Convict employment returns [Massachusetts Board to Investigate the Subject of the Unemployed]
Part of: Board to Investigate the Subject of the Unemployed
Convict employment returns, 1894-1895.
3 file folders (partial document box)
Call no.: CO29/1356X
Call no.: CO29/1356X
Scope and Content: The Board to Investigate the Subject of the Unemployed inquired into the subject of the unemployed in Massachusetts and measures for their relief by the Commonwealth and its municipalities. To further its investigations the board conducted a survey of correctional institutions and businesses in Massachusetts to determine whether convict labor interfered with manufacturing interests (St 1894, c 238, s 2), as recorded in this series.
Arrangement: In two subseries: (1) Prison returns (2) Manufacturer returns
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