Research files for a department history
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series contains final and working drafts, research notes, and correspondence relating to the compilation of "The History of the State's Care of the Mentally Ill." There are also abstracts of laws pertaining to the state's concern for the mentally ill and abstracts of historical articles from Psychiatric Quarterly.
Title
- Research files for a department history
Quantity
- 7 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A0764
Creator
Arrangement
By chapter and contributor.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains final and working drafts, research notes, and correspondence relating to the compilation of "The History of the State's Care of the Mentally Ill." The final typewritten draft runs approximately 1,000 double-spaced pages. There are also abstracts of laws pertaining to the state's concern for the mentally ill and abstracts of historical articles from Psychiatric Quarterly. The record director appears to have been Dr. Horatio M. Pollack, with Karl L. Brooks as Research Assistant.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Access Terms
Geographic Name(s)
Subject(s)
- Mentally ill--History--New York (State)
- Administrative agencies--New York (State)
- Mentally ill--Care--New York (State)