Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Descriptive Summary
Title: San Quentin & Folsom Prison Index,
Date (inclusive): 1910
Collection number: Mss269
Creator:
Michael J. Canlis
Extent: 0.5 linear ft.
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
Shelf location: For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], San Quentin & Folsom Prison Index, Mss269, Holt-Atherton
Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library
Biography
San Quentin is the oldest (1852) and largest prsion in the California state system.
Located on the Bay north of San Francisco, the prison held both men and women before
1927. It is the only prison in the state with a gas chamber and all prisoners convicted
of first degree murder were formerly sent there. Folsom Prison (1880) is located in
northeastern Sacramento County.
Scope and Content
This index volume lists names and numbers of all inmates in San Quentin & Folsom prisons
(1910).