Alfred F. Dowd oral history transcript

Description:	Transcript of a series of six interviews with Alfred F. Dowd, a former employee and administrator of the Indiana correctional system for more than 45 years, regarding his experiences in Indiana correctional institutions, including the reformatories at Jeffersonville and Pendleton; his term as warden at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City (1938-1945); his work as a prison official in Japan after World War II; prison life and incidents; and notable prisoners such as John Dillinger and D. C. Stephenson. The interview was conducted by F. Gerald Handfield of the Indiana State Library.
Origin:	1977-1978
Created By:	Indiana State Library; Dowd, Alfred F.
Contributor(s):	Handfield, F. Gerald
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll40/id/209
Collection:	Indiana State Library Oral History Collection
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Copyright:	In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Geography:	Indiana, United States
Subjects:	Oral history Oral histories Interviews Interviewing Indiana--History Correctional institutions Indiana Reformatory Indiana State Prison Depressions New Deal, 1933-1939 Prisons Prison wardens Prison administration Childhood Family life New Albany (Ind.) Jeffersonville (Ind.) Pendleton (Ind.) Dillinger, John, 1903-1934 Stephenson, David Curtis, 1891-1966 Handley, Harold W. (Harold Willis), 1909-1972 Prisoners Escaped prisoners Women prisoners Male prisoners Mentally ill prisoners Prison reformers Capital punishment Hostages

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