General correspondence, 1926 - 1987
Dates
- Creation: 1926 - 1987
Scope and Contents
This series contains letters and enclosures both to and from Gill. Some student correspondence is in this series; however the bulk of those materials are located within the relevant institution’s Series V subseries.
Notable correspondents included in this series are Boston College sociology professor Benedict Alper; a three-way conversation between Gill, Robert (Bob) Crosswhite, a North Carolina criminologist, and Jean Kane Foulke DuPont, a Delaware-based... philanthropist interested in social problems; politician Michael Dukakis; noted American psychologist Karl Menninger; and published criminologists Robert B. Mills and Albert Morris.
Creator
- 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
3.0 Linear Feet (7 containers)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
Organized in three subseries: A. Adress card file, B. Named correspondents and C. Subject correspondence. With correspondents to whom two or more letters are attributed, a named folder is given; otherwise, individual letters are found under the first letter of the correspondent’s last name, organization, or relevant subject. When that was unavailable, the first name was used. Unidentified correspondence is placed at the end of each subseries.
Repository Details
Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
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