Audiovisual materials, circa 1950-1978
Dates
- Creation: circa 1950-1978
Scope and Contents
Recorded lectures dating primarily from the 1950s - 1970s. Audiocassettes, circa 1960-1978, document lectures given by both Gill and Robert Crosswhite, executive director of the Prisoners Aid Society of Delaware. Reel-to-reel audiotapes, circa 1959-1970, document lectures and interviews given by a number of sociologists and psychologists, including Gill and his wife Isabelle Kendig, on topics related to juvenile delinquency, probation and parole,... counseling and guidance, clinical criminology, as well as general prison administration and reform. Edison Electronic Voicewriter phonograph records, circa 1950-1952, document lectures which may have been held at the University of Wisconsin, where Gill served as a professor of sociology.
See moreCreator
- From the Collection: Gill, Howard Belding (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research; portions available digitally.
Selected student materials and prisoner records are closed due to privacy restrictions, including the entirety of the Institute of Correctional Administration student materials.
Recordings on audiotape reel are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted. Please let Reading Room staff know of your specific interest, and if possible, reformatting... will be scheduled.
Roughly a third of this collection suffered water damage as well as insect and vermin damage. Materials have been surface cleaned, but legibility may be affected, and inactive mold may be present. Researchers sensitive to allergens may wish to wear gloves while handling these papers.
Extent
3.25 Linear Feet (13 containers)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
Chronological within subseries.
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
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