Twine Industry at Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater
The twine factory floor at Minnesota State Prison, Bayport (later Stillwater). Photo by C. J. Hibbard, ca. 1914.
Bibliography
Annual and biennial reports, 1867–1952
Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater
State Archives Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
Description: Reports documenting the activities and accomplishments of the prison.
www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gr00485.xml
Associated Press. “Fire Destroys Historic Stillwater Prison.” Minnesota Public Radio, September 4, 2002.
http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200209/04_ap_prisonfire
Dunn, James Taylor. “The Minnesota State Prison During the Stillwater Era, 1853–1914.” Minnesota History 37, no. 4 (December 1960): 137–151.
http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/37/v37i04p137-151.pdf
Evans, Stirling. “Entwined in Conflict: The South Dakota State Prison Twine Factory and the Controversy of 1919–1921.” South Dakota History 35, no. 2 (2005): 95–124.
https://www.sdhspress.com/journal/south-dakota-history-35-2/entwined-in-conflict-the-south-dakota-state-prison-twine-factory-and-the-controversy-of-1919-1921/vol-35-no-2-entwined-in-conflict.pdf
Ferguson, Robert. “Stillwater State Prison Historic District.” National Register of Historic Places nomination file, September 30, 1985. State Historic Preservation Office, St. Paul.
Heilbron, William. Convict Life at the Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, Minnesota. Minneapolis: Press of Murphy-Travis Co., 1909.
Inmate medical case files, 1900–1972
Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater
State Archives Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
Description: Files containing the record of medical treatment and care for each inmate during his or her incarceration at Stillwater.
www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gr00809.xml
Minnesota Corrections Association 1933–2018: A Timeline of Crime, Corrections, and MCA.
http://www.mn-ca.org/resources/Documents/85th%20Anniversary%20Research%20-%20Old%20Forums%20and%20Conference%20Program%20Books/MCA%2085th%20Anniversary%20Timeline_web.pdf
Photographs, 1909–1974 (bulk 1956–1974)
Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater
Photographs Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gr00416.xml
“Prison Twine.” Farm Implement News 16, no. 5 (January 31, 1895): 13–16.
Chronology
1891
1892
1897
1899
1910
1914
1941
1970
2002
Bibliography
Annual and biennial reports, 1867–1952
Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater
State Archives Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
Description: Reports documenting the activities and accomplishments of the prison.
www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gr00485.xml
Associated Press. “Fire Destroys Historic Stillwater Prison.” Minnesota Public Radio, September 4, 2002.
http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200209/04_ap_prisonfire
Dunn, James Taylor. “The Minnesota State Prison During the Stillwater Era, 1853–1914.” Minnesota History 37, no. 4 (December 1960): 137–151.
http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/37/v37i04p137-151.pdf
Evans, Stirling. “Entwined in Conflict: The South Dakota State Prison Twine Factory and the Controversy of 1919–1921.” South Dakota History 35, no. 2 (2005): 95–124.
https://www.sdhspress.com/journal/south-dakota-history-35-2/entwined-in-conflict-the-south-dakota-state-prison-twine-factory-and-the-controversy-of-1919-1921/vol-35-no-2-entwined-in-conflict.pdf
Ferguson, Robert. “Stillwater State Prison Historic District.” National Register of Historic Places nomination file, September 30, 1985. State Historic Preservation Office, St. Paul.
Heilbron, William. Convict Life at the Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, Minnesota. Minneapolis: Press of Murphy-Travis Co., 1909.
Inmate medical case files, 1900–1972
Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater
State Archives Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
Description: Files containing the record of medical treatment and care for each inmate during his or her incarceration at Stillwater.
www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gr00809.xml
Minnesota Corrections Association 1933–2018: A Timeline of Crime, Corrections, and MCA.
http://www.mn-ca.org/resources/Documents/85th%20Anniversary%20Research%20-%20Old%20Forums%20and%20Conference%20Program%20Books/MCA%2085th%20Anniversary%20Timeline_web.pdf
Photographs, 1909–1974 (bulk 1956–1974)
Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater
Photographs Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gr00416.xml
“Prison Twine.” Farm Implement News 16, no. 5 (January 31, 1895): 13–16.