Resources
The resources included below are intended to support any endeavours to recollect stories of men who had sex with other men from crime and punishment archives, and newspapers.
1. Prison Register Template
Designed use: for individual endeavours to research the Prison Registers held within Crime and Punishment archives across England and Wales. The download includes an excel document, with headings that correspond with Prison Registers. Some Prison Registers may vary in the exact points of information included, so this template may need to be adapted for the specific sources you are investigating.
2. Ho 140 - Date Record Sheet Template
Designed use: for individual endeavours to research the Ho 140 files held at the National Archives for England and Wales. This sheet provides a source to monitor your research as you confirm the available records for your specific county of interest across the years documented. The download includes an excel document.
3. Ho 140 - Calendars of Prisoners List of Individuals Template
Designed use: for individual endeavours to research the Ho 140 files held at the National Archives for England and Wales. This sheet provides a monitoring sheet to fill out as you scan the records for offences involving sex between men. It includes headings taken from the Calendars of Prisoners used within the Broken Futures project. The download includes an excel document. Some records may vary in the exact points of information included, so this template may need to be adapted for the specific sources you are investigating but is designed for initial support.