Dear colleagues,
I have what certainly must be a blue-ribbon reference question, and I'm
calling on your collective wisdom.
One of our art faculty members is in dire need of descriptive information
concerning toilets and sinks in American penal institutions throughout
history. She wants both pictorial documentation as well as written
descriptions of the fixtures, facilities.
To date we have found:
1) the Kohler company archivist is generously providing old catalogs of
their products.
2) the Bureau of Prisons web site with standards and codes on "grooming,"
which includes descriptions of bathing facilities.
3) Alcatraz Inmate Regulations from 1956 on "Bath Room Rules."
4) web sites for ACORN Prison/Security Plumbing Fixtures, which has
excellent pictorial material on exactly this topic (best info found so
far), and a site for "Security Plumbing Suppliers" with additional
information on their inventory.
Do you know of additional sources for either written descriptions or
pictorial documentation of prison toilets and sinks? We would like
anything you can think of--even if it is a written description of
toilet/sink fixtures/conditions in books like "Birdman of Alcatraz."
Do you know of any prison archives that might retain such information? I
haven't been able to locate any prison archives, but I am sure there must
be such a thing somewhere.
Thanks very much. We appreciate any help you can offer.
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Susan Wyngaard, Head
Fine Arts Library
Ohio State University
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