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W. J. Estelle Papers

Physical Description of the Papers

Finding Guide

Biography of W. J. Estelle   


  The W. J. Estelle, Jr. papers consists of 14 boxes, occupying approximately fourteen feet of shelf space. The general correspondences, personal financial statements, newspaper clippings, and letters to Estelle have been arranged by month and year.  The Estelle papers have been divided into the following categories:

(1) general correspondence (1927 - 1978)
(2) general correspondence (1979 - 1984; undated)
(3) personal office calendars, speeches, criminal justice class materials, Huntsville First National Bank, and newspaper clippings
(4) newspaper clippings (1971 - 1979)
(5) newspaper clippings (July 1979 - July 1984; miscellaneous articles)
(6) escape attempt of Fred Carrasco
(7) escape attempt of Fred Carrasco, Alcoholic Anonymous, and Ruiz vs. Estelle
(8) court cases and topics concerning prison systems
(9) topics concerning prison systems and reports, publications, and reprints
(10) reports, publications, and reprints; corrections in other states
(11) corrections in other states; magazine articles and reprints (1950 - 1981)
(12) magazine articles and reprints (1981 - 1983)
(13) miscellaneous photos
(14) miscellaneous items including a videocassette, audio tapes, and various souvenirs, buttons, pins, and badges.

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