Prison reform
Series
Scope and Contents
Caroline Bartlett Crane was interested in the idea of Penal farms for minor offenders in the penal system. She felt it would help build character and not hold as much of a stigma for the inmates. Dr. and Mrs. Upjohn of Kalamazoo offered several acres for the location of a penal farm as long as it was used only for that purpose. Mrs. Crane finally advised against the donation because the state did not show adequate interest or give any guarantees as to the use of the land.
Dates
- Creation: 1880-1960
Creator
- From the Collection: Crane, Caroline Bartlett, 1858-1935 (Person)
- From the Collection: Crane, Augustus W., 1868-1937 (Person)
- From the Collection: Crane, Mary Alice, 1913-1987 (Person)
- From the Collection: Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906 (Correspondent, Person)
- From the Collection: Shaw, Anna Howard, 1847-1919 (Correspondent, Person)
- From the Collection: Addams, Jane, 1860-1935 (Correspondent, Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 28 Cubic Feet (The majority of the collection are in full-size legal Hollingers.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections Repository
Contact:
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
arch-collect@wmich.edu
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
arch-collect@wmich.edu