig - personality characteristics of hyper-aggressivechildren; Newman - Educational program for hyper-aggressivechildren," audiotape, circa 1963
box 1 reel 7
"Side 1: Sceery, National Institute of Mental Health 4/15/63;Follow-up study of hyper-aggressive children," audiotape, 1963April 15
box 1 reel 3
"4/18/63 Goodrich; Types of hyper-aggressive children,"audiotape, 1963 April 18
box 1 reel 4
"Tape of HBG lecture," audiotape, circa 1965 box 1 reel 8
"This is the tape that S. Bates recorded, 29 September,"audiotape, circa 1966 September 29
box 1 reel 13
"Interview done by Mr. Gill during the Juvenile Officersconvention in Lynchburg," audiotape, circa 1968
box 1 reel 9
"Clinical Criminology I, Professor HB Gill, Lecture #1, March 91970, Sides 1-2, Military and Civilian Corrections," audiotape,1970 March 9
box 2 reel 13
"Clinical Criminology I, Professor HB Gill, Lecture #2, March10, 1970, What is clinical criminology?" audiotape, 1970 March10
box 3 reel 22
"Probation and Parole, Mr. Evjen, Room 211, Hurst Hall,3/11/70, 7:30-10:15pm, Lecture #2," audiotape, 1970 March 11
box 2 reel 14
"Counseling and Guidance, Lecture #2, 11 March 1970, HBGill," audiotape, 1970 March 11
box 2 reel 15
"Clinical Criminology I, Professor HB Gill, Lecture #3, March11 1970, Scientific crime control (and unscientific)," audiotape,1970 March 11
box 2 reel 16
"Clinical Criminology I, Professor HB Gill, Lecture #4, March12, 1970, Scientific app. to crime control, evolution of penologyin US," audiotape, 1970 March 12
box 2 reel 17
"Clinical Criminology I, Professor HB Gill, Lecture #5,March 13, 1970, Review of SC process, evolution of penology1682-1790, 1790-1830, 1830-1870," audiotape, 1970 March 13
"Counseling and Guidance, Lecture #4, HB Gill, 16 March1970," audiotape, 1970 March 16
box 2 reel 20
"Clinical Criminology I, Lecture #6, HB Gill, 16 March 1970,Evolution of penology, seeds of future, 1900-1935," audiotape,1970 March 16
box 2 reel 21
"Mr. Evjen, Probation and Parole, Hurst Hall Room 211,Lecture #4, 3/18/70," audiotape, 1970 March 18
box 2 reel 22
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"Counseling and Guidance, Lecture #5, 18 March 1970, ReubenHorlick," audiotape, 1970 March 18
box 2 reel 23
"Clinical Criminology I, Lecture #7, Side 1 and 2, 18 March1970, HB Gill, Coordinated crime control," audiotape, 1970March 18
box 2 reel 24
"Clinical Criminology I, Lecture #8, Side 1 and 2, HB Gill, 19March 1970, Nature of offenses and offenders," audiotape, 1970March 19
box 2 reel 25
"Clinical Criminology I, Lecture #9, Side 1, 20 March 1970, HBGill, Scamp and Epic," audiotape, 1970 March 20
box 2 reel 26
"Counseling and Guidance, Lecture #6, 20 March 1970, Mr.Ralph Oropollo," audiotape, 1970 March 20
box 2 reel 27
"Probation and Parole, Hurst Hall #104, Mr. Evjen-Prof.,7:30-10:15pm, 3/23/70, Lecture #5," audiotape, 1970 March 23
box 2 reel 28
"Counseling and Guidance, Lecture #7, 23 March 1970, Dr.Reuben Horlick," audiotape, 1970 March 23
box 2 reel 29
"Clinical Criminology I, Lecture #10, 23 March 1970, HB Gill,"audiotape, 1970 March 23
box 2 reel 30
"Counseling and Guidance, Lecture #8, 25 March 1970, Dr.Reuben Horlick," audiotape, 1970 March 25
box 2 reel 31
"Clinical Criminology I, Lecture #11, Side 2, 25 March 1970,HB Gill," audiotape, 1970 March 25
box 2 reel 32
"Clinical Criminology I, Lecture #12, Side 1 and 2, 26 March1970, HB Gill," audiotape, 1970 March 26
box 2 reel 33
"Clinical Criminology I, Lecture #13, 26 March 1970, HB Gill,"audiotape, 1970 March 26
box 2 reel 34
"Counseling and Guidance, Lecture #9, 27 March 1970, Horlick,Dr. Reuben," audiotape, 1970 March 27
box 2 reel 35
"Clinical Criminology I, Lecture #14, 27 March 1970, HB Gill,"audiotape, 1970 March 27
box 2 reel 36
"Clinical Criminology I, Lecture #15, 31 March 1970, HB Gill,Sides 1 and 2," audiotape, 1970 March 31
box 2 reel 37
"Clinical Criminology I, Lecture #15, 31 March 1970, HB Gill,Side 3," audiotape, 1970 March 31
box 2 reel 38
"Probation and Parole, 7:30-10:15pm, Room 211, Hurst Hall,Prof. V. Evjen, Lecture #6," audiotape, circa 1970 March 31
box 3 reel 23
"Clinical Criminology II, Lecture #1, HB Gill, 6 April 1970,Climate-(culture)," audiotape, 1970 April 6
box 3 reel 1
"Counseling and Guidance, Lecture #10, Dr. Reuben Horlick, 6April 1970," audiotape, 1970 April 6
box 3 reel 2
"Probation and Parole, Mr. Victor Evjen, Lecture #7, April 61970, 104 Hurst Hall, 7:30-10:15pm," audiotape, 1970 April 6
box 3 reel 3
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"Counseling and Guidance, Lecture #11, Side 1, 8 April 1970,Dr. Horlick," audiotape, 1970 April 8
box 3 reel 4
"Rm 211 Hurst Hall, Probation and Parole, 4/8/70, Prof. Evjen,Lecture #8," audiotape, 1970 April 8
box 3 reel 5
"Clinical Crimin. II, 9 April 70, Lecture #3, Howard B. Gill,"audiotape, 1970 April 9
box 3 reel 6
"Clinical Criminology II, Lecture #4, 10 April 1970," audiotape,1970 April 10
box 3 reel 7
"Clinical Criminology II, Lecture #5, 13 April 1970, HB Gill,Structures, diagram on types of prison structure, Norfolk,"audiotape, 1970 April 13
box 3 reel 8
"Counseling and Guidance, Lecture #13, 13 April 1970, HBGill," audiotape, 1970 April 13
box 3 reel 9
"Lecture #9, Probation and Parole, Hurst Hall Rm 104, 4/13/70,"audiotape, 1970 April 13
box 3 reel 10
"Lecture #10, Probation and Parole, circa 1970 April 13 or 20,"audiotape, circa 1970 April 13 or 20
box 3 reel 24
"Clinical Criminology II, Lecture #6, 15 April 1970, HB Gill,"audiotape, 1970 April 15
box 3 reel 11
"Clinical Criminology II, Lecture #7, Side 2, Side 1, 16 April1970, HB Gill," audiotape, 1970 April 16
box 3 reel 12
"Clinical Criminology II, Lecture #8, Side 2, 17 April 1970, HBGill," audiotape, 1970 April 17
box 3 reel 13
"Probation and Parole, Lecture #11, April 20, 1970, Hurst Hall,"audiotape, 1970 April 20
box 3 reel 14
"Clinical Criminology II, Lecture #10, 21 April 1970, HB Gill,"audiotape, 1970 April 21
box 3 reel 15
"Clinical Criminology II, Lecture #11, Side 1, 22 April 1970,HB Gill," audiotape, 1970 April 22
box 3 reel 16
"CC II, 4/23/70, Side 1, Lecture #12," audiotape, 1970 April 23 box 3 reel 17
"Clinical Criminology II, Lecture #13, 24 April 1970, HB Gill,"audiotape, 1970 April 24
box 3 reel 18
"Clinical Criminology II, April 27, 1970, Lecture #14,"audiotape, 1970 April 27
box 3 reel 19
"Clinical Criminology II, April 28, 1970, Lecture #15,Discipline," audiotape, 1970 April 28
box 3 reel 20
"Howard Gill - Seminar on corrections - hrs 1-3 (Sides 1 and 2);recorded 21 Jan 71, University of Maryland," audiotape, 1971January 21
box 1 reel 5
"Howard Gill - Seminar on corrections - hrs 4-5 (Side 1);recorded 21 January 71, University of Maryland," audiotape,1971 January 21
box 1 reel 6
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Subseries C: Edison Electric Voicewriter phonograph records, circa 1950-1952
Conditions Governing Access
Phonograph records have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due toformat. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.
Processing Information
The shallow grooves of this type of phonograph record are prone to skipping. Digital copy audio quality reflectsthe condition of the original media. Most phonograph records in this collection contain alternating stretchesof intelligible audio and skipping. The unidentified lecture recordings contain a particularly high frequency ofskipping. Two recordings were unplayable with reformatting resources available to the Boston College Librariesin 2019.
Discs with a labeled A side and unlabeled B side have been assumed to contain the same content, as have twodiscs in a single labeled folder.
box 3 folder 2-6,16, 18-20, 24
"CA", probably Correctional Administration, circa 1950-1952
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box 3 folder 2,7-15, 17, 21
"JD", probably Juvenile Delinquency, circa 1950-1952
box 3 folder 22Research interview regarding voting in the nationalcongressional election, circa 1940-1960
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box 3 folder 24Unidentified event on 50th anniversary of the creation of thejuvenile courts (multiple speakers), circa 1949
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box 3 folder 22-23Unidentified lectures, likely from the CA and JD series, circa1950-1952
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Unplayable recordings, "156-10", circa 1950-1952 box 3 folder 1
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Conditions Governing Access
The extremely poor condition of these phonograph recordsrendered them unplayable during digitization in 2019.
Series III: Awards and certificates, 1929-1985
Scope and Contents
The awards and certificates series contains citations for excellence in penology and acknowledgements ofappreciation awarded to Gill by various organizations throughout his career, as well as award application materials.This series also contains certificates related to Gill's completion of courses in special topics, such as the YaleSummer Course in Alcohol Studies. Two items in this series are physically housed with oversized materials andother realia. This series is arranged chronologically.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Education PenalInstitution Administration course certificate, 1929 July 31
box 4 folder 1
Special State Police Officer certificate, 1934 January box 4 folder 2
Republic of Panama Ministry of Justice certificate of appreciation,1942
box 4 folder 3
Yale University Summer Course in Alcohol Studies certificate,1947 July 31
box 4 folder 4
Alpha Kappa Delta National Honorary Sociological Fraternitycertificate, 1948 December 16
box 4 folder 5
National Military Police Honor Fraternity certificate, 1952February 22
box 4 folder 6
Cal Farley's Boys Ranch Honorary Boys Rancher certificate, circa1960s
box 7 object 1
Health and Welfare Council of the National Capitol AreaCorrections Conference award, 1963
box 4 folder 7
Award and citation photocopies, 1965, 1975, 1978 box 4 folder 8
The Shaggy Dog Club certificate of appreciation , 1966 March 4 box 5 folder 3
Rockefeller Public Service Award application materials, 1976 box 4 folder 9
Navy-Marine Corps Workshop on Correctional Administrationcertificate, 1982
box 4 folder 10
Penal Information Committee certificate of appreciation, 1985February 15
box 4 folder 11
Series IV: Biographical materials, 1919-1987
Scope and Contents
Biographical materials include Gill's resumes and curriculum vitae, bibliographies of selected publications andbibliographic index cards, biographical sketches, personal interview transcripts, and drafts and source material forGill's unpublished autobiography, as well as birthday correspondence, invitations, and a biographical chronology.Gill's uncompleted autobiography was, at one time, entitled Prison Reform is No Picnic, a title originally used for
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a 1934 Christian Science Monitor article on Norfolk State Prison Colony and later to refer to Gill's larger workon the history of penology. The autobiography consists of only a few chapters focusing on the early years of Gill'scareer, especially his time at Norfolk Prison Colony and the subsequent investigation. In addition to these materials,the biographical series also contains correspondence, notes, clippings, photographs, invoices, sketches, and a mapof Gill family's Nantucket home, "The Wild Goose," and surrounding Sconset. Included are materials concerningrenovation and restoration of the home, repairs made following vandalism, and Nantucket community issues ofspecial interest to Gill. Materials are arranged chronologically.
