Syracuse State School Vouchers and Purchase Estimates
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- The series consists of a small amount of contingent account vouchers (1854-1859) from the State Asylum for Idiots, and special fund estimates (1920-1923) from the Syracuse State School. These are probably only a small part of a larger (unknown) group of institutional finance or purchase records. The estimates are for office stationery items, rubber footwear, coal, and other commodities approved for purchase by the State Department of Purchase.
Title
- Vouchers and purchase estimates
Quantity
- 0.25 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Bulk Dates
Series Number
- B1655
Creator
Arrangement
Arranged by type of record (vouchers, estimates), then roughly chronological.
Scope and Content Note
The series consists of a small amount of contingent account vouchers (1854-1859) from the State Asylum for Idiots, and special fund estimates (1920-1923) from the Syracuse State School. These are probably only a small part of a larger (unknown) group of institutional finance or purchase records. The estimates are for office stationery items, rubber footwear, coal, and other commodities approved for purchase by the state's Department of Purchase.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Access Terms
Corporate Name(s)
- New York (State). Department of Purchase
- New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
- New York State Asylum for Idiots
- Syracuse Developmental Center
- New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene
Geographic Name(s)
Subject(s)
- Children with mental disabilities--Care--New York (State)
- People with mental disabilities--Institutional care--New York (State)