United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California

LC control no.	n 83167382
Descriptive conventions	rda
Corporate name heading	United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Rock (Penitentiary) Alcatraz (Penitentiary) Alcatraz Island Federal Penitentiary
See also	United States Disciplinary Barracks, Alcatraz Island *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Special note	Old catalog heading: United States. Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, Calif.
Found in	Odier, P. The Rock, c1982: t.p. (The Rock; Alcatraz, fort & prison) LC data base, 7-8-85 (hdg.: United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California; MLC hdg.: Military Prison at Alcatraz Island, California [previous name]) LC manual auth cd. (called a military prison previous to 1915 when name chgd to U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, Alcatraz Island, Cal. [no publs. in LC data base]; became federal prison July 1, 1934) Hurley, D.J. Alcatraz Island, c1987: p. 139 (Alcatraz Island Federal Penitentiary (1934-1963)) National Park Service website, viewed February 21, 2023: (1907: Alcatraz Island ceases to be known as Fort Alcatraz; is designated the Pacific Branch of the United States Military Prison. 1915: Facilities renamed; U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, Alcatraz Island. 1934: Alcatraz Island officially designated a Federal Civil Penitentiary following War Department's determination that it was no longer needed for defense purposes) <http://npshistory.com/publications/alca/index.htm> Alcatraz kid, 2018: page 138 (the Pacific Branch of the United States Disciplinary Barracks is located on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay)