Nathan Kantrowitz and Stateville penitentiary photograph collection, [ca. 1957-1963]

  • Collection ID 2006.0029
  • Creator Names Kantrowitz, Nathan, collector.
  • Title Nathan Kantrowitz and Stateville penitentiary photograph collection [graphic]
  • Dates [ca. 1957-1963]
  • Physical description
    • 15 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. and smaller.
    • 1 photographic print : col. ; 3 x 5 in.
  • Collection summary Includes an identification photograph of sociologist Kantrowitz while he was an employee at Stateville; snapshots of his colleagues Dennis Gessner, Fred Blaisdell, and John Merkie; 2 aerial views of the penitentiary, one in which the buildings are numbered and identified. Also included is a valentine for Joanne Kantrowitz.
  • Biographical or Historical Note Mr. Kantrowitz is the author of Close Control: Managing a Maximum Security Prison, the story of Warden Ragen's Stateville Penitentiary (1996).
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Please credit: Gift of Nathan Kantrowitz.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Nathan Kantrowitz (2006.0029.2-17).
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Nathan Kantrowitz research papers on Stateville penitentiary.
  • Names
    • Kantrowitz, Nathan Portraits.
    • Blaisdell, Fred W., 1911-1977 Portraits.
    • Gessner, Dennis Portraits.
    • Merkie, John Portraits.
    • Illinois State Penitentiary (Joliet, Ill.) Officials and employees.
    • Illinois State Penitentiary (Joliet, Ill.)
    • Stateville Correctional Center
  • Subjects
    • Prisons Illinois Joliet 1950-1969. lctgm
    • Authors, American Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Sociologists Illinois Joliet 1950-1969. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago Metropolitan Area (Ill.) Social conditions 1950-1969.
    • Joliet (Ill.) Social conditions 1950-1969.
  • Genre
    • Photographic prints Color. gmgpc
    • Photographic prints. gmgpc
    • Valentines. aat
    • Aerial views. gmgpc
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Will County Joliet.