2013 Genealogy Fair Federal Penitentiary Records

The National Archives maintains a large number of federal penitentiary inmate case files. These files can be packed with information providing unsurpassed biographical details on the life of its subject. Those who use prison records in their genealogical research will be rewarded with knowledge absolutely unavailable anywhere else on earth. This session will instruct on what records are available, from Alcatraz, to Atlanta, inform on how to locate what inmate files are available, and explain what a researcher can find in these files.

Presentation slides: https://www.archives.gov/files/calendar/genealogy-fair/2013/presentations/Wed1pm-Ersland_Presentation-FederalPenitentiaryRecords.pdf

Presenter biography:
Jake joined the permanent staff at the National Archives at Kansas City as an archivist in 2008 after previously working there as a student hire, contractor and intern. He received both his Bachelor of Arts and Masters in History from Pittsburg State University. Jake oversees holdings maintenance projects, the accessioning of new records, handles reference requests, and writes descriptions of records, as well as performing other miscellaneous duties.

Learn more:
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/genealogy-fair/2013
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/know-your-records

Fair Use Disclaimer:

All content that uses public funds by any US government agency, state, or local government is available for worldwide use and reuse under the terms of the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal license. Included within these resources may be copyrighted material(s), the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. Any copyrighted content used is for educational, research, reporting, commentary, entertainment, informational, and criticism purposes.

In our efforts to provide the Rumble community with quality content that is “fair use” this content is covered under Section 107 of the Copyright Act ( https://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/ ).

If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes that go beyond “fair use,” you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

If you believe that any copyrighted materials appear in this content and you disagree with our assessment that it constitutes “fair use,” please get in touch with us.