[Letter from William A. Martin to Carolina Fuzetti, October 6, 2017] (open access)

[Letter from William A. Martin to Carolina Fuzetti, October 6, 2017]

Letter from William A. Martin, with the Texas Historical Commission, to Carolina Fuzetti discussing Fort Bend ISD's construction on a tract of land formerly part of the prison farm and Imperial Cemetery.
Date: October 6, 2017
Creator: Martin, William A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mark Wolfe to Reginald Moore, April 12, 2016] (open access)

[Letter from Mark Wolfe to Reginald Moore, April 12, 2016]

Letter from Mark Wolfe to Reginald Moore discussing Moore's request for remote sensing studies on the city-owned property containing the Old Imperial Farm Cemetery to locate any burials present on the land.
Date: April 12, 2016
Creator: Wolfe, Mark
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Bill Martin at the Central Prison Unit]

Photograph of Bill Martin, an archeologist with the Texas Historical Commission, touring a building in the closed Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. He is standing behind a metal gate for the staircase.
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Reginald Moore in the Central Prison Unit]

Photograph of Reginald Moore standing in a doorway in the closed Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas.
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Reginald Moore Standing in a Prison Cell]

Photograph of Reginald Moore standing inside an open prison cell at the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. Moore is in silhouette and there is a large open room in the background.
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Peer Education Classroom at the Central Prison Unit]

Photograph of the peer education classroom at the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas seen through a paned window. There is a green chalkboard, a sign reading "Peer Educa[..] Class," and several wall decals visible on one wall of the classroom.
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Law Library Entrance at the Central Prison Unit]

Photograph of the entrance to the Law Library at the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas.
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Prison Cell in the Central Prison Unit]

Photograph of a prison cell, containing a cot, toilet, and sink, at the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. The cell is viewed from the outside, through the open cell door and bars.
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Wall Mural at the Central Prison Unit]

Photograph of a wall mural at the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas depicting the Texas state seal on a background of two flags, the Texas flag and the United States flag. The text on the seal reads, "The State of Texas - Central."
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historical Marker for the Central State Farm Main Building and Prison]

Photograph of the Texas State Historical Marker for the Texas Prison System Central State Farm Main Building with the prison grounds and building in the background.
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Reginald Moore Standing Next to a Closed Gate at the Central Prison Unit]

Photograph of Reginald Moore standing next to a closed gate labelled "G Wing" at the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas.
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Reginald Moore with a Historical Marker]

Photograph of Reginald Moore standing next to the Texas State Historical Marker for the Texas Prison System, State Farm Main Building in Sugar Land, Texas. The Central Unit building, a white three-story building, with "Central Unit" written above the top window, is visible in the background.
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Reginald Moore with the Central State Farm Prison Sign]

Photograph of Reginald Moore standing next to the sign of the Central State Farm prison in Sugar Land, Texas. The sign reads, "Central State Farm; Prison Property Do Not Enter Authorized Visitor Only; Propiedad Del Estado No Puede Entrat Sin Authorizacion Solamente Visitantes Authorizados."
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Reginald Moore Next to the Central State Farm Prison Mural]

Photograph of Reginald Moore standing next to a mural, "Central State Farm 1953" depicting three-story, white building with several black cars parked in front. The text is written above the building in yellow.
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Reginald Moore in Front of Prison Buildings]

Photograph of Reginald Moore standing in front of the main buildings of the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. The buildings are white and there's an unidentified woman standing near the historical marker in the left side of the photograph.
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Bill Martin with the Central State Farm Sign]

Photograph of Bill Martin standing in front of the brick sign for "Central State Farm" in Sugar Land, Texas. The sign has a small red plaque warning the area is private property in both English and Spanish.
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Searcher's Desk Building at the Central Prison Unit]

Photograph of the Searcher's Desk building on the grounds of the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. The building is white and the doors is flanked by two large paned windows. The text above the door reads, "Searcher's Desk; Dorms 9-11; Dorms 1-8."
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Windham School and Library Building]

Photograph of the Windham School and Library building on the grounds of the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. The building is a white, single-story building with a mural of the state of Texas overlaid with the Texas flag on the left side of the building.
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Dining Facility at the Central Prison Unit]

Photograph of the Dining Facility building on the grounds of the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. The building is viewed through overgrown metal scaffolding and is a white, single-story building.
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas]

Photograph of the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. A guard tower is in the left side of the photograph and the white Main Building is visible in the background.
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Main Building at the Central Prison Unit]

Photograph of the main building and guard towers at the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. The white main building is in the right side of the photograph and there are two guard towers visible on the left side of the photograph.
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Memorial Plaque for Dave Nelson]

Photograph of a memorial plaque "to the memory of Dave Nelson" on the grounds of the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. The text on the plaque reads, "May 24 1936 to the Memory of Dave Nelson Courageous Leader in Prison Improvement True Friend of the Prisoner This Tree is Dedicated by the Inmat[es] [..]."
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Central State Farm Sign]

Photograph of the brick wall signage for "Central State Farm" in Sugar Land, Texas. There is a red warning under the "Central State Farm" text stating the area is private property in both English and Spanish.
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Hallway at the Central Prison Unit]

Photograph of an interior hallway at the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. The walls appear to be sheet metal and wooden supports, and there is a metal walkway down the right side of the hallway.
Date: 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History