Inmates of the Idaho Penitentiary 1864-1947 - Idaho State Historical ...

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSIn 2001, Bonnie Fuller, Dovie Darchuk, Suzanne Shemwell, Linda VanZant, Barbara Wright,and Carolann Zagrafos—members of the Boise Dead Relative Collectors— volunteered over500 hours to create the first electronic, alphabetical index to Idaho State Penitentiary inmatefiles in the custody of the Idaho State Historical Society. Julie Yandell volunteered to expandpublic access even further in 2003, by using census records, prison reports, and registers tocompile a list of territorial inmates. Steve Barrett, PhD, of the Society’s Public Archives andResearch Library, leveraged this generous contribution in 2007 to write a grant to preservethe most fragile files and photographs (those originating between 1864 and 1947). A yearlongproject to preserve originally tri-folded records, reunite documents with mug shots,develop and implement procedures for handling material restricted by law, and catalog thecollection was funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.Rachel Johnstone took on management of the project in September 2007; this catalogrepresents the ongoing efforts of Society volunteers and staff to expand and enhance accessto Idaho’s historical public record.CONTRIBUTORSWith special thanks to Carole Anderson,for contributing more than 390 volunteer hours in 2007 and 2008Karri AldersonMargit AmundsenSteve BarrettCarolyn BowlerHeidi BoydTeresa DeweyKate FredericksenGary FredericksonBonnie FullerTobie GarrickSandy HicksLinda HofenbeckRod HouseDon JeanroyRachelle LittauPhyllis LyonsandJohn YandellEmily MannyElizabeth MargolisLori McKinleyDon McNarieLinda Morton-KeithleyBob OlsonPamala ParkerJim RileyBruce SchaeferJim SchneiderMichael “Mags” ShawGail UlreyAmy VecchioneSteve WalkerKalynn WardGail Wilson