LKE General 26A: Jim Rolph Correspondence

DATE: 1957-1959

LEVEL: SubSeries

Correspondence of Frederick James Rolph with Leonard Elmhirst. Subjects include British and American prisons and prisoners as viewed by Rolph, a former inmate of Dartmoor Prison, living in a basement flat in Notting Hill, London. Includes Rolph's observations of those around him including an artist named Kim Won [Wan] and a prostitute named Jonie. Also includes a manuscript by Rolph describing time spent in Joliet Correctional Center, Illinois.

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