dc.contributor.author |
Agustin, Charlotte. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-01-31T14:19:31Z |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2019-09-08T02:32:34Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-01-31T14:19:31Z |
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dc.date.available |
2019-09-08T02:32:34Z |
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dc.date.created |
1997 |
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dc.date.issued |
1997 |
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dc.identifier |
273051238 |
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dc.identifier.other |
b17925861 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://jupiter.ysu.edu/record=b1792586 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/1989/6283 |
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dc.description |
vi, 98 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm. |
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dc.description |
Thesis (M.A.)--Youngstown State University, 1997. |
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dc.description |
Includes bibliographical references (leaves [95]-98). |
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dc.description.abstract |
County jails are one of the most ubiquitous facilities of the American justice
system, but historians have ignored them. In an attempt to address that gap, this
thesis focused on the first county jail Mahoning County, Ohio, built in 1851. The
1851 jail was a key component of the county seat competitions that dated from 1796.
The county seat battles became the defining moment of Mahoning County, as
materialized in the courthouse and jail. An architectural analysis of the 1851 jail was
used to understand the controversy and the place of the jail in American society. To
establish the placement of a front entrance, for example, was to uncover local stories
of defeat and triumph, \vhich took on greater meaning when located within their
conm1Unity, county, and national contexts.
Situated beside the courthouse, the 1851 jail gave substance to the authority
of the government. Competition for that authority, begilming with the county seat
contest. detennined local variations on traditional architecture, location and
orientation, construction materials, and interior design of the county structures.
Driving this research were these primary questions: what is a county jail,
where is it located, what is its purpose, and how are its goals accomplished. The
unusually intense and enduring county seat battles provided a unique window of
knowledge that generated some intriguing answers. Mahoning County demonstrated
that the county jail can be an agent of change. |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
Youngstown State University. Dept. of History. |
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dc.description.statementofresponsibility |
by Charlotte Agustin. |
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dc.language.iso |
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en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Master's Theses no. 0591 |
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dc.subject.classification |
Master's Theses no. 0591 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Jails--Ohio--Mahoning County. |
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dc.title |
County seat battles and the 1851 Mahoning County jail : an architectural analysis |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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