Jail - Baltimore City Jail - 1970s, 1972-1975

File — Multiple Containers

Scope and Contents

Includes coverage of a strike by guards and investigations of jail conditions. Includes a cut depicting March 1974 one-day strike by jail guards. Cuts are cuts only, with no accompanying image. For coverage of City Jail and Maryland Penitentiary riots, see Jail - Baltimore City - Incidents

Dates

Creation: 1972-1975

Full Extent

4 folders

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arrangement of the General File series is alphabetical by subject, with document types and material from across the AFRO's regional offices interfiled. Subjects are primarily original description assigned by the creators of the collection over the history of its creation and use.

Terminology used in original folder titles evolved across many offices and generations of staff, resulting in similar collection content filed under varying terms. Researchers may benefit from searching a variety of related subjects and names.

Document Types

Clippings, Photographs, Photomontages, Draft articles, Correspondence, Cuts

Processing Information

Jail files files have been processed using detailed processing procedures. This means that all the information in the finding aid has been verified against folder content, dates and document types have been added to description for each folder, and more granular arrangement and description has been done to facilitate research.