New York State Board of Charities Photographs and Floor Plans of Charitable Institutions
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- These disbound volumes contain photographs and lithographs of state charitable institutions such as asylums, hospitals, dispensaries and orphanages. Images are mostly of building exterior views, with occasional floor plans and interior views. Most are captioned with the name and location of the institution. These photographs may have been used in reports required by the State Legislature for the Board of Charities to provide recommendations for improvements to charitable institutions in 1867 and 1873.
Title
- Photographs and floor plans of charitable institutions
Quantity
- 5 cubic feet; 5 volumes
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A1993
Creator
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of five disbound volumes of photographs and lithographs of numerous state charitable institutions such as asylums, hospitals, dispensaries and orphanages. The volumes contain mostly building exterior views, with occasional floor plans and building interior views. Most are captioned with the name and location of the institution.
Views of an institution may appear in more than one volume. A few of the captioned views are dated 1892. One volume is dated 1867, but contains items dated as late as 1903.
The State Legislature required the Board of Charities to prepare reports providing recommendations for improvements to charitable institutions in 1867 and 1873. These photographs may have been used in preparing those reports.
Alternate Formats Available
Microfilm: 1 reel; 35 mm.
Microfilm is available through interlibrary loan.
Other Finding Aids
Four volumes are indexed alphabetically by name of institution.
Folder list.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.