| Author | Cleveland Workhouse. House of Refuge and Correction.
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| Title | Cleveland Workhouse and House of Refuge and Correction records, 1855-1950 [microform].
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| Description | 2 boxes + 24 microfilm reels.
24 rolls of microfilm.
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| Summary Note | Summary: Correspondence, minutes, registers, time books, daily records, payroll books, invoices, financial statements, cash books, inventories, balance books, medical records, and records relating to the City Infirmary (later Highland View Hospital) and the Division of Outdoor Relief.
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| Form Available | Series I-III of the collection are available only on microfilm. Series IV-VI are available only in original form.
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| Reproduct. Note | Microfilm. Cleveland, Ohio : Western Reserve Historical Society, 1982. 24 microfilm reels : positive and negative ; 35 mm
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| Historical Note | Cleveland, Ohio correctional institution for petty offenders. It was established in 1871 and included facilities for adults (Workhouse) and for juveniles (House of Refuge and Correction). By 1907 it moved to a farm colony in the suburb of Warrensville and became known as the Warrensville House of Correction of the City of Cleveland.
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| Cum. Index Note | Register available in library.
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| Subjects | Cleveland Workhouse. House of Refuge and Correction.
Correctional institutions -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Crime -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Criminals -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Rehabilitation of criminals -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Workhouses -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Organizations | Highland View Hospital.
Cleveland (Ohio). Division of Outdoor Relief.
Warrensville House of Correction of the City of Cleveland.
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| Call Number/Copies | |
| | WRHS Research Library: Microfilm (Cab. 40:7)
mq205038: Positive microfilm, microform room: MS. 3681. [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 132644] |
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