Edgar P. Jeffries letters, 1886

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Summary

Creator:
Jeffries, Edgar P., -1878 and Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917
Abstract:
Edgar P. Jeffries was a physician in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Collection comprises two letters written to and from Edgar P. Jeffries. On 7 June 1886, F. B. Sanborn wrote to Jeffries regarding the state of prison reform in the country, and discussing the implementation of reformatory discipline, the "separate or cellular system," and the use of labor in prisons. In the second letter in the collection, dated 9 June 1886, Jeffries forwards Sanborn's letter to D. O. Kellogg, editor of the American edition of the Encylopaedia Britannica.
Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet (2 items)
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11465

Background

Scope and content:

Collection comprises two letters written to and from Edgar P. Jeffries. On 7 June 1886, F. B. Sanborn wrote to Jeffries regarding the state of prison reform in the country, and discussing the implementation of reformatory discipline, the "separate or cellular system," and the use of labor in prisons. In the second letter in the collection, dated 9 June 1886, Jeffries forwards Sanborn's letter to D. O. Kellogg, editor of the American edition of the Encylopaedia Britannica.

Biographical / historical:

Edgar P. Jeffries was a physician in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Acquisition information:
The Edgar P. Jeffries Letters were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2016.
Processing information:

Processed by Alice L. Poffinberger, May, 2017

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2016-0195

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

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Subjects:
Convict labor -- United States -- 19th century
Prison discipline -- United States -- 19th century
Prisons -- United States -- 19th century
Names:
Jeffries, Edgar P., -1878
Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917

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