Escaped Convicts Proclamation Collection

Collection

Identifier: THR/01/2019.s208

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection was purchased for SHSU Special Collections in June 2019. Each flyer was signed in Huntsville, Texas by Searcy Baker, Superintendent of the Texas State Penitentiaries during the earlyb1900s. There are a total of 35 flyers, one being a duplicate.

Dates

1905 - 1906

Conditions Governing Use

The materials represented in this finding aid have been made available for research, teaching and private use. For these purposes, you may reproduce (print, make photocopies, or download) these items without prior permission on the condition that you provide proper attribution of the source in all copies. Please contact the Newton Gresham Library's Special Collections and University Archives department to request permissions to reproduce materials for any other purpose, or to obtain information regarding the copyright status of a particular digital image, text, audio or video recording.

Extent

1 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The Escaped Convicts Proclamation Collections is arranged in alphabetical order of the convict’s surname. Each proclamation page is housed in its own file folder based on the name of the escaped convict. The folders are housed in a single archival box.