Resumes, bibliographies, and biographical information, circa1919-1978
box 4 folder 12-15
Autobiography, revised drafts and source materials, 1931-1934,1970-1975
box 4 folder 16-19
Federal Bureau of Investigation interrogation transcript, 1942January 7
Map to Gill's house in Maryland, circa 1952-1970 box 4 folder 22
Correspondence, invitations, and newsletters regarding Gill'sbirthdays, circa 1960-1987
box 4 folder 23
Nantucket home renovation materials, 1962 box 4 folder 24
Nantucket home renovation publicity and personalcorrespondence, 1963
box 4 folder 25
List of selected publications and writings, circa 1967 box 4 folder 26
Materials regarding the vandalism of Gill's Nantucket home,1968-1970
box 4 folder 27
Photographs of Nantucket home, 1974 box 4 folder 28
Nantucket community issues correspondence and relatedmaterials, 1970-1976
box 6 folder 1
90th birthday invitation and chronology, 1979 box 6 folder 2
"Howard B. Gill - Clinical Criminologist," biographical essay andsource material, circa 1979-1980
box 6 folder 3
"Howard B. Gill, Sconset resident, made honorary Marine," TheInquirer and Mirror, 1980 July 10
box 6 folder 4
"Getting Older Better: a special edition of Newton WellesleyHospital's Quarterly", 1985
box 6 folder 5
Coughlan, William. "Howard Gill, portrait of a prison reformer,1927-present", circa 1986
box 6 folder 6
Transcript of an interview with Gill, circa 1987 box 6 folder 7
Series V: Class materials, 1931-1984 (1949-1970)
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Scope and Contents
Class materials include administrative records, clippings, memos, correspondence, lecture notes, speeches, classoutlines and descriptions, syllabi, rosters, photographs, and student papers, exams, notes, and information sheets.This series is arranged in three subseries: A. Institute of Correctional Administration; B. University of Maryland;and C. University of Wisconsin.
Subseries A: Institute of Correctional Administration records, 1944-1984(1952-1970)
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains the records of the Institute of Correctional Administration (ICA). It is arrangedalphabetically in six sub-subseries: 1. Administrative materials; 2. Correspondence; 3. Course materials;4. Offshoot program materials; 5. Photographs; and 6. Student materials. All sub-subseries are arranged inchronological and then alphabetical order. ICA records include articles and clippings pertaining to the program,course outlines, grant proposals, lecture notes, correspondence, memos, photographs, and student papers, exams,and registration sheets. Original order has been preserved where possible, occasionally leading to a ratheridiosyncratic arrangement that reflects Gill's working methods. Some student materials and case study materialsare closed due to privacy restrictions, and damaged materials have been removed for conservation. Please consultthe Archivist about using these documents.
Important people in this subseries include Charles V. Morris, assistant director of the Institute from 1955on; Rosemary Connor, Gill's research assistant starting in 1959; Institute instructors Reuben Horlick, ArthurHitchcock, Ralph Oropollo, and William Perl; American University deans Richard Bray, Earl DeLong, andHerbert Strider; and guest lecturers John Case and Myrl Alexander. Since many Institute participants weremembers or former members of military branches, military jargon appears frequently in these documents.
This sub-subseries contains documents pertaining to management of the Institute of CorrectionalAdministration, including budgets, clippings, correspondence, department newsletters, forms, letters tothe American University student newspaper The Eagle, institutional histories, memos, program outlines,promotional materials, and student writings dedicated to Gill. Projects that Gill and other Institute staff wereinvolved in, but did not administer, are also included in this sub-subseries.
Charles Morris writings, circa 1944-1960 box 6 folder 8
Materials regarding establishment of Center for theAdministration of Justice, 1947-1969
box 6 folder 9
Drafts and memos to George Washington Universityadministration, 1952-1955
box 6 folder 10
Institute forms and certificates, 1952-1969 box 6 folder 11
Satirical invocation for Gill by Major Albert C. Aiello, thirdInstitute, 1953
box 6 folder 12
Letters and related materials regarding external funding forInstitute scholarships, 1953-1956
box 6 folder 13
Institute publicity brochures, 1954-1955 box 6 folder 14
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District of Columbia subcommittee on recommendations forparole and probation materials, 1956-1957
box 6 folder 15
Materials regarding Institute courses and training programs,1956-1964
box 6 folder 16
Tenth Institute student poem to Gill, 1956 box 6 folder 17
Materials relating to Institute programs and administration,1957-1974
box 6 folder 18
Correspondence with Institute staff and professionalcolleagues, 1958-1970
box 6 folder 19
Institute history and course materials, 1958-1969 box 6 folder 20
Materials regarding establishment of Institute and the Centerfor Criminal Justice, 1958-1969
box 6 folder 21
Materials regarding Institute administration and students,1958-1972
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box 8 folder 1
Materials regarding Institute program administration,1958-1966
box 9 folder 1
Memos and course information regarding Institute at GeorgeWashington University and American University, circa1958-1965
box 9 folder 2
"Monograph for an extension course in corrections" lists, circa1958-1968
box 9 folder 3
Publicity clippings and notes regarding Gill and Institutes,1958-1964
box 9 folder 4
Materials regarding Institute courses and admissions,1959-1960
box 9 folder 5
Materials regarding military Institutes, 1959-1960 box 9 folder 6
Memos, forms, and notes regarding undergraduate degree incorrectional administration, 1959
box 9 folder 7
Correspondence and notes regarding Dr. Ralph Oropollo'sInstitute lectures, 1960-1969
box 9 folder 8
Institute and American University publicity materials,1960-1970
Institute memos, notes, and certificates, 1969-1970 box 11 folder 16
Materials regarding the Institute and Center for theAdministration of Justice, circa 1969-1972
box 12 folder 1
Materials regarding the Institute's development and Gill'sresume, 1969
box 12 folder 2
Twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth Institute materials, 1969 box 12 folder 3
Twenty-ninth Institute memo, student roster, and courseoutline , 1969-1970
box 12 folder 4
Thirtieth Institute materials, 1969-1970 box 12 folder 5
Correspondence and notes regarding criminal justiceprograms, 1970-1973
box 12 folder 6
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Gill letters to faculty and The Eagle, 1970 box 12 folder 7
"History of the ICA" questionnaire , circa 1970 box 12 folder 8
Letters, outlines, and notes regarding the Institute and coursereadings, 1970-1972
box 12 folder 9
Materials regarding curriculum and administration of theInstitute and the Center for the Administration of Justice ,1970-1972
box 12 folder 10
Thirtieth Institute budget and planning materials , 1970 box 12 folder 11
Materials regarding Institute course and programs, 1972 box 12 folder 12
Sub-Subseries 2: Correspondence , 1950-1984
Scope and Contents
This sub-subseries consists of general Institute correspondence. Enclosures are abundant in this material.Correspondence is arranged chronologically and then alphabetically. Correspondence related directly toadministration is found in administrative materials; correspondence related to a specific subject can also befound in other Institute sub-subseries.
General correspondence , 1950-1955 box 12 folder 13
Correspondence and related materials regarding sixteenthInstitute, 1956-1959
box 12 folder 14
Correspondence, publications, and notes related to prisonerrecreation and counseling, 1956-1968
Correspondence regarding work release and a copy of TheMenard Times, 1967-1969
box 14 folder 7
Correspondence, clippings, and writings regarding correction,probation, and parole , 1968-1984
box 14 folder 8
Letters regarding scholarship funding and program forPlanning in Corrections conference , 1969
box 14 folder 9
General correspondence , 1971-1975 box 14 folder 10
General correspondence , undated box 14 folder 11
Sub-Subseries 3: Course materials, 1949-1975
Scope and Contents
This sub-subseries includes course outlines, examinations, lecture notes, lecturer lists, and charts and othergraphic materials used in teaching. Course materials are arranged in chronological order and then alphabetically.Course guest lecturers were frequently chosen from Gill's colleagues in correctional administration, and notescreated during their guest lectures are included in this sub-subseries. Lecture materials may contain articlereprints and other copies of materials located elsewhere in the collection.
Lecture notes for Introduction to Clinical Criminology,1949-1968
box 15 folder 1
Memos, outlines, and examinations from Institute and Gill'scourses, 1949-1970
box 15 folder 2
Probation and Parole course materials, circa 1949-1953 box 15 folder 3
Lecture notes and source materials for Introduction to ClinicalCriminology course, circa 1950s
box 15 folder 4
Treatment of Offenders course outline, notes, and examinationkeys, circa1950-1953
box 15 folder 5
Institute outline and "Uniform Code of Military Justice", circa1951
box 15 folder 6
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Case studies in Clinical Criminology, notes, and Reuben S.Horlick's "Inmate perceptions of obstacles", 1952-1961
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box 8 folder 5
"Clinical concepts and benchmarks", circa 1952-1958 box 15 folder 7
Course outlines and lecture notes, 1952-1958 box 15 folder 8
Course outlines for Organization of Criminal and MilitaryJustice and Clinical Criminology, circa 1952-1963
box 15 folder 9
"Early detection of delinquency" outline, circa 1952-1973 box 15 folder 10
Lecture notes for Clinical Criminology I, circa 1952-1959 box 15 folder 11
Materials for Counseling and Guidance of Offenders courses,circa 1952-1969
box 15 folder 12
Notes and outlines for Institute courses, 1952-1960 box 15 folder 13
Notes on growing up, treatment, Amarillo 1/1959, and GeorgeWashington University 10/31-12/17/1952, 1952-1959
box 15 folder 14
Notes and outlines for Clinical Criminology course,1952-1953
box 15 folder 15
Course outlines, 1953-1979 box 15 folder 16
Lecture notes and "The little red schoolhouse," carbon copy,circa 1953-1969
box 15 folder 17
Lecture notes and sixth Institute roster, 1954 box 15 folder 18
Materials regarding counseling in corrections, 1954-1964 box 16 folder 1-2
Sociology 121 outline and notes and seventh Institute roster,1955
box 16 folder 3
Case studies notes and correspondence, 1956
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box 8 folder 6
Notes and related materials for Counseling and Guidance ofOffenders courses, 1956-1962
box 16 folder 4
Notecards and notes regarding counseling, circa 1957 box 16 folder 5
Notes and course materials from Dr. Arthur Hitchcock'slectures on counseling, 1957-1962
box 16 folder 6
Charts and transparencies for Evolution of Penology course,1958-1962
Notes, articles, and outlines for Counseling and Guidance ofOffenders course, 1963-1966
box 20 folder 1
Notes and writings related to counseling, particularly incorrections, 1963-1970
box 20 folder 2
Notes on counseling, 1963 box 20 folder 3
Notes, writings, and course materials regarding counseling,1963-1970
box 20 folder 4-5
Examination and Institute administration materials, 1964-1970 box 20 folder 6
Course notes and outlines, 1965-1969 box 20 folder 7
Materials for Counseling and Guidance of Offenders course,1965-1966
box 20 folder 8
Notes from guest lectures and lecturer lists, 1965-1966 box 21 folder 1
Notes regarding reading list on counseling books, 1965-1966 box 21 folder 2
Clinical Criminology lecture and research notes, 1966-1975 box 21 folder 3
Counseling and Guidance of Offenders course outline,examinations, and notes, 1966-1967
box 21 folder 4
Guest lecture notes, outlines, and lecturer list, twenty-thirdInstitute, 1966
box 21 folder 5
Materials related to examination questions and administration,1966-1970
box 21 folder 6
Notes on Clinical Criminology, circa 1966 box 21 folder 7
"Profiles of criminal offenders," from Administration ofCriminal Justice seminar course, 1966
box 21 folder 8
Course outlines and bibliography, circa 1967 box 21 folder 9
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Guest lecture notes, twenty-fifth Institute, 1967 box 21 folder 10
Course materials, 1968-1969 box 21 folder 11
Course materials for Counseling and Guidance of Offenders,circa 1968
box 21 folder 12
Course outlines and reading lists, 1968-1970 box 21 folder 13
Guest lecture notes, 1968 box 21 folder 14
Notes about lecturers, circa 1968 box 21 folder 15
Notes and course materials from Dr. William Perl'sCounseling and Guidance of Offenders course, 1968-1969
box 22 folder 1
Outlines and examination materials for Institute courses,1968-1969
box 22 folder 2
Case study notes and handouts, 1969
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box 8 folder 10
Examinations and staff memos, 1969-1970 box 22 folder 3
Guest lecture notes and program outline, twenty-ninthInstitute, 1969
box 22 folder 4
Lecture notes and memos regarding Counseling and Guidanceof Offenders course, 1969-1970
box 22 folder 5
Materials regarding courses and administration, twenty-eighthInstitute, 1969
box 22 folder 6
Notes from Nicholas Kittrie's lecture, 1969 box 22 folder 7
Notes on Counseling and Guidance of Offenders, 1969 box 22 folder 8
Notes on Dr. Louis Jacobs' lectures on deviant behavior andcounseling, 1969
box 22 folder 9
Sign-in sheet, Clinical Criminology II, twenty-eighth Institute,1969
box 22 folder 10
Institute course listings and degree overviews, 1970-1971 box 22 folder 11
Juvenile Delinquency and Counseling course materials andnotes, 1970
box 22 folder 12
Materials relating to courses, thirtieth Institute, 1970 box 22 folder 13-14
Notes and graph of reformatory movements, circa 1970 box 22 folder 15
Outline for teams presenting cases at thirtieth Institute, 1970 box 23 folder 1
Course materials and notes for Seminar in Law andCorrections course, 1971
box 23 folder 2
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Notes and course materials for Seminar in Law andCorrections and Institute administration, 1971-1972
box 23 folder 3
Sub-Subseries 4: Offshoot program materials, 1953-1973
Scope and Contents
This sub-subseries contains materials created in various offshoot programs of the Institute, including thoseheld at off-campus locations. Formats include clippings, correspondence, course outlines, diploma certificates,examinations, grant proposal materials, lecture notes, memos, notes, and photographs. Offshoot programsincluded training held on military bases and field service training, as well as special initiatives like the Centerfor the Administration of Justice (otherwise known as the Center for Criminal Justice) and the Institute of YouthRelations, which appears to have been held only once in 1963 at American University. This sub-subseriesalso includes information on various grant proposals administered by the Institute. Under the auspices of theInstitute, Gill was involved in a number of offshoot programs related to corrections and juvenile delinquency,and also assisted other parties seeking to replicate the Institute program. More information on Gill's consultingwork is found in Series VI.
