New Year, New Archives Collection

Oklahoma Department of Libraries sent this bulletin at 01/03/2023 10:16 AM CST

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January 3, 2023

The archivists at the Oklahoma Department of Libraries digitized 285 prisoner newsletters, spanning from 1937 to 1973, for you to view online.

Prisoner newsletter clippings

 

The newsletters were written by the inmates at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary and Oklahoma State Reformatory. The collection consists of five different newsletters: The Eye Opener, Soonerland, Tidings, Granite Nugget, and the OSR News & Views.

       

Highlights in the collection include:

  • Prison news and editorials
  • Annual Prison Rodeo
  • Accomplishments and expressions
  • Holiday programs and celebrations
  • Images and insights from the inside
  • Prison sports teams
  • Crossword puzzles
  • Comic strips
  • Legal news
  • Inmate artwork
  • Rehabilitation of prisoners in this era

 

View the Prison Newsletter collection on Digital Prairie now >

 

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