Series III. Subseries A. Minutes, 1874-1877, 1881-1942.

Containers:

Volume 128-142.

Scope and content:

This subseries contains 15 volumes and is arranged chronologically. These records contain the minutes of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Penitentiary (renamed State Prison Board in 1926) from 1874 to 1877 and 1881 to 1942. Information in these records includes: committee reports, correspondence, resolutions, awarding of contracts, approval of bills and financial information, facility improvements (including Penitentiary, State Farm and State Convict Road Force), escapes and decisions on conditional pardons (recommended and rejected). The minutes give insight into the decision-making process and governance of the Virginia Penitentiary and State Convict Road Force. The volumes are handwritten through August 1931 and are typed from September 1931 to June 1942. The volumes are not indexed except where noted. The subseries also includes one volume, Board Approval of Checks, 1906-1913.

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