Corrections publications relating to the 3320th RetrainingGroup, Amarillo Air Force Base, 1953
box 23 folder 4
Notes and memo draft regarding training courses for FederalBureau of Investigation agents, 1953
box 23 folder 5
Materials regarding in-service training course at the Institute,1955-1956
box 23 folder 6
Notes and correspondence regarding visit to Camp Gordon,Georgia, 1955
box 23 folder 7
Field Study program correspondence and brochures,1956-1959
box 23 folder 8
Materials related to the Field Study program , 1956-1960 box 23 folder 9-10
Materials regarding the teacher training project and fundingrequests, 1956
box 23 folder 11
Correspondence and related enclosures regarding courses atFort Gordon, Georgia, 1957-1962
Grant application materials for corrections officer training andoffender rehabilitation program proposals, 1967
box 28 folder 12
Materials regarding collaboration between District ofColumbia Department of Corrections and Institute, 1967-1969
box 28 folder 13-14
Bureau of Naval Personnel Institute materials, 1968-1969 box 28 folder 15
District of Columbia Department of Corrections grantapplication and letter from Superintendent Reuben Horlick,1968
box 28 folder 16
Center for the Administration of Justice progress report,1969-1970
box 29 folder 1
Center for the Administration of Justice proposal, 1969 box 29 folder 2
Notes and correspondence regarding North Carolina FieldStudy program, 1969-1970
box 29 folder 3
Notes on training the trainers and field service instruction,1969
box 29 folder 4
Materials regarding the set up of Correctional AdministrationInstitutes at the University of Maine and East CarolinaUniversity, 1970-1971
box 29 folder 5
Transcript, notes, and photograph from corrections conferenceat the University of North Carolina, 1970-1973
box 29 folder 6
Institutes for Justice Leadership program guide, 1972-1973 box 29 folder 7
Sub-Subseries 5: Photographs, circa 1950-1972
Scope and Contents
This sub-subseries contains photographs taken during the course of Institute business, arranged chronologicallyand then alphabetically. Oversize photographs are housed in box 30.
Aerial photograph of Fort Leavenworth , circa 1950s-1960s box 30 folder 10
Howard Belding Gill and others at the Air Force CorrectionalOfficers Conference, Amarillo Air Force Base, Texas, circa1950s-1960s
box 29 folder 8
Motto of the 3320 Retraining Group at Amarillo Air ForceBase, Texas , circa 1950s-1960s
box 29 folder 9
Howard Belding Gill and General Parker, circa 1952 box 29 folder 10
Second Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1952
box 29 folder 11
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box 30 folder 11Third Annual Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph, 1953
box 29 folder 12
Fourth Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1953
box 29 folder 13
Major General J.F. Dillon addressing members of the Instituteof Correctional Administration , 1953
box 29 folder 14
Fifth Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph, 1954
box 113
Sixth Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1954
box 29 folder 15
Unidentified men at Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, DC,1954
box 29 folder 16
Seventh Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1955
box 29 folder 17
Eighth Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1955
box 29 folder 18
Ninth Institute of Correctional Administration classphotographs , 1956
box 29 folder 19
Tenth Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1956
box 29 folder 20
Eleventh Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1957
box 29 folder 21
Twelfth Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1957
box 29 folder 22
Thirteenth Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1958
box 31 folder 1
Fourteenth Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1958
box 31 folder 2
Unidentified Institute of Correctional Administrationphotograph, circa 1958-1970
box 114
Fifteenth Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1959
box 31 folder 3
Sixteenth Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1959
box 31 folder 4
Air Force Non-commissioned Officer Correctional Courseclass photographs, Amarillo Air Force Base, Texas ,1960-1961
box 31 folder 5
Seventeenth Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1960
box 31 folder 6
Eighteenth Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1960
box 31 folder 7
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Nineteenth Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1962
box 31 folder 8
Howard Belding Gill and an unidentified man at FortLeavenworth , 1963
box 31 folder 9
Twentieth Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1963
box 31 folder 10
Twenty-first Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph, 1965
box 31 folder 11
Twenty-second Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1966
box 31 folder 12
Twenty-third Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1966
box 31 folder 13
Twenty-fourth Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1966
box 31 folder 14
Twenty-fifth Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1967
box 31 folder 15
Twenty-sixth Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1968
box 31 folder 16
Twenty-seventh Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1968
box 31 folder 17
Twenty-eighth Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1969
box 31 folder 18
Twenty-ninth Institute of Correctional Administration classphotograph , 1969
box 31 folder 19
Institute of Correctional Administration class photograph,circa 1969-1970
box 31 folder 20
Institute of Correctional Administration class photograph ,1972
box 31 folder 21
Sub-Subseries 6: Student materials, 1952-1972
Scope and Contents
This sub-subseries contains materials created by students or provided to the Institute by students, includingcorrespondence, clippings, corrections handbooks, graded papers and examinations, military orders,photographs, and scholarship applications. The bulk is student identification sheets, primarily provided bymembers of the military considering post-service careers in corrections. These sheets were sometimes filled outmany years prior to Institute attendance and are often, though not uniformly, organized according to the year ofa student's attendance. Frequently though not consistently, Gill filed the information sheets alongside students'correspondence and enclosures. This sub-subseries is closed in its entirety due to privacy restrictions. Pleaseconsult the Archivist about using these documents.
box 32 folder 1-25Student information sheets and related materials , 1952-1976
box 8 folder 12-27
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Student papers, circa 1952-1970
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box 32 folder 26
Student paper on the scientific process, circa 1952-1970
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box 32 folder 27
Ceotti case materials and student papers , 1957-1966
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box 32 folder 28
Student papers , 1957
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box 32 folder 29
Student papers, examinations, and grades , 1957-1969
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box 32 folder 30-31
Champol case student papers , circa 1958
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box 32 folder 32
Course evaluations, Amarillo Institute , circa 1958-1960
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box 32 folder 33
Grade reports, correspondence, and notes related to AmarilloInstitute courses , 1958-1961
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box 32 folder 34
Student comments and papers, Criminology I course, circa1958-1972
box 32 folder 35
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Student papers, Counseling and Guidance of Offenderscourse , 1958
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box 32 folder 36-37
Course evaluations, sixteenth Institute , 1959
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box 33 folder 1
Clinical Criminology I student papers, 1960
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box 33 folder 2-4
Counseling student papers , 1960
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box 33 folder 5
Course evaluations, seventeenth Institute , 1960
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box 33 folder 6
Sign-in sheets, Gill's courses , 1962-1965
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box 33 folder 7
Course evaluations, 1963
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box 33 folder 8
Course evaluations, Institute of Youth Relations, 1963
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box 33 folder 9
Student paper and Gill's notes on "growing up" , 1963 box 33 folder 10
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Student papers on corrections , 1963
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box 33 folder 11
Treatment of Offenders II course and student materials , 1963
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box 33 folder 12
Student paper by J.W. Scales, twelfth Institute , 1964
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box 33 folder 13
Course evaluations, twenty-first Institute, 1965
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box 33 folder 14
Student papers, Counseling and Guidance of Offenderscourse , 1965
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box 33 folder 15-16
Course evaluations, twenty-third Institute, 1966
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box 33 folder 17
Course evaluations, twenty-fourth Institute , 1966
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box 33 folder 18
Counseling exam papers, 1967-1968
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box 33 folder 19
Course evaluations, twenty-fifth Institute , 1967 box 33 folder 20
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Examinations and course materials from Institute and Instituteof Youth Relations, 1967-1970
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box 33 folder 21
Student comments, course outlines, and notes from Institutecourses , 1967-1970
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box 33 folder 22
Student exam papers , 1967-1972
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box 33 folder 23
Student papers on the X case , 1969
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box 33 folder 24
Student examinations, Clinical Criminology I course, 1970
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box 33 folder 25
Counseling and Guidance of Offenders syllabus and studentpapers, 1968
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box 33 folder 26
Course evaluations, twenty-sixth Institute, 1968
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box 33 folder 27
Course sign-in sheet and evaluations, twenty-seventhInstitute , 1968
History and Philosophy of Criminology student papers , 1972
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box 33 folder 30-31
Letter from American University registrar regarding studentgrades, 1973
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box 33 folder 50
Subseries B: University of Maryland, 1948-1949
Scope and Contents
In 1948 Gill began doctoral work in sociology with a focus on criminology and correctional administration at theUniversity of Maryland. This subseries is composed of Gill's class and research notes, class papers, essay outlines,course outlines, research proposals, correspondence, memos, and grades.
Bureau of Research Criminology letters, notes, and draft ,1948-1949
box 31 folder 22
Correspondence and Gill's grades , 1948-1950 box 31 folder 23
Gill, Howard Belding. "Lester F. Ward and the ArtificialModification of National Phenomena," paper for Sociology 186:Social Theory, typescript , 1948 July
box 31 folder 25
Gill, Howard Belding. "The Integrative Function inCriminology," paper for Psychology 121: Social Psychology,carbon copy, 1948 December
box 31 folder 26
Social Psychology notes, examination, and paper outline, 1948 box 31 folder 27
Social Statistics notes and examination , 1948 box 34 folder 1
Sociology 147: Sociology of Law course materials , 1948 box 34 folder 2
Sociology 146: Institutional Treatment of Criminals andDelinquents notes and course outline , 1948
This subseries, containing materials from Gill's time as a lecturer in sociology at the University of Wisconsinfrom 1949-1952, is broken into four sub-subseries arranged chronologically and alphabetically: 1. Administrativematerials; 2. Campus activity materials; 3. Course materials; and 4. General correspondence. The administrativematerials sub-subseries is composed of correspondence, memos, forms, notes, and curricula for the Department ofSociology focusing mostly on the University's Correctional Administration Program, founded by Gill. The campusactivity sub-subseries contains clippings, programs, correspondence, photographs, and speech materials related toGill's involvement with student groups as well his public comments on university control of student life and co-education. Course materials make up the largest sub-subseries and contain lecture notes, course outlines, readinglists, class rosters, exams, student papers, and resources from Gill's courses. Graded student exams and papers, aswell as some class rosters, are closed due to privacy restrictions. General correspondence in this series is minimaland is specifically related to the University of Wisconsin, Gill's students from that institution, and the CorrectionalAdministration Program. Correspondence with individuals is filed by last name.
The clippings series contains articles on crime, criminology, prisons, and penology of general interest to andcollected by Gill throughout his career. This series is arranged chronologically and includes undated and oversizeclippings.
