Physical Stature of Georgia Convicts, 1770-1860 (ICPSR 6803)

Version Date: Jul 14, 2004

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Principal Investigator(s):
John Komlos

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06803.v2

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Summary

This data collection tracks the physical stature of Georgia convicts incarcerated between 1770 and 1860. Information includes age at incarceration, gender, complexion, height measurement in feet and inches, county in which conviction took place, occupation, place of birth, crime, month and year of entry into jail, month and year in which sentence expired, whether the convict was pardoned, and the date of pardon.

Citation

Komlos, John. Physical Stature of Georgia Convicts, 1770-1860. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2004-07-14. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06803.v2

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Restrictions

This data collection may not be used for any purpose other than statistical reporting and analysis. Use of these data to learn the identity of any person or establishment is prohibited.

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1770 -- 1860

Date of Collection

1987

Data Collection Notes

  1. The variables JAILYR (YEAR OF JAIL ENTRY) and EXPYR (YEAR OF SENTENCE EXPIRED) include only the last two digits of the year. Users should assume that the years 70-99 are in the 1700s, and the years 00-60 correspond to the 1800s.

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Universe

All persons incarcerated in the prison system of Georgia from 1770-1860.

Data Source

Georgia State Archive, Atlanta. Board of Corrections. Inmate Administration Division. Central Register of Convicts. Record group 21, Subgroup 3, Series 27

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Original Release Date

1998-02-23

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Komlos, John. Physical Stature of Georgia Convicts, 1770-1860. ICPSR06803-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2004. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06803.v2

2004-07-14 The data producer resupplied the data file with additional variables GENDER, COMPLEXN, and HEIGHT. SAS and SPSS data definition statements and the codebook have been modified to reflect these changes. The codebook was converted to PDF format

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