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Displaying 182 Finding Aids
Title
- Testimony and reports regarding special investigations
Series Number
- A2076
Summary
- Testimony and supporting materials document investigations into conditions at the institution including inmate violence, cruelty of officers, discipline, malfeasance and mismanagement. In addition to letters, statements, affidavits,and reports there are also lists and charts of payroll, prices, payments and dispersals (primarily foodstuffs and provisions).
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of employees
Series Number
- A2062
Summary
- This register tracks the hiring, salary, performance, and departure of officials and employees of the institution. Each entry includes name; address; ; position; appointment date; salary or wages; date of retirement/ departure ; and remarks, such as manner of and reason for leaving, character, and salary increases and dates. Some entries also include name and address for references, and application date.
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York House of Refuge inmate admission registers
Series Number
- A2088
Summary
- These registers contain summary inmate admission information which generally includes: name, case number, annual entry number, admission date, assigned division, race, percentage (i.e., ethnicity or nationality) and age. Volume one also include "size" on a scale from one to six county of residence and if inmate's parents were living or dead. Volumes two and three include: religion; whether a new commitment or a returnee; offense; original commitment date and dates of previous commitments.
Creator
- House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register of honorary members of the Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents
Series Number
- A2063
Summary
- This volume lists 34 persons elected by the Society's Board of Managers as honorary members of the Society. For each honorary member entries may include: name; address; occupation; date nominated and elected; date died or resigned; and remarks.
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Annual inventories of property
Series Number
- A2077
Summary
- The institution steward compiled these inventories of all types of moveable property and their values in the offices, shops, and other areas of the institution. Each inventory begins with an "Index and Summary" of rooms/halls in each building. Information may include building; hall/room; property type; quantity; unit price; value of each type of property; total value of property in each hall/room; and total value of property in building.
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Minutes of monthly meetings
Series Number
- B1278
Summary
- This series consists of monthly meeting minutes held by the Boards of Visitors of the Albion State Training School and its predecessor institutions: Western Correctional Facility and Western Reformatory for Women. Subjects include physical plant improvements, developments in health and educational programs, emergencies, and special events. Also included is a list of inmates received and discharged; a census of inmates and infants and a count of inmates receiving dental and medical attention. Records are restricted to protect personal privacy.
Creator
- Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.). Board of Visitors
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: pursuant to Personal Privacy Protection Law. Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.
Title
- Daily log of morning clinic, hospital, and tuberculosis treatments
Series Number
- B1250
Summary
- This series consists of daily information on inmates receiving medical treatment at Clinton Prison. In addition to regular medical needs, Clinton served as the facility for all inmates suffering from tuberculosis. Information includes descriptions of the general inmate population; number of inmates applying for treatment, treated and not treated; number of men excused; number of days lost; and information about the tuberculosis population (number admitted, and names and number discharged) and hospital (number admitted, and names and number discharged).
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York House of Refuge minutes of the visiting committee
Series Number
- A2091
Summary
- This series consists of reports of weekly inspection visits to the reformatory. The Visiting Committee functioned as a liaison between the Acting Committee of the Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents and the institution's officers. Topics include illnesses and deaths of incarcerated individuals; presence of staff; facility conditions, especially cleanliness; and discipline or disorder in workshops.
Creator
- House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Contracts for labor, goods, and services
Series Number
- A2085
Summary
- This series includes contracts between the Board of Managers and manufacturers for the labor of inmates or for the supplying of goods or services to the institution. Information lists employer name, position, and compensation. Labor contracts also include type of work; number of inmates employed; beginning date; and managers pay per day per inmate. Agreements modifying original contract are attached. Contracts for goods or services such as food or clothing includes date; name of supplier; goods supplied; and price.
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York House of Refuge committee reports to the Board of Managers
Series Number
- A2053
Summary
- This series consists of reports of standing and special committees appointed by the New York House of Refuge Board of Managers. Series includes reports for indenturing, insurance, theater, school, classification, special, and building committees. The volumes contain reports of three special committees established to influence pending legislation: 1868 - to support an augmented appropriation to replace burned workshops; 1882 - to oppose diversifying theater license revenues to an actors' fund; and 1883 - to oppose prohibition of contract labor and visitation rights for Catholic priests.