Clippings, 1925-1926 box 30 folder 12
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box 40 folder 1
Clippings, 1930,1937,1939 box 40 folder 2
Clippings, 1940-1947 box 40 folder 3
Clippings, 1950-1959 box 40 folder 4-8
box 30 folder 13Clippings, 1960-1969
box 40 folder 9-13
Clippings, 1970-1979 box 40 folder 14-19
box 30 folder 14Clippings, 1981-1987
box 40 folder 20-21
Clippings, undated box 40 folder 22
Series VII: Consulting work, 1923-1987
Scope and Contents
This series contains the records of Gill's consulting projects, which span his working years. Formats includeclippings, correspondence, memos, project proposals, reports and report drafts, and surveys and survey statistics.Original order has been preserved where possible to reflect Gill's working method. Materials are arranged inchronological and then alphabetical order.
Prison Industry memos and related legislative act , 1923-1926 box 40 folder 23
Prison Industries draft comments and memos, circa 1924-1925 box 40 folder 24
"A Scheme for Correctional Training," outline , 1974 box 45 folder 10
Notes and research by Gill regarding Maisello and Associatesreport on Charles Street Jail and Deer Island facility , 1975
box 45 folder 11
American Institute of Architects Committee on Architecture forJustice materials , 1976-1980
box 45 folder 12
Charles Street/Deer Island facilities correspondence, notes, andclippings , circa 1976-1980
box 45 folder 13
Charles Street/Deer Island facilities correspondence and relatedmaterials , 1976-1980
box 45 folder 14
Gill's testimony at Charles Street Jail City council meeting , 1976 box 45 folder 15
Charles Street Jail and Deer Island Facility correspondence withBoston City Council , 1977
box 45 folder 16
Massachusetts Correctional Institute - Concord and H.R. 5881statement, notes, and correspondence , 1977
box 45 folder 17
Correspondence and related materials regarding free ventureprison model , 1977-1978
box 45 folder 18
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Department of Justice grant progress report and MinnesotaDepartment of Corrections coordinators report , 1977
box 45 folder 19
City Council hearing appearance notes and relatedcorrespondence , 1978
box 45 folder 20
Correspondence with Amy Protter, research associate, 1978 box 46 folder 1
St. Augustine College, North Carolina, Institute programannouncement, 1980
box 46 folder 2
Nation Institute of Corrections grant proposal for criminal justicecourse at Norfolk , 1981-1982
box 46 folder 3
Navy Conference on Corrections memo and bibliography , 1981 box 46 folder 4
Special Counseling Unit proposal and correspondence regardingfunding , 1984-1987
box 46 folder 5
"Questions for State Correctional Administrator," surveyinstrument, undated
box 46 folder 6
Series VIII: District of Columbia records, 1929-1947
Scope and Contents
Leaving his position as a technical assistant to the director of The Federal Bureau of Prisons in 1944, Gill wasappointed Superintendent of Prisons for the District of Columbia, a position which he retained until 1946 whenhe was discharged following an investigation into prisoner escapes at the District Jail, also referred to as theDC Jail. Much of the material in this series seems to have been compiled in regard to the investigation by theWashington, DC, Board of Public Welfare and the hearing that followed. This series, arranged chronologicallyand then alphabetically, contains prison administrative records comprised of memos; reports, and correspondence,especially between Gill and the Superintendent of the District Jail, Claude O. Botkin, and the director of the Boardof Public Welfare, Ray L. Huff; notes; photographs; and building plans. Correspondence in this series has beenfiled under the last name of the correspondent. While the majority of this series contains materials created duringGill's tenure as Superintendent of District Prisons, studies conducted in Washington D.C. on inmate industrialgood behavior time earnings and the District's correctional program at an earlier date are also included. A largeportion of this series consists of clippings related to the DC Jail hearing beginning with the prison escapes andending with Gill's unsuccessful appeal. This series also contains hearing materials, including reports made by theboard of inquiry appointed by the commissioners of the District of Columbia, a full transcript of the hearing, andGill's notes and correspondence regarding the possibility of appeal. Included in this series are also materials relatedto the defense of Gill by the public, most notably by the Citizens Committee on District Prisons, a prison reformorganization with which Gill was affiliated. Psychiatric, behavioral, medical, and legal records of prisoners areclosed due to privacy restrictions. Please consult the Archivist concerning these records.
Materials regarding prison industry and industrial good time inDistrict Prisons, 1929-1938
box 46 folder 7
"A Correctional Program for the District of Columbia" notes, circa1930s-1940s
box 46 folder 8
General administration materials for District Jail, 1937-1945 box 46 folder 9
Memos and outlines regarding good time policy for DistrictPrisons, 1937-1945
box 46 folder 10
Materials regarding prisoners and prison maintenance, 1938-1939,1945-1946
box 33 folder 38
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Folder 38 is closed due to privacy concerns.
Memos, correspondence, and notes regarding general prisonadministration, 1943-1945
box 46 folder 11-12
Clippings regarding District Prisons, 1944-1945 box 46 folder 13
Clippings regarding the treatment of alcoholism in DistrictPrisons, 1944
box 46 folder 14
District jail administration charts, lists, and aerial illustration,1944-1947
box 46 folder 15
Financial materials for District Prisons, 1944-1945 box 46 folder 16
General correspondence, 1944-1945 box 46 folder 17
La Roe, Wilbur. Correspondence regarding alcoholic offenders,1944
box 46 folder 18
"Last Will and Testament," letter to the Federal Bureau of Prisonsstaff, 1944
box 46 folder 19
Loveland Report notes, circa 1944-1946 box 46 folder 20
box 5 folder 5Materials collected as exhibits for DC Jail hearing, 1944-1945
box 46 folder 21
Materials regarding administrative committees and generaladministration, 1944-1945
box 47 folder 1
Materials regarding DC jail hearing and prisoner rights groups,1944-1946
box 47 folder 2
Materials regarding general prison administration, 1944-1945 box 47 folder 3-4
Appeal drafts for DC Jail hearing, 1947 box 56 folder 3
Series IX: General correspondence, 1926-1987
Scope and Contents
This series contains letters and enclosures both to and from Gill, arranged into two subseries: A. Namedcorrespondents and B. Subject correspondence. The series also contains Gill's address card file, stored separately
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in box 62. Subseries are arranged in alphabetical order. With correspondents to whom two or more letters areattributed, a named folder is given; otherwise, individual letters are found under the first letter of the correspondent'slast name, organization, or relevant subject. When that was unavailable, the first name was used. Unidentifiedcorrespondence is placed at the end of each subseries. Some student correspondence is in this series; the bulk ofthose materials are located within the relevant institution's Series V subseries.
Notable correspondents included in this series are Boston College sociology professor Benedict Alper; a three-way conversation between Gill, Robert (Bob) Crosswhite, a North Carolina criminologist, and Jean Kane FoulkeDuPont, a Delaware-based philanthropist interested in social problems; politician Michael Dukakis; noted Americanpsychologist Karl Menninger; and published criminologists Robert B. Mills and Albert Morris.
Address card file , circa 1920s-1980s box 62
Subseries A: Named correspondents , 1930-1987
A, 1966-1973 box 56 folder 4
Allen, Donald L. , 1971-1972 box 56 folder 5
Alper, Benedict S. , 1965-1966 box 56 folder 6
Alter, Harvey N. , 1977 box 56 folder 7
Archibald, John C. , 1978 box 56 folder 8
Arsenault, Henry Powell, 1972-1973 box 56 folder 9
B, 1954-1982 box 56 folder 10
Baker, David , 1980-1984 box 56 folder 11
Baker. J.E., 1966 box 56 folder 12
Beck, Charles J, 1959 box 56 folder 13
Bennett, James V., circa 1961 box 56 folder 14
Blachly, Peter , 1977 box 56 folder 15
Bohlinger, George, circa 1983-1984 box 56 folder 16
Boitano, Vernon , 1967-1976 box 56 folder 17
C, 1946-1982 box 56 folder 18
Capole, Fred , 1952 box 56 folder 19
Carey, Robert J., Jr. , 1983 box 56 folder 20
Clemmer, Donald , 1956, 1962-1964 box 56 folder 21
Washington DC Criminal Justice Coordinating Boardcorrespondence and related enclosure , 1977
box 61 folder 6
Young Men's Christian Association of Lower Bucks County,Pennsylvania , 1967
box 61 folder 7
Series X: Isabelle Kendig papers, 1912-1964
Scope and Contents
This series contains the publications and research of Gill's wife, psychologist Isabelle V. Kendig Gill, knownprofessionally as Isabelle Kendig and personally as Sally. Materials containing patient medical information areclosed due to privacy restrictions. Please consult the Archivist about using these documents.
"The Huck Family: A Study of the Influence of Hereditaryand Environmental Factors in the Production of Epilepsy,Feeblemindedness, Alcoholism and Immorality," typescript andcopy , 1912
box 61 folder 8
Publications regarding care for the feebleminded , 1913-1914 box 61 folder 9
"The Feebleminded in New Hampshire," revised copy , 1914 box 61 folder 10
"Equal Representation," two typescripts , circa 1921-1928 box 61 folder 11
"The United States and Arbitration," carbon copy , 1923 box 61 folder 12
"The United States Traffic in Arms," carbon copy, 1924 box 61 folder 13
"War and Peace in United States History Text-books," pamphlet ,circa 1924
box 61 folder 14
Notes and questionnaires regarding "The Grant Study", after 1945 box 61 folder 15
Intelligence study notes and data , 1947-1950
Conditions Governing Access
Folder 40 is closed due to privacy concerns.
box 33 folder 40
Notes on psychopathic personality , 1947 box 61 folder 16
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Materials regarding Kendig's work, publications, and professionalassociation memberships, 1951-1964
box 61 folder 17
Link between religion and illness notes, circa 1958-1964 box 61 folder 18
Harvard study of student psychosocial development research plan ,circa 1958
box 61 folder 19
Arthritis study data charts and rating scale sheets , 1958
Conditions Governing Access
Folder 41 is closed due to privacy concerns.
box 33 folder 41
Bahnson, Claus B. Writings on psychosomatics , circa 1960 box 61 folder 20
"Personality and Performance: A Longitudinal Study of theClergy," typescript front matter, circa 1964
box 61 folder 21
Kendig obituary and genealogy , circa 1964 box 61 folder 22
Series XI: Norfolk Prison Colony records, 1923-1985 (1929-1934)
Scope and Contents
The Norfolk Prison Colony records, documenting Gill's time as superintendent of the State Prison Colony in NorfolkMassachusetts from 1927 until his dismissal in 1934, are divided into eight subseries: A. Administrative records; B.Artifacts and artwork; C. Correspondence; D. Investigation records; E. Newsletters; F. Photographs; G. Scrapbooksand clippings; and H. Writings and studies about Norfolk. Though some materials date from slightly earlier and laterperiods, the bulk of the materials are focused on Gill's administration of the Prison Colony and the public hearings,called by Governor Joseph B. Ely, regarding mismanagement that ended his tenure.
Gill maintained an active interest in the prison's workings and remained involved with the Norfolk FellowshipFoundation, an organization devoted to programs for prisoners and former prisoners. Fellowship Foundationmaterials are found in Subseries A. Administrative records. This series contains a number of brittle or damagedmaterials, some of which have been removed for conservation. Psychiatric, behavioral, medical, and legal recordsregarding prisoners are closed due to privacy restrictions. Please consult the Archivist concerning these records.
Subseries A: Administrative records, 1927-1984
Scope and Contents
The administrative records of Norfolk State Prison Colony, the bulk of which were created while Gill servedas superintendent (1927-1934), are arranged chronologically and then alphabetically. They consists of divisionand committee memos and meeting minutes; annual reports authored by Gill, as well as the MassachusettsCommissioner of Correction and prison divisional heads; research reports and procedures; overviews and outlinesof prison departments and committees; financial statements; and correspondence and notes. Norfolk, under Gill'sadministration, was divided into a number of divisions and committees that governed daily management of theprison. The best represented of these are the divisions and committees of case work, industry, and research. In1933, overviews of prison committees were produced detailing the function of each committee. Also included inthis subseries is a copy of the Norfolk Prison Colony diary, entitled "Record of Happenings at State Prison Colonyat Norfolk." The diary consists of semiregular entries chronicling the work of the Norfolk staff and life at thePrison Colony. Gill maintained an active interest in the administration of the State Prison Colony throughout hiscareer, though he was no longer professionally connected to it after 1934. Materials on Norfolk's administrationand the Norfolk Fellowship Foundation, an organization devoted to programs for prisoners and former prisoners,created after Gill's dismissal have been included in this series. Psychiatric, behavioral, medical, and legal records
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of prisoners are closed due to privacy restrictions and are stored in box 33 of the collection. Please consult theArchivist concerning these records. Oversize materials are stored separately in box 5.
