General writings and studies consists of articles about Norfolk or using data collected at Norfolk by both former staff of the State Prison Colony and others. Included in these sub-subseries are three works later published as one under the title, A Report on the Development of Penological Treatment at Norfolk Prison Colony in Massachusetts, edited by Carl R. Doering. The three works are: Doering’s report published as a forward, Thomas Yakhub’s History of... the State Prison Colony at Norfolk, Massachusetts, and The Official Manual of the Norfolk State Prison Colony. Drafts from Yakhub’s History are included in the General writings and studies sub-subseries. The Norfolk Prison Colony Manual sub-subseries contains chapter drafts of the Manual dating from 1927-1936.