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Title
- Inmate case files from Matteawan and Dannemora state hospitals
Series Number
- A1500
Summary
- This series contains case files that document the commitment, diagnosis and treatment of inmates of the Matteawan and Dannemora State Hospitals for the Criminally Insane. The bulk of the case files contain legal papers documenting the commitment process; admission sheets; statistical data forms; ward admission records; physical examination reports; criminal identification forms furnished by both the FBI and the Department of Correction; inmates' photographs; laboratory reports; psychiatric report; and a transcript of psychiatrist's interview with the inmate.
Creator
- Matteawan State Hospital
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Inmate commitment files
Series Number
- A1502
Summary
- These files contain certificates of recovery, statements of transfer, negatives of photographs, inventories of inmates' possessions, applications for writs of habeas corpus, inmate correspondence, newspaper clippings, and orders for withdrawal of writs of habeas corpus. These files were generated by the officials at Dannemora State Hospital, who decided to separate inmates' commitment records from the main case files. The majority of the files contain only statements of transfer, inventories of inmates' possessions, and certificates of recovery.
Creator
- Dannemora State Hospital
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Inmate data cards
Series Number
- A1505
Summary
- This series consists of index cards providing basic biographical, criminal and psychological histories of inmates housed at Dannemora State Hospital. Information includes inmate's name; alias; race; admission date ; birth; marital status; nativity; occupation; education; county of trial; court; religion; crime; judge; term; date of sentence; term; former institutional residence before transfer; habits, tendencies; number of attack and duration; cause; residence in hospital; diagnosis; veteran status; date of discharge; condition of release; and identification number. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Dannemora State Hospital
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office of Mental Health.