Architectural drawing of Norfolk , circa 1924-1927 box 5 folder 8-9
Annual reports of the Commissioner of Correction, 1927, 1931 box 61 folder 23
"An Invitation," pamphlet draft, circa 1927-1934 box 61 folder 24
Norfolk files index, circa 1927-1934 box 61 folder 25
Population survey memos and reports, 1927-1933 box 61 folder 26
Prisoner classification abbreviation list, circa 1927-1934 box 63 folder 1
Prisoner classification report, circa 1927-1934 box 63 folder 2
Prison rules and procedures, circa 1927-1934 box 63 folder 3
Procedures for the case work research program, circa 1927-1934 box 63 folder 4
Promotional examination for prison officers: draft of courselectures, physical examinations, and readings, circa 1927-1934
box 63 folder 5
"Some Thoughts on the Organization of a Research Project forNorfolk", circa 1927-1934
box 63 folder 6
Bibliographies and notes on family welfare and organization,circa 1929-1933
box 63 folder 7
Division reports, case work conference minutes, and parolesummaries, 1929-1934
Conditions Governing Access
Folder 42 is closed due to privacy concerns.
box 33 folder 42
General administrative memos, 1929-1934 box 63 folder 8
box 63 folder 9Inmate and staff participation and community activitiesorganization chart, circa 1929-1932
box 30 folder 16
Loveland, Frank Jr. "A statistical analysis of the inmatepopulation of the Massachusetts State Prison", 1929
box 63 folder 10
Materials on personnel, staffing, and hiring, 1929-1933 box 63 folder 11
Memos and notes , circa 1929-1933 box 63 folder 12
Overview of community service division, circa 1929-1934 box 63 folder 13
Parole study materials, 1929-1932 box 63 folder 14
Plan and report of Executive Committee on Prisoner Transfer,1929
Population study meeting notes, preliminary investigation andcriteria outline, 1933
box 70 folder 2
Prisoner biographical information, circa 1933
Conditions Governing Access
Folder 49 is closed due to privacy concerns.
box 33 folder 49
Prison budget materials, 1933 box 70 folder 3
Reports of community service division, 1933 box 70 folder 4-5
"A Report on Prison Officer Training Made by Walter H.Commons", 1933
box 70 folder 6
A report on "State and County Market as the Sole Outlet forPrison Products", circa 1933-1934
box 70 folder 7
Roster of workers and locations, 1933 box 70 folder 8
Schedule of industries and manufacture departments, circa 1933 box 70 folder 9
Staff cottage sketch and blueprint, 1933 box 5 folder 12
Supplementary report number 2 for annual report, 1933
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box 70 folder 12
"A Survey of the Inmate Population of Massachusetts Prisons",1933
Conditions Governing Access
Folders 1-2 are closed due to privacy concerns until 2053.
box CCC 64/Gill 71
folder 1-2
Survey on market for prison manufacture, circa 1933 box 70 folder 10-11
Weekly reports of the community service division, 1933-1934 box 70 folder 13-14
Annual report of the Commissioner of Correction, 1934 box 70 folder 15
Case work notes and administrative memos, 1934 box CCC 64/Gill 71
folder 3
"A Consideration of Past Research Reports", 1934 box 70 folder 16
Council program outline, 1934 box 70 folder 17
Harrison, Leonard V., editor. "Criminological Research Bulletin,number IV," bibliography, 1934
box 72 box 1
History of the case work department, circa 1934 box 72 folder 2-3
History of the Council, circa 1934 box 72 folder 4
Jenkinson, Charles V. "An Industrial Program for the StatePrison," typescript draft, circa 1934
box 72 folder 5
Materials for physical examinations of prisoners, 1934 box CCC 64/Gill 71
folder 4
Proposal for vocational study, 1934 box 72 folder 6
Roster of fifty cases from the case study division, 1934 box 72 folder 7
Subject file notes and outline, circa 1934 box 72 folder 8
Jenkinson, Charles V. "An Industrial Program for the StatePrison Colony at Norfolk, MA," typescript draft, 1935
box 72 folder 9
Report, "A Controlled Study of Institutional Differences inParole Success and Failure", 1935
box 72 folder 10
Gill's notes on history of Norfolk, circa 1936 box 72 folder 11
Prisoner parole summary, circa 1936 box CCC 64/Gill 71
folder 5
Excerpt from Warren Bixby's letter to Mr. Bennett, 1940 box 72 folder 12
"Classification System at MCI-Norfolk" and "Attachments,"photocopy and carbon copy, circa 1950s-1980s
box 72 folder 13
"State Prison Colony Constitution Bylaws," bound handbook,1952
box 72 folder 14
Norfolk Fellowship Foundation newsletters and correspondence,1962-1984
box 73 folder 1-2
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"Handbook for Outmates" by Norfolk Fellowship Foundation,1964
box 73 folder 3
Norfolk Fellowship Grant proposal, 1966 box 73 folder 4
Research request response, City of Norwich Museums, 1967 box 73 folder 5
Norfolk Fellowship Foundation financial reports, bylaws, andinterview with Carl Powers, circa 1973-1983
box 73 folder 6
Norfolk research project materials, 1981, 1984 box 73 folder 7
Policies, organization chart, and divisions of MassachusettsCorrectional Institution - Norfolk, 1983
box 73 folder 8
Subseries B: Artifacts and artwork, 1926-1934
"The Hi-Hatch Hatchery InCarcerated Oviferous Products."Norfolk State Prison Colony egg carton , circa 1927-1934
box 30 folder 3
"I regret that I have but one life to give for the Colony," graphiteand collage on board, circa 1934
box 30 folder 4
"Program Chart" and "Volume Chart" for Dorm 1, Unit 1 (pinson framed cork board backing), 1933 March, undated
box 115-116
Rossman, Meyer Mitchell. Editorial cartoon regarding theNorfolk State Prison Colony hearing, pen and ink and collage onboard , circa 1934
box 30 folder 5
Smith, Gordon. "Kin We Have Sugar Bowls, Warden?"Editorial cartoon on Norfolk State Prison Colony, graphite onpaper mounted to board, circa 1927-1934
box 30 folder 18
Subseries C: Correspondence, 1928-1976
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains correspondence and related enclosures from Gill's tenure as superintendent or, in theyears after he left, related to Norfolk Prison Colony directly. Correspondence from a vitriolic state representative,signed only as "J.W.," is of particular note. This subseries is arranged according to subject or correspondent inchronological order. Medical and mental health records regarding prisoners are closed due to privacy restrictions.Please consult the Archivist concerning these records.
Correspondence and notes regarding staff training, circa1927-1931
box 73 folder 9
Correspondence, notes, and clippings regarding complaintsmade by Edward Bannon, 1928
Correspondence with Albert Morris regarding criminologyresearch, 1933
box 74 folder 11
Correspondence with Bowditch-Packard regarding prison-manufactured brushes, 1933
box 74 folder 12
Correspondence and memos regarding Norfolk-related press andadministration, 1933-1934
box 74 folder 13
Correspondence, notes, and memos related to guard schedulesand Norfolk administration, 1933-1934
box 74 folder 14
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Correspondence regarding Norfolk facilities and personnel,1933-1934
box 74 folder 15
Correspondence related to Gill's Norfolk dismissal and newposition , 1933-1934
box 74 folder 16-17
Correspondence and booklet by Jan C.L. Zuyderhoff, "PersonnelWork in Penal Institutions", 1934
box 74 folder 18
Correspondence regarding Gill's attendance at events andmeetings , 1934
box 74 folder 19
Correspondence regarding W. Cameron Forbes report onNorfolk, 1934
box 74 folder 20
Correspondence regarding Norfolk history and courses on crime,1948-1969
box 74 folder 21
Correspondence and notes regarding Norfolk inmate trainingand Radio-Free Norfolk, 1975-1977
box 74 folder 22
Correspondence with John L. White, editor of The QuestionMark, 1976
box 74 folder 23
Invitation, notes, and agenda regarding Norfolk Lifers Group ,1981
box 74 folder 24
Subseries D: Investigation records, 1929-1934
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains materials created during Gill's removal from Norfolk and the resulting public hearing.Formats include briefs refuting the charges, clippings, correspondence, evidence collected to invalidate thecharges, letters and statements in support of Gill and his work at Norfolk, memos, petitions, and Gill's satiricalone-act play on the hearing, "The Perfect 36." Materials are arranged alphabetically. Prisoner information andemployee financial records are closed due to privacy restrictions. Please consult the Archivist about using theserecords.
Appendix A. Staff Meetings and Appendix F. Governor Ely'sletter to Commissioner Dillon , 1934
box 75 folder 1
Appendix C. A Weekly Report of the Community ServiceDivision and Appendix D. Allegations Against Mr. Gill , circa1932-1934
box 75 folder 2
Brief in response to thirty-six allegations and notes , 1934 box 75 folder 3-6
Brief in response to thirty-six allegations, copy for SanfordBates , 1934
box 75 folder 7
Brief in response to thirty-six allegations, drafts andcorrespondence , 1931-1934
box 75 folder 8
Clipping, "Norfolk needs a rest," The Boston Herald, 1934 box 75 folder 9
Clippings regarding Norfolk State Prison Colony andinvestigation , 1929-1934
box 75 folder 10
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Clippings regarding Norfolk State Prison Colony, investigation,and its prominent participants , 1933-1976
box 75 folder 11
Correspondence regarding James W. Nawn , 1933-1934 box 75 folder 12
box 75 folder 13Correspondence and newsletters related to Norfolk investigationcompiled by Gill , 1934, 1940, 1985
box 76 folder 1
Correspondence, statements, and article reprints regarding Gill'sdefense and support , 1934
box 76 folder 2-4
Correspondence and statements released for publicity , 1934 box 76 folder 5
Correspondence between committee and Governor Elyregarding Gill's suspension , 1934
box 76 folder 6
Correspondence, hearing exhibits, and notes regarding Gill'sdefense and support, 1934
box 76 folder 7
Correspondence in support of Gill , 1934 box 76 folder 8
Correspondence in support of Gill, compiled by Gill , 1934,1975-1976
This subseries contains the two publications created by Norfolk Prison Colony inmates: The Colony and, startingin the 1970s, The Question Mark. A third publication, The Centipede, has unknown origins, but clearly relatesto Norfolk. This subseries is arranged chronologically.
The Question Mark, vol. 3, nos. 1-6 and vol. 4, no. 1, 1977 box 80 folder 1
The Question Mark, 1985 April-September box 80 folder 2
The Question Mark, "From the desk of the editor" page, undated box 80 folder 3
Subseries F: Photographs, 1923-1984
Scope and Contents
The Norfolk photographs subseries contains four photo albums (circa 1927-1934) documenting the construction ofthe State Prison Colony as well as the daily activities and recreation of inmates and staff. Other photos are housedwith oversized materials in box 30.
Gill's portrait and group photograph, circa 1923-1934 box 30 folder 6
Norfolk Prison Colony construction photo album , 1927-1934 box 81 volume 1
Inmate and staff recreation photo album , circa 1929-1934 box 81 volume 2
Norfolk Prison Colony photo album , circa 1929-1934 box 81 volume 3
Norfolk Prison Colony construction photo album , 1934 box 81 volume 4
Norfolk State Prison Colony staff photo and negative, 1931 box 30 folder 6
Norfolk State Prison Colony grounds, construction, and peoplephotos, circa 1936
box 30 folder 7
Photograph of Gill and Joe Day at Massachusetts CorrectionalInstitution - Norfolk, 1984
box 30 folder 8
Subseries G: Scrapbooks and clippings, 1928-1984
Scope and Contents
Scrapbooks consist of clippings pertaining to Norfolk, most particularly to various scandals and to the 1934investigation and hearings. Scrapbooks have been disbound for preservation purposes. Some materials may be too
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fragile for use without the supervision of the Archivist. Clippings, dating from 1929-1984, were collected by Gill,who maintained an active interest in the prison throughout his career. The bulk of the clippings date from 1955and pertain to new buildings on the Norfolk Colony grounds.
Clippings, 1933-1984 (1955) box 80 folder 4-8
Jordan, Franklin. "Walls that will a prison make," article reprintand Gill letter, 1929
Scrapbook of news releases in support of Gill , 1934 box 83 folder 4
Subseries H: Writings and studies about Norfolk, 1927-1983
Scope and Contents
The Writings and studies about Norfolk subseries is divided into two additional sub-subseries: 1. General writingsand studies and 2. The Norfolk Prison Colony Manual. General writings and studies consists of articles aboutNorfolk or using data collected at Norfolk by both former staff of the State Prison Colony and others. Includedin these sub-subseries are three works later published as one under the title, A Report on the Development ofPenological Treatment at Norfolk Prison Colony in Massachusetts, edited by Carl R. Doering. The three worksare: Doering's report published as a forward, Thomas Yakhub's History of the State Prison Colony at Norfolk,Massachusetts, and The Official Manual of the Norfolk State Prison Colony. Drafts from Yakhub's History areincluded in the General writings and studies sub-subseries. The Norfolk Prison Colony Manual sub-subseriescontains chapter drafts of the Manual dating from 1927-1936. The General writings and studies sub-subseriesis arranged alphabetically, whereas the Norfolk Prison Colony Manual is arranged chronologically and thenalphabetically.
Sub-Subseries 1: General writings and studies, 1931-1983
Bartlett, Arthur C. "Who is a Criminal?" typescript, circa 1934 box 80 folder 10
Boone, John O. "Admission Characteristics of the InmatePopulation at MCIs Walpole, Norfolk, Concord, Framingham,and Forestry Camps," carbon copy, 1972
box 80 folder 11
"A Chronological Table of Significant Dates, 1927-1934,"typescript draft, circa 1936
box 80 folder 12
Doering, Carl R. Selected passages from "A Report on theDevelopment of Penology at Norfolk Prison Colony inMassachusetts," annotated photocopy, 1940
box 80 folder 13
Doering, Carl R. and Bureau of Social Hygiene. "A Report onthe Development of Penological Treatment at Norfolk PrisonColony in Massachusetts," bound volume, 1940
Letter to the editor from a Norfolk prisoner and clipping,"Coddling Crime," by H.M.L., circa 1930-1933
box 80 folder 15
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Letter to the editor of The Boston Post regarding theconditions at Norfolk, 1933
box 80 folder 16
Materials regarding prison reform in the context of NorfolkPrison Colony, circa 1980-1983
box 80 folder 17
Morris, Albert. "Correctional Research: What's New in CitizenParticipation in Correctional Programs," bulletin, 1960
box 80 folder 18
Mulhauser, Roland. "Why a Recreational Program Should beDeveloped in Modern Correctional Institutions," typescript,1932
box 80 folder 19
Nelson, William R. "The Status of Non-professionalCounseling in the Correctional Institutions of the UnitedStates," printed material, 1961
box 80 folder 20
Outlines for State Prison Colony institutional history topicheadings, 1936
box 80 folder 21
Paper regarding development of case work by formerunidentified Norfolk employee, circa 1935
box 80 folder 22
Reckless, Walter C. "The Impact of Correctional Programs onInmates," annotated carbon copy, circa 1952-1960
box 80 folder 23
Roser, Mark. "A Review of Social Case Work, NorfolkPrison Colony: 1930-1935," drafts, Gill's notes, and relatedcorrespondence, 1978-1980
box 80 folder 25
Rothman, David J. "The Diary of an Institution," fromConscience and Convenience: the Asylum and its Alternativesin Progressive America, annotated photocopy, circa 1980
Notes and memos compiled for use in the Official Manual ofthe State Prison Colony, circa 1927-1930
box 84 folder 7
Intermediate drafts and notes of the Custodial Division chapterin the Official Manual of the State Prison Colony, circa1928-1933
box 84 folder 8
Page on rewards and discipline from the Administrationchapter of the Official Manual of the State Prison Colony,circa 1929-1934
box 84 folder 9
Sources and drafts of the Case Work and Family Welfarechapters in the Official Manual of the State Prison Colony,1929-1933
box CCC 64/Gill 71
folder 10
Sources used for the Organization chapter in the OfficialManual of the State Prison Colony, circa 1929-1934
box 84 folder 10
"A Statistical Analysis of the Inmate Population of theMassachusetts State Prison", 1929
box 84 folder 11
Early draft of the Family Welfare Division chapter in theOfficial Manual of the State Prison Colony, circa 1931-1932
box 84 folder 12
Intermediate drafts of the Family Welfare Division chapterin the Official Manual of the State Prison Colony, circa1931-1933
box 84 folder 13
Later drafts and materials for the Council chapter in theOfficial Manual of the State Prison Colony, circa 1931-1934
box 84 folder 14
Sources and drafts of the Organization chapter of the OfficialManual of the State Prison Colony, circa 1931-1933
box 84 folder 15
Sources used for the Organization and Council chapters in theOfficial Manual of the State Prison Colony, circa 1931-1933
box 85 folder 1
Drafts of the Official Manual of the State Prison Colony, circa1932
box 85 folder 2
Drafts of the Organization chapter in the Official Manual ofthe State Prison Colony, circa 1932-1933
box 85 folder 3
Later draft of the Family Welfare Division chapter in theOfficial Manual of the State Prison Colony, circa 1933-1934
box 85 folder 4
Earlier draft of the Education Department chapter in theOfficial Manual of the State Prison Colony, circa 1934
box 85 folder 5
Final draft of the Education Department chapter in the OfficialManual of the State Prison Colony, 1934
box 85 folder 6
Final draft of the Family Welfare Department chapter in theOfficial Manual of the State Prison Colony, 1934
box 85 folder 7
Later draft of the Official Manual of the State Prison Colony,circa 1934
box 85 folder 8
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Official Manual of the State Prison Colony, table of contents,1934
box 85 folder 9
Official Manual of the State Prison Colony and three addendato the manual, 1936
box 85 folder 10
Series XII: Photographs, 1937-1985
Scope and Contents
The photographs series includes portraits of Gill as well as informal photographs of him taken at events.Photographs of various military facilities may have been compiled for research purposes or sent by institutionsseeking advice. Materials in this series are arranged chronologically. Further photographs may be found in theirrelated series, notably those regarding Norfolk Prison Colony and the Institute of Correctional Administration.Photographs found amongst biographical materials, as enclosures in correspondence, and in subject files have beenleft in place to preserve their original context.
Federal Prison Wardens Conference, 1941 box 30 folder 20
Library at the U.S. Naval Disciplinary Command, Portsmouth,New Hampshire, circa 1942
box 85 folder 11
Portrait and negatives of Howard Belding Gill, circa 1950s box 85 folder 12
Howard Belding Gill at formal dinner, Barnard Hall, University ofWisconsin, 1950
box 85 folder 13
Howard Belding Gill at May Day breakfast, 1951 box 85 folder 14
Marty Schwartz, 1951 box 85 folder 15
Howard Belding Gill with local officials, El Dorado, Puerto Rico,1953
box 85 folder 16
Howard Belding Gill and unidentified men at the Chaplain's andWarden's luncheon at the Congress of Correction, 1957
box 86 folder 1
Stockade, buildings, and facilities, Fort Riley, Kansas, 1958 box 86 folder 2
Grounds, buildings, and construction at Fort Benning, Georgia,circa 1960s-1970s
box 86 folder 3-4
Howard Belding Gill and unidentified men at U.S. NavalDisciplinary Command, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1964
box 86 folder 5
Howard Belding Gill and others at fifth anniversary of the 220thMilitary Police Group, Rockville, Maryland, 1964
box 86 folder 6
Howard Belding Gill at podium at the U.S. Naval DisciplinaryCommand, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1967
box 86 folder 7
Howard Belding Gill, circa 1971 box 86 folder 8
Howard Belding Gill and Michael S. Dukakis , 1985 box 86 folder 9
Yale University School of Alcohol Studies class photograph ,1947
box 5 folder 1
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Series XIII: Speeches and public appearances , 1932-1981
Scope and Contents
This series contains copies of speeches delivered by Gill and others; conference programs, schedules, and outlines;and notes, clippings and correspondence related to speaking engagements and conferences. Gill spoke at schoolcommencements, religious conferences, and community organization meetings, such as Rotary Clubs and Parent-Teacher Associations, in addition to professional conferences and workshops. He also appeared on several radioshows. Materials from military corrections workshops, seminars, and conferences unassociated with Gill's Instituteof Correctional Administration have also been included in this series. This series is arranged chronologically andthen alphabetically.
"Highlights of Mr. Gill's Talk to the Mothers' Club of Cambridge",circa 1932
box 86 folder 10
"Education for Living," Wrentham High School commencementaddress, 1933
box 86 folder 11
"Can We Redirect the Criminal Tendencies of Youth?" presentedat 25th annual convention of Massachusetts Parent-TeacherAssociation and related conference material, 1934
box 86 folder 12
Cambridge School commencement address and relatedcorrespondence, 1935
box 86 folder 13
"Social Servitude," presented at the Congress of the AmericanPrison Association, and the 150th anniversary of the founding ofthe Pennsylvania Prison Society, 1937
box 86 folder 14
"Problems of Classification and Staff Training in Short-termInstitutions," address by Leon Thomas Stern at the AmericanPrison Congress in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1940
box 86 folder 15
Speech at joint meeting of Wardens Association and Committeeon Personal Standards by John H. Klinger, 1940
box 86 folder 16
"Proceedings of the Conference of Wardens and Superintendentsof the Federal Prison Service, Federal Correction Institution,Denver, Colorado", 1941
box 86 folder 17-18
Speech and conference material, 1941-1963 box 86 folder 19
Speech notes, drafts, and press releases, circa 1941-1966 box 86 folder 20
Institute on Prisoners in Society, American Friends ServiceCommittee conference schedule, 1946
box 86 folder 22
Anokijig Human Relations Conference notes and letter, 1949 box 86 folder 23
"As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us," presented tothe First Unitarian Society, related newsletters and program, 1951
box 87 folder 1
Speech correspondence and notes, 1951-1952 box 87 folder 2
"What Shall We Do With Our Criminals?" presented to RotaryClub, and related notes, 1951
box 87 folder 3
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Annual Meeting of the Prisoners Aid Society of Delawareconference materials, 1956-1957
box 87 folder 4
Case work, probation, and parole sessions, Conference of SocialWork, Roanoke, Virginia, correspondence and notes, 1956-1957
box 87 folder 5
"Citizen Interest and Participation in Prison Programs," presentedat 169th annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Prison Society , 1956
box 87 folder 6
Conference programs, correspondence, and notes, circa 1956-1968 box 87 folder 7
"Corrections' Sacred Cows," presented at the 125th annualmeeting of the American Association for the Advancement ofScience and related conference material, 1956-1959
box 87 folder 8-9
American Prison Association Congress on Corrections conferencematerial and related correspondence, 1957-1958
box 87 folder 10
Conference of Penologists and Architects: A Seminar onCorrectional Buildings materials, 1957-1960
box 87 folder 11
"Custody's Role in Treatment," presented at the Twenty-sixthAnnual Conference of Michigan Probation Prison and ParoleAssociation, notes and related materials, 1957
box 87 folder 12
