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Correspondence and Artwork of an Incarcerated Tattoo Artist

 Collection
Identifier: 064-02-04

Scope and Contents

The collection comprises 19 letters in 22 mailing envelopes. Included in the correspondence is poetry and artwork by the author, a tattoo artist. Many of the envelopes are decorated as well.

Dates

  • 2008-2010

Conditions Governing Access

Due to the incarcerated status of the collection's author, the original items are restricted until January 1, 2083. Researchers may use redacted reproductions, but no secondary reproduction may be used in a for-profit basis.

Biographical / Historical

The author of the letters in this collection was a teenage child of immigrant parents in the American midwest and was convicted of killing a police officer in the 1990s. He was a tattoo artist, working in the new school style, and many of the letters and envelopes feature artwork influenced by or intended for tattooing.

Extent

.4 Linear Feet (2 half letter sized Hollinger boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in a single series of correspondence, dated chronologically. The final four folders include undated items.

Title
Correspondence and Artwork of an Incarcerated Tattoo Artist
Status
Completed
Author
Jordan Goffin
Date
2023
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Providence Public Library Repository

Contact:
150 Empire Street
Providence RI 02903 United States of America
401-455-8021