Object Title
Kingston Penitentiary the First Hundred and Fifty Years 1835-1985
Object Name
Book
Artist/Maker
The Correctional Services of Canada
Date Made
1985
Materials
Paper
Catalogue Number
2009.163.005
Dimensions

Part a- Length: 31.5cm x Width: 23.5 cm x Height: 2.1cm
Part b- Length: 31.5cm x Width: 23.9cm x Height: 2.1cm

Description

A book entitled "Kingston Penitentiary the First Hundred and Fifty Years 1835-1985". It is written by authors Dennis Curtis, Andrew Graham, Lou Kelly and Anthony Patterson. The book was published by the Correctional Service of Canada under the authority of the Solicitor General of Canada in 1985. a- A book with a brown hard cover and a brown flat spine. On the cover, the golden texts read "Kingston Penitentiary the First Hundred and Fifty Years 1835-1985" and there is a golden logo of the top of the watchtower. The back of the brown cover is plain. The golden text on the spine of the book reads "Kingston Penitentiary". The first page inside the cover features a photograph of the Kingston Penitentiary prisoners. The book has 177 pages, divided into eleven chapters to introduce the establishment, the early history, the controversy, community life, the women and the modern services of the Kingston Penitentiary. b- The dark grey dust cover of the book. On the dust cover, the white text is inserted into a black-and-white photograph of the Kingston Penitentiary. The text reads "Kingston Penitentiary the First Hundred and Fifty Years 1835-1985". The back of the dust cover is plain. On the inside of the cover are the authors' photographs and short biographies.