American Association for the Advancement of Science, SeventhWashington Meeting, general program directory, 1958
box 87 folder 13
Committee on Personnel Standards and Training, InternationalPrisoners Aid Society Association, Eighty-ninth Congress ofCorrections, conference material and related correspondence,1958-1959
box 87 folder 14
Frederick A. Moran Memorial Institute conference materials andrelated correspondence, 1958
box 88 folder 1
"Insanity as a Defense in Criminal Cases," Montgomery CountyMental Health Association panel materials, related clippings, andcorrespondence, 1958
box 88 folder 2
A National Conference of Friends on Crime and the Treatment ofOffenders materials and related correspondence, 1958-1960
box 88 folder 3
"The Social Process of Crime Control," presented at the SociologyClub of the University of Maryland, 1958
box 88 folder 4
National Education Association conference invitation letter andprogram, 1959
box 88 folder 5
"Salvaging Society's Seconds," presented at the InternationalPrisoners Aid Association, 89th Annual Congress of Correctionand related material, 1959
box 88 folder 6
American Institute of Architects Conference on CorrectionalArchitecture materials and related correspondence, 1960-1961
box 88 folder 7
"A Coordinated Crime Control Program," presented at Boulder,Colorado, notes, 1960
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First Annual Conference on Juvenile Delinquency materials andrelated correspondence, 1960
box 88 folder 9
"Will Psychiatry Solve the Crime Problem?" presented beforethe Maryland Probation, Parole, and Correction Association, andrelated materials, 1960
box 88 folder 10
"The Future in Corrections," presented at the New Jersey WelfareAssociation, circa 1960-1989
box 88 folder 11
American Institute of Architects Conference on CorrectionalArchitecture materials and related correspondence, 1961
box 88 folder 12
"Correctional Philosophy and Architecture," presented at theAmerican Institute of Architects Conference on Correctionalarchitecture, 1961
box 88 folder 13
Eighth National Institute on Crime and Delinquency materials andrelated correspondence, 1961
box 88 folder 14
"A New Prison Discipline," presented at the MinnesotaCorrections Association, and related materials, 1961
box 88 folder 15
Arden House Conference on Correctional Manpower and Trainingmaterials and related correspondence, 1963-1964
box 88 folder 16
"Citizen Participation and Community Projects," address byNina Trevett at the Institute of Youth Relations and relatedcorrespondence, 1963-1964
box 89 folder 1
Institute of Youth Relations notes, 1963 box 89 folder 2
Steve Allison Radio Show notes, excerpts, and review of Gill'sappearance, 1963
box 89 folder 3
Arden House Conference on Correctional Manpower and Trainingcorrespondence and notes, 1964-1965
box 89 folder 4-5
Conference materials and related correspondence, 1964-1972 box 89 folder 6
Correctional program, Bucks County Prison System, summaryof remarks made to Buck County Prison System committee, andrelated materials, 1964
box 89 folder 7-8
"Crime Control: Whose Responsibility Is It?" presented at CornellUniversity Law School and related materials, 1964
box 89 folder 9
Fifth Annual Conference on Juvenile Delinquency, District ofColumbia Department of Welfare, notes, correspondence, andclippings, 1964
box 89 folder 10
"John Tramburg Memorial Lecture," presented at the New JerseyWelfare Conference and related materials, 1964
box 89 folder 11
Potomac Quarterly Meeting of the Friends Meeting of Washingtonnotes, 1964
box 89 folder 12
Seminar in Clinical Criminology outlines, correspondence, andreading list for the Friends Meeting of Washington, 1964-1965
box 89 folder 13
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Sixty-second annual meeting of Virginia Council on SocialWelfare notes, correspondence, and program, 1964
box 89 folder 14
"What Causes Juvenile Delinquency?" presented at Little FallsChurch Midwinter Adult Study Series, 1964
box 89 folder 15
"A call for national academies of criminal justice," addressby Sheldon Glueck before the Institute of CorrectionalAdministration, 1965
box 89 folder 16
"The Future in the Treatment of Offenders," presented at theAmerican Association of University Women, Hinsdale branch,related correspondence and clipping, 1965
box 89 folder 17
Kansas Medical Society speech, notes, and related materials, 1965 box 89 folder 18
Steve Allison Radio Show appearance materials, 1966 box 89 folder 19
University of Delaware conference and seminar materials,1966-1969
box 89 folder 20
Women's Conference at George Washington University notes,circa 1966-1968
box 89 folder 21
Conference correspondence and related materials , 1967-1976 box 89 folder 22
"An Effective Correctional Program," presented at the AnnualConference of Prison, Probation, and Parole Officers of the Stateof Maryland, and related materials, 1967
box 89 folder 23
Ninth Annual Conference on Juvenile Delinquency, Districtof Columbia Department of Welfare, materials and relatedcorrespondence, 1968
box 89 folder 24
Speech notes and correspondence, 1968-1969 box 89 folder 25
"Security and Treatment in Ohio's Correctional Program,"presented at the Ohio Conference on Penal Institutions and relatedmaterials, 1969
box 89 folder 26
Conference materials and related correspondence, 1970-1973 box 90 folder 1
"The Future of Corrections," presented at the Citizens Committeeon Justice and Corrections, Cincinnati, Ohio, and relatedmaterials, 1970
box 90 folder 2
Roundtable on Criminal Justice Planning at HagerstownCommunity College, Maryland, correspondence, notes, andseminar source materials, 1970
box 90 folder 3
Commonwealth of Massachusetts conference notes andcorrespondence, 1972
box 90 folder 4
National Symposium on the Planning and Design of CorrectionalEnvironments conference materials and related publications, 1972
box 90 folder 5
Symposium on Criminology and Criminal Justice: Old and Newconference materials, 1972
box 90 folder 6
American University Center for the Administration of Justicespeeches, correspondence, and outlines, 1973
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Massachusetts Council on Crime and Correction Annual AwardsLuncheon materials, 1973
box 90 folder 8
New Frontiers in Corrections Workshop, University of NorthCarolina Chapel Hill, interview transcript and related materials,1973
Constitutional Issues in Correctional Architecture Conference atthe Suffolk County Jail program, 1977
box 90 folder 11
Massachusetts Association for the Psychiatric Treatment ofOffenders anniversary meeting of the Nineteenth Annual Series,materials and related correspondence, 1977
box 90 folder 12
Roundtable Conference on Suffolk County Jail materials andrelated correspondence, 1977
Bureau of Naval Personnel Workshop on CorrectionalAdministration materials, 1979
box 90 folder 15
Navy Correctional Conference notes and agenda, 1980 box 90 folder 16
"Community Reintegration of Prison Releases," address by DanielP. LeClair at the Association for the Professional Treatment ofOffenders, notes, 1981
box 90 folder 17
"Tomorrow's Prisons," presented at the Faculty Colloquium,Northeastern University, and related materials, 1981
box 91 folder 1
U.S. Navy Marine Corps Workshop on CorrectionalAdministration, Federal Bureau of Investigation TrainingAcademy, 1981
box 91 folder 2
Series XIV: Subject files and research notes, 1930-1989 (1950-1970)
Scope and Contents
Subject files contain diverse formats and span a wide time range, as Gill collected, compiled, and repurposedmaterials throughout his long career. These files pertain to subjects in penology and criminology and includebibliographies, clippings, correspondence, lecture materials, notes, photographs, printed materials, reports, andsyllabi. Where possible, Gill's filing titles and original order within the files have been maintained. Arrangementis alphabetical. Files about specific people are organized by last name. Notable subjects include John Case, Gill'sfriend and warden at the Bucks County Prison in Pennsylvania; Charles Morris, assistant director of the Institute ofCorrectional Administration; and Charles Stastny and Gabrielle Tyrnauer, Gill's research assistants. Other namedfiles relate to penologists, criminologists, former students, or criminals. Research notes consist of the extensiveobservations Gill made while reading.
Accreditation of correctional institutions, 1979-1980 box 91 folder 3
Acculturation, circa 1950s-1979 box 91 folderdata_value_missing_208a8bb83c1aac7558c4a1fdd7889a78
Alcoholics in prison, circa 1935-1947 box 91 folder 5-6
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Alcoholism and the Washington Committee for Education onAlcoholism, 1946-1951
box 91 folder 7-8
Alcoholism and the Yale University School of Alcohol Studies,circa 1946-1947
box 91 folder 9-10
American Correctional Association Committee on PersonnelStandards and Training, 1961-1965
box 91 folder 11
Attica prison riot, 1971-1972 box 91 folder 12
Boone, John, 1973 box 92 folder 1
Bureau of Rehabilitation of the National Capital Area, 1964-1966,1971
box 92 folder 2
Capital punishment, 1965-1984 box 92 folder 3-5
Case, John D. and Bucks County Prison, circa 1961-1977 box 92 folder 6-13
Charles Street Jail hearing, 1976-1977 box 93 folder 1
Classification and casework, circa 1950s-1970s box 93 folder 2-3
Classification of prisoners, circa 1930s-1960s box 93 folder 4
Clinical criminology, circa 1946-1970 box 93 folder 4-5
Colorado State Penitentiary parole and probation, 1958-1959 box 93 folder 6
Community involvement, circa 1970-1982 box 93 folder 7
Community prisons, circa 1962-1964 box 93 folder 8
Sociological and correctional research , circa 1948-1957 box 99 folder 11
Sociometry notes, 1939-1941 box 99 folder 12
Stastny, Charles and Gabrielle Tyrnauer, 1981-1985 box 99 folder 13
Watson, Nelson and his thesis research, circa 1966 box 99 folder 14
Series XV: Writings and publications, 1917-1989 (1940-1980)
Scope and Contents
Writings include works by Gill and others, arranged by last name of the author, and then further arrangedchronologically. Writings contain source materials, notes, drafts, published versions, reprints, relatedcorrespondence, and bibliographies. Works generally relate to the fields of criminology and penology. Book reviewsin this series include notes, drafts, galleys, and copies of the journal in which the review appeared. Gill's bookreviews and letters to the editor are arranged by year only, and not all were published. Gill worked on three majorwriting projects in the 1970s and 1980s: Clinical Criminology, Prison Reform is No Picnic, and his autobiography.Gill's autobiography, also originally titled Prison Reform is No Picnic, is in Series IV. Biographical materials.
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Later, this title was repurposed for a more general work on the history of penology, the drafts for which may befound in this series. Clinical Criminology was considerably revised over several decades and includes extensivedrafts. The drafts for both Prison Reform is No Picnic and Clinical Criminology incorporate source materials thatdate back to the 1930s. Gill often reworked speeches for publication, and speeches that were widely republished arein this series. Most of Gill's speeches are found in Series XIII, with some small areas of overlap.
While the majority of Gill's works reflect his professional interests, his reply to Nancy Barr Marity's article "TheTwo-Income Family" sheds light on his personal life, especially his strong support of his wife Isabelle Kendigand her career. Other notable authors in this series include Charles V. Morris, assistant director of the Institute ofCorrectional Administration; John D. Case, warden of the Bucks County Prison in Pennsylvania; and BenedictAlper, professor of sociology at Boston College. Many prisons and professional associations sent Gill theirpublications and newsletters, also in this series.
