There isn’t a lot of information on other sites related to Dr. May Preston Slosson, who was the first female prison chaplain in the United States Prison System. She was also the first woman to graduate with a Ph.D. from Cornell University. She held the Chaplaincy here at the prison from 1899 to the prison’s closing in 1903. She was instrumental in bringing reform to the prison; she held counciling sessions with the prisoners, wrote letters home on their behalf, and invited every pardoned man to her house for a home-cooked meal once they were released. The Wyoming Territorial Prison has several documents and photographs in our archives related to the life and work of Dr. Slosson and we will open a new exhibit on her time at the Wyoming Territorial Prison in May of 2014. If you have any further questions, please contact our curator, Katie Keckeisen, at katie.keckeisen@wyo.gov. Thank you for your interest in the Wyoming Territorial Prison.

William Wilcox was a prisoner here twice: once from 1893 to 1896 for burglary and again from 1897 to 1898 for forgery. During one of these stays, he did paint the portraits of Lessee James Marsh’s family members. The portraits of his son and daughter are currently on display in the Warden’s House. He also constructed a model clipper ship that we also have on exhibit in our Broom Factory. If you would like photos of any of these objects, please contact our curator, Katie Keckeisen, at katie.keckeisen@wyo.gov for more information. Thank you for your interest in the Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site.

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