Account Books & Ledgers

Account Books & Ledgers

Account books, ledgers, journals, and other record-keeping volumes of individuals, businesses, and organizations are housed in this Collection Category. Many of these items are oversized.

 

Material of this type may also appear in MSS 0100 collections, such as financial accounts that were part of a larger collection of business records. The call number for sources in this category also includes an item number: MSS 0096, Item ####.

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Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania Medical Log Books

MSS 0096-0126

Opened in 1829, Eastern State Penitentiary introduced a revolutionary system of incarceration, dubbed the Pennsylvania System, in which solitary confinement served as a form of rehabilitation. This collection consists of three volumes of patient information kept at the infirmary of the Eastern State Penitentiary from 1840 to 1868. The volumes present monthly summaries of cases, and provide some remarks based on post mortem examinations.