Alper, Benedict. "Borstal Briefly Re-Visited," reprinted from TheBritish Journal of Criminology, 1968 January
box 100 folder 1
American Civil Liberties Union. "Conscience and the War: aReport on the Treatment of Conscientious Objectors in World WarII," printed matter, 1943
box 100 folder 2
Barbash, James T. "Correctional Counseling," typescript withGill's annotations and related correspondence, 1964, 1966-1967
box 100 folder 3
Barnes, Harry Elmer. "Prisons in Wartime," printed matter andrelated correspondence, 1944
box 100 folder 4
Bibliography of Gill's writings, circa 1968 box 100 folder 5
Burglass, Milton. "Imaginal Education: A Manual forthe Correctional Counselor," with Gill's notes and relatedcorrespondence, 1970
box 100 folder 6
Case, John D. "We Operate a Salvage Business - Not a Junkyard,"reprinted from Federal Probation Quarterly, 1966 September
box 100 folder 7
Chiozza, Joseph. "The Old Rocking Chair," mimeograph andrelated notes, 1952
box 100 folder 8
Communication, newsletter of the Men's Reformatory, Anamosa,Iowa, 1957-1958
box 100 folder 9
Correctional Research, no. 6, 1955 April box 100 folder 10
D.C. Department of Corrections newsletter and bulletin, 1970 box 100 folder 11
French, John R. P. "On Coeducation," printed matter, 1947 box 100 folder 13
Gill, Howard Belding. "How to Prepare a Report: A MethodSuggested for the Use of Students in the Graduate School ofBusiness Administration, Harvard University," typescript, 1917October 1
box 100 folder 14
Gill, Howard Belding, editor. The Constructor, vol. 5, no. 5, 1923May
box 100 folder 15
Gill, Howard Belding. "The Prison Labor Program," in Prisonsof Tomorrow, Annals of the American Academy of Political andSocial Science, 1931 September
box 100 folder 16
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Gill, Howard Belding. Book reviews, 1932 box 100 folder 17
box 101 folder 1-4Gill, Howard Belding. "Prison Reform is No Picnic," outlines,manuscript drafts, and source materials, 1933-1982
box 100 folder 18-20
Gill, Howard Belding. Book reviews, 1934 box 101 folder 5
Gill, Howard Belding. "The Future of Prison Employment,"typescript, 1935
box 101 folder 6
Gill, Howard Belding. "A Suggestion for a Radio ProgramDealing with Crime and Criminals," typescript, carbon copies, andrelated correspondence, 1937
box 101 folder 7
Gill, Howard Belding. "Prison Officer Training IntroductoryCourse," printed matter and revised carbon copy draft, circa1939-1940
box 101 folder 8-9
box 101 folder 10-15
box 102-104
Gill, Howard Belding. "Clinical Criminology," revised drafts,notes, outlines, and source materials, circa 1940s-1980s
box 105 folder 1-3
Gill, Howard Belding. "The Seventieth Annual Prison Congress,"in Federal Probation, vol. IV, no. 4 , 1940 November-December
box 105 folder 4
Gill, Howard Belding. Letters to the editor, 1944 box 105 folder 5
Gill, Howard Belding. "Prisoners' Aid in War Time," correctedcarbon copy, circa 1944
box 105 folder 6
Gill, Howard Belding. "Yardsticks for Measuring Prisons,"manuscript draft, circa 1944
box 105 folder 7
Gill, Howard Belding. "100 Years of Penal Progress," in TheCandle, vol. 11, no. 8 and in The New Era, vol. 1, no. 4, 1945
box 105 folder 8
Gill, Howard Belding. "The Alcoholic in the Penal Institution,"reprinted from Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, vol. VI,no. 2, 1945 September
box 105 folder 9
Gill, Howard Belding. "The Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse,"corrected typescript and carbon copy drafts, circa 1945
box 105 folder 10
Gill, Howard Belding. "Long-Termer Problem," in The Candle,vol. 11, no.5, 1945 May
box 105 folder 11
Gill, Howard Belding. "Community Organization for thePrevention and Treatment of Alcoholism (From the Point of Viewof Those Who Work with Criminals)," manuscript draft, circa1947-1948
box 105 folder 12
Gill, Howard Belding. "The Iron Curtain of Penology," manuscriptdrafts, circa 1947
box 105 folder 13
Gill, Howard Belding. "The Practice and Administration of theCriminal Law," photocopies, circa 1947
box 105 folder 14
Gill, Howard Belding. Book reviews, circa 1948-1949 box 105 folder 15
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box 105 folder 16-18Gill, Howard Belding. "Prisoners' Case Records," typescripts,notes, carbon copy drafts, and final copy, circa 1949-1952
box 106 folder 1-2
Gill, Howard Belding. "The Clinical Case History," manuscriptdraft, circa 1950s-1960s
box 106 folder 3
Gill, Howard Belding. "The Clinical X," manuscript drafts andnotes, circa 1950s-1960s
box 106 folder 4
Gill, Howard Belding and J. V. Bennett. "Yardsticks," photocopyand related correspondence, 1954, 1971
box 106 folder 5
Gill, Howard Belding. Book reviews, 1955 box 106 folder 6
Gill, Howard Belding. "Is Corrections a Military Function?"revised drafts, notes, and source material, circa 1955-1966
box 106 folder 7
Gill, Howard Belding. Letters to the editor, 1955 box 106 folder 8
Gill, Howard Belding. "Memorandum on the Report andRecommendations of the Governor's Committee to Study theMassachusetts Correctional System," typescript, 1955 July 5
box 106 folder 9
Gill, Howard Belding. "Prison Industries since 1925," carbon copyand related correspondence, 1955 September 15
box 106 folder 10
Gill, Howard Belding. "An Operational View of Criminology,"reprinted from Archives of Criminal Psychodynamics, 1957October
box 106 folder 11
box 106 folder 12-13Gill, Howard Belding. "Correction's Sacred Cows," annotatedtypescript, mimeograph copies, and various reprintings,1958-1965 box 107 folder 1
Gill, Howard Belding. Letters to the editor, 1958 box 107 folder 2
Gill, Howard Belding. "Training Prison Officers," reprinted fromThe American Journal of Correction, 1958
box 107 folder 3
Gill, Howard Belding. "Community Based Corrections," revisedcarbon copy, circa 1959
box 107 folder 4
Gill, Howard Belding. Letters to the editor, 1959 box 107 folder 5
Gill, Howard Belding. "Vision of a New Penology," in Report of aConference of Friends...On Crime and the Treatment of Offenders,drafts, reprints, and related correspondence, 1959-1960
box 107 folder 6-7
Gill, Howard Belding. "An American Philosophy of Corrections,"revised typescript, circa 1960s
box 107 folder 8
Gill, Howard Belding. "The Clinical Case Study: A Summary,"mimeograph copies, circa 1960s-1980s
box 107 folder 9
Gill, Howard Belding. "Developments in Correction - 1960,"in Crime and Delinquency, vol. 7, nos. 2 and 3, drafts, sourcematerials, and related correspondence, 1960-1961
box 107 folder 10-12
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Gill, Howard Belding. "Evolution of Penology in the UnitedStates: 1790-2000," photocopy and revised mimeograph copies,circa 1960s
box 107 folder 13
Gill, Howard Belding. Fragment regarding delinquency, carboncopy, circa 1960s
box 108 folder 1
Gill, Howard Belding. "Parole Prediction in Parole Selection,"revised carbon copy, circa 1960s-1980s
box 108 folder 2
Gill, Howard Belding. "Toward a New Prison Discipline: ATentative Checklist of Essentials in Army Correctional System,"corrected photocopy, circa 1960s-1970s
box 108 folder 3
Gill, Howard Belding. Book reviews, 1961 box 108 folder 4
Gill, Howard Belding. "Correctional Philosophy andArchitecture," revised typescript, various reprintings, relatedcorrespondence, and source material, 1961-1963
box 108 folder 5-7
Gill, Howard Belding. Letters to the editor, 1961-1962 box 108 folder 8
Gill, Howard Belding. "A New Prison Discipline," revisedtypescript and various reprintings with related correspondence,1961-1973
box 108 folder 9-10
Gill, Howard Belding. Book reviews, 1962-1963 box 108 folder 11
Gill, Howard Belding. Letters to the editor, 1962 box 108 folder 12
Gill, Howard Belding. "Crime Control - Whose Responsibility IsIt?" in William and Mary Law Review, vol. 5, no. 1, drafts, sourcematerials, and related correspondence, 1963-1965
box 109 folder 1-3
Gill, Howard Belding. Letters to the editor, 1963 box 109 folder 4
Gill, Howard Belding. "What is a Community Prison?" reviseddrafts, various reprintings, and related correspondence, 1963-1967
box 109 folder 5
Gill, Howard Belding. Book reviews, 1965 box 109 folder 6-8
Gill, Howard Belding. "An Affirmation of Faith," photocopies,1966, 1980
box 110 folder 1
Gill, Howard Belding. Letters to the editor, 1966 box 110 folder 2
Gill, Howard Belding. Letters to the editor, 1968 box 110 folder 3
Gill, Howard Belding. "The Price of Growing Up Absurd,"revised carbon copy, 1968 December
box 110 folder 4
Gill, Howard Belding. Book reviews, 1969 box 110 folder 5
Gill, Howard Belding. Letters to the editor, 1969 box 110 folder 6
Gill, Howard Belding. Book reviews, 1970 box 110 folder 7
Gill, Howard Belding. Letters to the editor, 1970 box 110 folder 8
Gill, Howard Belding. "New Frontiers in Corrections," photocopy,circa 1970s
box 110 folder 9
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Gill, Howard Belding. "After-thoughts on Attica," revisedphotocopies and mimeograph copy, 1971
box 110 folder 10
Gill, Howard Belding. Book reviews, 1971 box 110 folder 11
Gill, Howard Belding. "Maryland Goes to Harvard," photocopy,1971 April 3
box 110 folder 12
Gill, Howard Belding. "The Community Prison," notes andoutline, circa 1972
box 110 folder 13
Gill, Howard Belding. Letters to the editor, 1972 box 110 folder 14
Gill, Howard Belding. "Targets in Correctional Research," carboncopy, 1972
box 110 folder 15
Gill, Howard Belding. Letters to the editor, 1973 box 110 folder 16
Gill, Howard Belding. Book reviews, 1974 box 110 folder 17
Gill, Howard Belding. "Prisoners are People!" in CincinnatiHorizons, vol. 4, no. 2, with corrected galleys and relatedcorrespondence, 1974 December
box 110 folder 18
Gill, Howard Belding. Book reviews, 1975 box 110 folder 19
Gill, Howard Belding. Letters to the editor, 1975 box 110 folder 20
Gill, Howard Belding. Book reviews, 1976 box 110 folder 21
Gill, Howard Belding. Foreword to Corrections in America byHarry Allen and Clifford Simonsen, photocopies and relatedcorrespondence, 1978
box 110 folder 22
Gill, Howard Belding. Letters to the editor, 1978 box 110 folder 23
Gill, Howard Belding. Book reviews, 1979 box 111 folder 1
Gill, Howard Belding. Foreword to Offender Assessmentby Robert B. Milla, revised drafts, photocopies, and relatedcorrespondence, 1979
box 111 folder 2
Gill, Howard Belding. Foreword to Who Rules the Joint? byCharles Stastny and Gabrielle Trynaur, revised manuscript andtypescript drafts and photocopy, circa 1981-1982
box 111 folder 3
Gill, Howard Belding. Letters to the editor, 1981 box 111 folder 4
Gill, Howard Belding and John Martin. "Tomorrow's Prisons,"typescript with related correspondence and transcript, 1981-1982
box 111 folder 5
Gill, Howard Belding. Book reviews, 1982 box 111 folder 6
Gill, Howard Belding. Book reviews, 1983 box 111 folder 7
Gill, Howard Belding. Letters to the editor, 1983 box 111 folder 8
Gill, Howard Belding. "A New Focus for Corrections," inCrime and Delinquency News, revised drafts, notes, and relatedcorrespondence, 1983 January
box 111 folder 9
Gill, Howard Belding. Letters to the editor, 1984
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box 111 folder 10
Gill, Howard Belding. Book reviews, 1985 box 110 folder 11
Gillin, John L. "Must the Present Correctional System Fail?"carbon copy, circa 1945
box 111 folder 12
Hancock, Parker L., editor. "Personnel Standards and TrainingManual," typescript draft with Gill's comments and relatedcorrespondence, 1956-1957
box 111 folder 13-14
International Prisoners Aid Association newsletter, 1970November-December
box 111 folder 15
Johnson, Paul B. "The Prosecutor's View," typescript, circa 1963 box 111 folder 16
Kittrie, Nicholas N. et al. "The Inmate Client and Student Lawyer:A Model Legal Services Program for the District of Columbia1970-1973," printed matter, 1974
box 111 folder 17
Marity, Nancy Barr. "The Two-Income Family," in Harper's, andGill's manuscript response, 1951 December
box 111 folder 18
Maryland House of Corrections publications and related notes,1972
box 111 folder 19
The Menard Time, vol. 21, no. 2, 1970 March 1 box 111 folder 20
Mills, Robert B. "Educational Strategies in Criminal JusticeEducation: The Conditions for Professionalization," annotatedtypescript and Gill's notes, 1974 March
box 111 folder 21
Montagu, Ashley. "What is Love?", excerpt from The Direction ofHuman Development, carbon copy, circa 1955
box 111 folder 22
Morris, Charles V. "The Third International Congress inCriminology," in Federal Probation, vol. XX, no. 1, 1956 March
box 111 folder 23
Morris, Charles V. "Worldwide Concern with Crime," in FederalProbation, vol. XXIV, no. 4, 1960 December
box 112 folder 1
Morris, Charles V. "Crime Prevention and Control Around theWorld," in Federal Probation, vol. XXIX, no. 4, 1965 December
box 112 folder 2
Morris, Charles V. "Corrections Goes to College," in SecurityPolice Digest , 1968
box 112 folder 3
Morris, Norval and Gordon Hawkins. "Attica Revisited: TheProspect for Prison Reform," in Psychiatric Annals, vol. 4, no. 3,and related correspondence, 1974 March
box 112 folder 4
On the Line, newsletter of the American Correctional Association,1987 May
box 112 folder 5
Osborne Association, Inc. "Report for the Year 1936, Presented atthe Annual Meeting, Jan. 19, 1937," printed matter, 1937
box 112 folder 6
Peizer, Sheldon B. "Notes on the Production of TreatmentMotivation at a Youth Correctional Institution," mimeograph copyand related correspondence, 1962-1966
box 112 folder 7
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Pepper, Claude. "Prisons in Turmoil," in Federal Probation, vol.XXVI, no. 4, and Gill's comments, 1972 December
box 112 folder 8
"Report of the New England Correctional Manpower and TrainingProject. September 15, 1966-September 14, 1967," printed matterannotated by Gill, 1968
box 112 folder 9
Ritve, Miriam. "The Process of Bringing About Change,"mimeograph copy with related correspondence, 1967
box 112 folder 10
Rubin, Sol. "Adult Parole Systems of the United States,"mimeograph copy, 1949
box 112 folder 11
Schwenk, George H. "Comments on the Statutory Process of theJuvenile Court," typescript, 1950 October 16
box 112 folder 12
United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and theTreatment of Offenders. Publications and related correspondence,1960-1965
box 112 folder 13
University of Chicago Center for Studies in Criminal Justice.Fourth Annual Report, printed matter, 1969 August 31
box 112 folder 14
The Virginia Creeper, 1964 June 15 box 112 folder 15
White, Ronald A. "A Penitentiary for the State of Utah," carboncopy with photographs and related correspondence, 1933
box 112 folder 16
Unidentified author. "Correctional Institutions," carbon copyannotated by Gill , circa 1950s