Creator
- House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Auburn Prison invoices, receipts, and vouchers relating to prison purchases
Series Number
- B1274
Summary
- This series consists of invoices, receipts, and vouchers documenting Auburn Prison purchases of food, equipment, and supplies. For each purchase, the records contain an invoice submitted by the contractor listing the items delivered, date delivered, and price; a receipt from the prison with date items were received; and a prison voucher completed by the contractor and approved for payment.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Clinton Prison alphabetical register of inmates
Series Number
- B0142
Summary
- This series consists of summary background information on inmates at Clinton Prison. The "Guard Room" register includes inmate name and number; company and cell number; date received; county where convicted; name of judge; crime; and minimum sentence or eligibility for parole. Discharge and/or parole data may also be included. The "Cell Book" additionally includes age, color, and occupation.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Summary information on adult inmates is disclosable under law. State Archives staff will review records containing probation, parole, medical, and juvenile criminal history data and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law. The identity of victims of sex crimes is not disclosable. Unless a specific law forbids disclosure indefinitely, all records must be disclosed after 75 years.
Title
- New York House of Refuge minutes of the Acting Committee
Series Number
- A2052
Summary
- This series contains minutes of the House of Refuge's Acting Committee, later Executive Committee. Minutes include discussions of maintenance, finances, education, employment, and other matters and also contain resolutions; lists of bills presented for approval; and reports of committees of the Managers. Routine inmate census data includes number of males, females, whites, and blacks; total number of inmates in each division; number discharged; and starting at mid-19th century, number indentured and in hospital.
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York House of Refuge daily census of inmates
Series Number
- A2084
Summary
- These volumes track the movement of the New York House of Refuge inmate population from 1860 until the institution's closing in 1935. Information generally includes date; division; number of boys in each of six size categories (until 1900); number of boys or girls in each division; total number of boys or girls (no girls in institution after June 1905); number of inmates in each category admitted and discharged; and total number of inmates.
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York House of Refuge annual reports and miscellaneous publications
Series Number
- A2090
Summary
- The Annual Reports to the Legislature also included reports on rules and regulations, acts of incorporation, by-laws, statutes and decisions; Building Committee's final report; Bylaws of Board of Managers; and proceedings of first and second conventions of Managers of Houses of Refuge and Schools of Reform. Pamphlets address controversies related to Little Hell's Gate and granting access to the reformatory to Catholic clergy.
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Auburn Prison contractor bid files relating to the purchase of food, equipment, and supplies
Series Number
- B1226
Summary
- This series consists of records used to select contractors for food, equipment, and supplies for Auburn Prison, the prison farm, and the prison's road camps. Most records are specifications and proposal compiled by contractors bidding on supplies. They detail items to be purchased, quantity required, contract period and directions regarding price, payment, and delivery. Also included are lists that include conditions of individual contracts and names and addresses of winning bidders.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Book of general and special orders
Series Number
- B0110
Summary
- This series consists of copies of general and special orders from Agent and Warden of Clinton State Prison concerning the duties of keepers and guards, rules for prisoners, and other administrative procedures.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Journal of receipts and disbursements
Series Number
- B0104
Summary
- This series consists of a daily account of receipts and expenditures at Clinton prison. Receipts include state appropriations and returns due to overcharges. Expenditure entries include voucher number; payee; itemized account of goods or services furnished; and total payment. Moneys were disbursed for monthly payroll, expenses of the prison, materials for the mining and manufacture of iron, transportation of convicts, and other expenditures.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Board of Inspector's journal and meeting minutes
Series Number
- B0071
Summary
- This series documents the administrative activities of the member of the Board of Inspectors who was designated as the inspector of Auburn Prison. Information includes a brief description of the activities of inspectors such as accepting resignations; inspecting prison facilities, operations, and inmates; granting inmate's permission to write family members, lawyers, and government officials; recording attendance at religious services; and reporting meetings of the Board of Inspectors. Also included are board meeting minutes.
Creator
- New York (State). Board of Inspectors
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Psychological evaluation reports
Series Number
- B0065
Summary
- This series consists of psychologists' reports of the mental conditions of incarcerated individuals and recommendations for work assignments. Folders usually include psychologists' examination report, guidance and recommendation form; most files also include Auburn Prison Classification Clinic Psychologists' Report. Information includes the incarcerated individual's name; number; date admitted; age; intelligence score; general adaptability score; personality traits; handedness; language used in home; birthplace; parents' birthplace; education; years in U.S.; mental and educational ages; I.Q. and other test results; and impressions.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- Summary information on adult incarcerated individuals is disclosable under law. State Archives staff will review records containing probation, parole, medical, and juvenile criminal history data and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law. The identity of victims of sex crimes is not disclosable. Unless a specific law forbids disclosure indefinitely, all records must be disclosed after 75 years.