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Displaying 286 Finding Aids
Title
- Matteawan State Hospital special watch logs
Series Number
- A1518
Summary
- This series consists of volumes reporting guard's observation on inmates at Matteawan who have suicidal tendencies. Observations are recorded usually at half hour intervals, twenty four hours a day. Entries typically provide the patient's name and number, the officer assigned the special watch, relieving officer, and actions made by the inmate or taken by the officer.
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
- Auburn Prison inmate record cards
Series Number
- B1222
Summary
- This series consists of records of individuals released from Auburn Prison. Each card contains summary information on the incarcerated individual's background; criminal activity; behavior and progress during confinement, and release from Auburn. Information includes name and consecutive number; crime; date and place of birth; physical characteristics (color, height, weight); marital status; number of children; immediate relatives; religion; educational level; occupation; health; drug and alcohol use; citizenship; photograph; and prison activities.
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.
Title
- Issues of "Correction" magazine
Series Number
- B1544
Summary
- This series consists of issues of the official publication of the New York State Department of Corrections, the magazine "Correction".
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Correction
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- General ledger
Series Number
- B1236
Summary
- This series consists of Auburn Prison's general ledger which functioned as the principal record of final entry for all Auburn's financial transactions. The volume is arranged by accounts according to funds or vendor. The debit entries list date of transaction, description of transaction, and amount of transaction. The credit entries list date, amount, and the method of payment. The front of the volume contains an index to each account.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Physician's register of inmates admitted
Series Number
- B0100
Summary
- This series consists of a listing of inmates admitted to Clinton prison and examined by physicians upon arrival. Information includes inmate number; name; date received; from where; county where convicted; crime committed; term of sentence; expiration of short time; physical description (age, color, weight, height); occupation; marital status; habits; vaccinated; general health; special ailments; deformities; address and name of relatives; and date discharged.
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
- Westfield State Farm Reformatory Division inmate record cards
Series Number
- B1022
Summary
- This series consists of record cards relating to women received at the Westfield State Farm and its predecessor, the New York State Reformatory for Women. Information includes inmate background (color, education, occupation, previous arrests, family, and marital status); crime; psychological testing results; psychological or psychiatric classification information; family medical history; physical data; tests for sexually transmitted diseases; names of cottage assignments at the reformatory; and date of release or transfer.
Creator
- Westfield State Farm. Reformatory Division
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
- Testator index to probated wills
Series Number
- A4700
Summary
- The microfilm is an index to testators in New York State Archives series J0038-82, Probated Wills, 1671-1815. The index lists testators (makers of wills) in alphabetical order by surname. It provides name; date of will; place of residence (usually county); will in foreign language (Dutch); whether will was recorded ("R"); and file number (e.g., "AA23"; the second letter and the number designate the actual file).
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of War Training
Access Restrictions
- Restricted; microfilm is not available for inter-library loan or reproduction for any purpose.
Title
- Execution files
Series Number
- 21832
Summary
- This series consists of 250 files for incarcerated individuals executed for capital crimes. These are not complete case files but administrative files pertinent to their actual executions. Each file typically contains identifying documents; correspondence; blotter records; notices of stays and respites of execution; and copies of court orders and other legal documents.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Correction
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.
Title
- Daily reports of female population
Series Number
- B0063
Summary
- This series consists of daily statistical records of inmates at the Women's Prison at Auburn. Information includes the date; number received; number discharged; total number in prison at morning and evening; and remarks.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Warden's office files
Series Number
- B0077
Summary
- This series consists of Auburn Prison Warden's central administrative files. Records include correspondence; orders; parole applications; character references for paroled individuals; lists of parole applicants and those that were discharged; and population reports. Records relate to Auburn Prison transfers; the segregation, housing and furlough of incarcerated individuals; family visitation; firearms in the arsenal; volunteer services; the escorting of incarcerated individuals outside the prison; punishments; and personal effects at time of transfer.
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.
