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James V. Bennett Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2012.s005
Scope and Contents The materials that make up this collection represent the life and work of James Van Benschoten Bennett. More specifically, the materials portray his role as the second Director of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons and as a prolific prison reformer. The most popular theme represented in the collection is prison policy and reform – which is often discussed in articles and speeches composed by Bennett. The collection also contains numerous correspondence and case histories of prison inmates. Pictorial...
Dates: 1905 - 1971

Stovall Masonic and Family Papers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: THR/01/2022.s243
Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials pertaining to the Stovall family of Houston, Texas. Series 1 features materials related to the Stovall family’s Masonic activities. Series 2 contains personal and educational materials from Pamela Stovall’s childhood, and Series 3 contains photographs and oversized items.

Dates: 1913 - 1997

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Awards 1
Baptists 1
Bennett, James V. (James Van Benschoten), 1894-1978 1
Bennett, James V. (James Van Benschoten), 1894-1978 -- Correspondence 1
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Bulletins 1
Capital Punishment 1
Cards 1
Certifications 1
Churches 1
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Convict labor 1
Convict labor -- Texas 1
Correctional personnel 1
Corrections 1
Corrections -- Standards 1
Corrections -- Texas 1
Corrections -- Texas -- History 1
Criminal Justice, Administration of 1
Criminal Justice, Administration of -- History 1
Criminal Psychology 1
Criminal Record 1
Criminals 1
Criminals -- Rehabilitation 1
Criminology 1
Education 1
Education - Primary School 1
Education - Secondary School 1
Ephemera 1
Flyers 1
Freemasonry 1
Graduation 1
Grand Lodge of Texas 1
Guidebooks - Rules and Procedures 1
History -- United States of America 1
Houston, Texas 1
Hymns 1
Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Grand Lodge of Texas 1
Lectures 1
Manuscripts 1
Maps 1
Maps - United States 1
Massachusetts. Department of Correction 1
Memorials 1
Music 1
New York (State), Board of Parole 1
Newspapers 1
Order of the Eastern Star 1
Order of the Rainbow for Girls 1
Peace officers 1
Periodicals 1
Photographs 1
Presidents 1
Presidents -- United States 1
Prison administration 1
Prison administration -- Texas 1
Prison reformers 1
Prison reformers -- Texas 1
Prison reformers -- United States 1
Prison reformers -- United States -- History 1
Prisoners 1
Prisoners -- United States 1
Prisoners -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Prisons 1
Prisons -- Texas 1
Prisons -- United States 1
Programs 1
Richard Nixon - U.S. President 1
Scrapbooks 1
Shriners 1
Texas Corrections Association 1
Texas Department of Corrections 1
Texas. Department of Criminal Justice 1
The Houston Chronicle 1
The Houston Post 1
United States Bureau of Prisons -- History 1
United States, Bureau of Prisons 1
Watergate Affair, 1972-1974 1
World War II 1
World War II, 1939-1945 1
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