World Archives Project: Iowa, Board of Control Convict Registers, 1872-1979

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About this project This collection contains convict records for prisoners in Iowa between the years 1872-1979.

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Project instructions This collection contains convict records for prisoners in Iowa between the years 1872-1979. Fields being keyed include name, alias, gender, occupation, religion, birth place, residence county, admission date, age, nationality and their crime.

Because of the nature of the records, some of the crimes listed may be offensive.

Note: We are classifying, but not keying index form types.

Project-specific sample images and form field help:
Choose a sample image from below to see the corresponding form field examples.
Convict Record
Index
Cover page, Section header, etc
Image with no data
Target

Convict Record

Choose the "Convict Record" form type for images containing names to key.

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Prefix

Key any titles before the given name, such as "Dr," "Mr," or "Mrs," of the primary person as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. Only prefix values should be keyed into the prefix field.

Given

Key the first name or initial and any middle names of the primary person as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. Initials should be keyed with a space between them and without entering periods.

Primary name may be found in the column labeled "Name."

Surname

Key the surname as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. Primary name may be found in the column labeled "Name."

Suffix

Key all titles, such as "Jr" or "III", following the surname of the primary person as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance

Residence County

Key the residence county as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. Residence county may be found in the column labeled "County From" or "County."

Crime

Key the crime as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. Crime may be found in the column labeled "Crime."

Admission Month

Key the month in its three-letter abbreviation from the admission date using the dictionary provided for assistance. Admission date may be found in the column labeled "When Committed" or "Date of Admission."

Admission Day

Key the day from the admission date as seen on the record. Admission date may be found in the column labeled "When Committed" or "Date of Admission."

Admission Year

Key the year from the admission date as seen on the record. Admission date may be found in the column labeled "When Committed" or "Date of Admission."

Age

Key the age as seen at the time the record was recorded using the dictionary provided for assistance. If present, age may be found next to the word "Age" or "Aged" and should be a number between 1 and 120.

Valid ages include numeric digits between "0" and "120" and fractions between "1/12" and "11/12." If an age includes years, months, and/or days key only the years. For example, if an age appears as 10 years, 7 months, key age as "10." If an age appears in months, such as 10 months, key age as a fraction: "10/12." If an Age includes years plus a fraction, such as 3 3/12, key only the year: "3." If the age is less than one month, key "0."

Gender

Key the gender in its full form. When present, gender may be found in the column labeled "Sex."

Birth Place

Key the birth place as seen. Separate any geographical locations with a comma. Ex: Ft Madison, Iowa. Birth place can be found in the column labeled "Nativity" or something similar.

Occupation

Key the occupation as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. When present, occupation may be found in the column labeled "Occupation."

Religion

Key the religion as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. Religion may be found in the column labeled "Religious Education" or "Religion."

Nationality

Key the nationality as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance. When present, nationality may be found in the column labeled "Nationality."

Alias Given

Occasionally an alternate name may be recorded for a given individual. This name may be denoted by parentheses, quotation marks, or may be preceded by the word "nee". Key the first name or initial and any middle names of the alias of the primary person as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance.

Alias Surname

Key any Alias Surname which appears. Occasionally an alternate name may be recorded for a given individual. This name may be denoted by parentheses, quotation marks, or may be preceded by the abbreviation "for" or the words "nee" or "formerly". Key the alias surname as seen on the record using the dictionary provided for assistance.

Keying Image Samples

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Index

Choose the "Index" form type when the image is of an internal index. An Index usually contains names (often in alphabetical order) with a corresponding page number so as to find the individual listed. Some indexes have alphabetical tabs on the right or left margin.

Cover page, Section header, etc

Use the "Cover page, Section header, etc' form type for images that do not contain data, but might be interesting to look at because they provide context for the image set. Example: historical notes, affidavits, etc.

Image with no data

Use the 'Image with no data' form type for images that do not contain data or any useful context that might be interesting for someone to look at. Example: An image containing a blank background.