county government records
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents created by county governments including records such as bonds, census reports, court records, land records, estates, marriage records, tax records, wills, etc.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Spartanburg County Prison Camp No. 5 record books
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SCPL-2022-003
Content Description
In the 1950s, Spartanburg County began to use Prison Camps to house inmates. At the Prison Camp, inmates were used as physical laborors for a variety of county improvement projects. This collection consists of two prisoner record books from Prison Camp No. 5, located near Woodruff. Information recorded in the books includes prisoner name, address, family members, physical characteristics, the criminal charge, date and length of sentencing, the judge and court that did the sentencing, and any...
Dates:
1962 - 1973
