Contracts and specifications
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series consists of contracts, specifications, and proposals from contractors and suppliers for construction projects; work on building additions, repairs and improvements; and for equipment for Utica State Hospital. Contracts included work on fire escapes; chimneys; greenhouses; windows; skylights; floors; laundry equipment; sewers; additional buildings; printing; kitchen equipment; beds; doorbells; coal; plumbing installation and telephone equipment. Also included are Board of Managers approvals and authorizations to begin work on projects; farmland lease agreements and insurance agreements.
Title
- Contracts and specifications
Quantity
- 0.25 cubic feet; 1 volume
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- B1492
Creator
Arrangement
Chronological.
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of transcribed contracts, specifications, and proposals from contractors and suppliers for a wide variety of construction projects , work on building additions, repairs and improvements, and for equipment for Utica State Hospital. Contracts are for such proposed projects and material as fire escapes; chimneys; greenhouses; windows; skylights; floors; laundry equipment; sewers; entire additional buildings; printing; kitchen equipment; beds; doorbells; coal; installation of plumbing; and telephone equipment.
The series also contains some approvals by the Board of Managers and authorizations to begin work on certain projects; lease agreements for farm land; and insurance agreements.
Other Finding Aids
Includes alphabetical index by project or contractor name.
Custodial History
These records were transferred to the State Archives on September 16, 1996 from Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center under RDA 19266.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Access Terms
Corporate Name(s)
- New York (State). State Lunatic Asylum
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
- New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene
Geographic Name(s)
Subject(s)
- Building--Estimates--New York (State)
- Psychiatric hospitals--New York (State)
- Hospitals--New York (State)--Furniture, equipment, etc.
- Hospital purchasing--New York (State)
- Mental health facilities--New York (State)
- Hospital buildings--New York (State)--Maintenance and repair