Title
- Matteawan State Hospital security check registers
Series Number
- A1527
Summary
- This series records routine ward checks made by Matteawan correctional officers. Volume one records number of patients in the ward, time of security check, and the name of the supervising correctional officer on duty. Volume two records building security checks and lists the date, officer's name, and the results of the check. The third volume records the names of the officers on duty, areas searched, results of search, and the names and numbers of visitors to the ward.
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
- Albion State Training School daily census of inmate population
Series Number
- B0088
Summary
- This series consists of daily summary statistical information of inmates entering, leaving, and housed at Albion State Training School. Information includes date; name and case number of inmates received, discharged, or paroled; total number in facility and in various units (for example, hospital, segregation); number in regular cottages; number in the "honor" cottage; number of mothers, adults, and babies in the nursery cottage; number of negroes in the congregate buildings; and totals and averages of adult and infant population for each month.
Creator
- Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Grantor index to deeds and other miscellaneous documents recorded or filed by the Secretary of State
Series Number
- A4688
Summary
- Series A0453, Record of Deeds; Series A0464, Original Deeds and Title Papers; Series 12945, Miscellaneous Deeds and Title Papers; Series A0451, Original Releases to the State; Series A0448, Indian Deeds and Treaties; and Series A1882, Dutch Land Deeds, are all indexed by this series. This series also indexes cessions of jurisdiction to the United States of America, which are found in several of the above series.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
Access Restrictions
- Microfilm is not available for inter-library loan or duplication.
Title
- Grantee index to deeds and other documents recorded or filed by the Secretary of State and Office of General Services
Series Number
- A4689
Summary
- Series A0453, Record of Deeds; Series A0464, Original Deeds and Title Papers; Series 12945, Miscellaneous Deeds and Title Papers; Series A0451, Original Releases to the State; and Series A1882, Dutch Land Deeds, are indexed by this series. This series also indexes applications for grants of land under water, and land appropriations that are held by the Office of General Services.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
Access Restrictions
- Microfilm is not available for inter-library loan or duplication.
Title
- Diary of the Principal Keeper
Series Number
- B0115
Summary
- This series consists of a record of the inmate population kept by the principal keeper. Daily entries include total inmates, and, for earlier years only, the number received and discharged. Also included are brief notes on events at the prison each day, including the principal keeper's inspection visits, disciplinary incidents, escapes, deaths, construction and repairs, etc. Later entries list the names of men received or discharged.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of surgical cases
Series Number
- B0101
Summary
- This series consists of one volume listing inmate admissions to the prison hospital for surgery. The entries, which are both handwritten and typed, contain the inmate number, name, age, county in which convicted, admission date, description of surgery performed, date, postoperative treatments if any, date of such treatments, patient's condition after surgery and postoperative treatments, and discharge date.
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
- Auburn Prison cash accounts ledger
Series Number
- B1237
Summary
- This series consists of a ledger of credits and debits pertaining to cash accounts for incarcerated individuals. For each listing, the ledger records date, type of transaction, and amount of credit deposited or debit charged.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Biographical register of federally incarcerated individuals
Series Number
- B0129
Summary
- This series consists of information relating to incarcerated individuals sent to Elmira from federal courts. Since they were not eligible for parole, the registers document admission to release. Information includes name; date received; country of birth; age; names and addresses of parents and siblings; maximum sentence; dates maximum and minimum sentences expire; family history; incarcerated individual's previous history; physician's report at admission; outline of treatment; mug shots; physical condition at discharge (rarely completed); and discharge date.
Creator
- Elmira Reformatory
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.
Title
- Punishment register
Series Number
- B1223
Summary
- This series consists of a register of offenses and punishments given to individuals incarcerated at Auburn Prison. For each individual, the register includes name; date received; crime; term of sentence; sentencing judge; and date discharged or transferred from Auburn. For each instance of punishment, the register includes date; name of keeper; description and location of offense; name of person giving punishment; and description of punishment.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Introductory training course for matrons
Series Number
- B1545
Summary
- The series consists of a copy of an introductory course manual for matrons of custodial institutions, prepared by the Central Guard School of the Department of Correction with cooperation and assistance of the superintendent and staff of the Albion State Training School. This is apparently a copy of the manual used at training sessions at Albion.
Creator
- Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.