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The Kansas State Reform School, also known as the Industrial School for Boys, was established in 1879 by a legislative act that appropriated $35,000 for the erection of buildings in Topeka, Kansas. Control and supervision of the school was placed in the hands of the Board of Trustees of Charitable Institutions. The school was located three miles north of the capitol building on an original tract of 170 acres that was given by the city of Topeka. The west wing of the main building was opened on June 1, 1881. The school taught boys the rudiments of useful employment as a means of supporting themselves after being discharged from the facility. The boys learned, among other things, tailoring, shoe and harness making, woodworking of various kinds, baking, and printing. Information included in this item is the superintendent's report, as well as tables listing the number of boys received, discharged, and escaped each month as well as another table listing what crimes the boys had committed before coming to the institution.
Creator: Kansas. State Charitable Institutions
Date: 1882
Item Number: 226177
Call Number: S.P. 364 K13t 1882
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 226177
Collections - Library
Date - 1880s - 1881
Date - 1880s - 1882
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Juveniles
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Industrial School for Boys
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Record, Government
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Report
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
Type of Material - Printed materials - Government publications - Reports
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