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Displaying 317 Finding Aids
Title
- Willard State Hospital scrapbooks
Series Number
- B1461
Summary
- This series consists of scrapbooks primarily containing newspaper clippings relating to a variety of topics: Willard State Hospital; other mental institutions; mental health professions; medical societies; legislation; mental illness and its treatment. Also included are public announcements; proposed legislation; blank forms, form letters, and financial statements; circular letters; train and boat schedules for arrivals and departures from Willard; Board of Trustees resolutions; and programs of entertainment and ceremonies at the hospital.
Creator
- Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Newark Developmental Center scrapbooks
Series Number
- B2626
Summary
- This series of scrapbooks created at the Newark Developmental Center primarily contain newspaper clippings relating to the facility, its staff, and patients. Special events, such as the arrival of distinguished visitors, graduation ceremonies, holiday celebrations, festivals, visitors' days, and field days are among the topics of the articles.
Creator
- Newark Developmental Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Records in this series referencing specific students by name are restricted permanently in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. State Archives staff will review requests for specific documents in this series and disclose in accordance with the Mental Hygiene Law and New York State Freedom of Information Law.
Title
- Office for People with Developmental Disabilities archived websites
Series Number
- B2154
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, which until July 13, 2010 was known as the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.
Creator
- New York (State). Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Newark Development Center fiscal records
Series Number
- B2578
Summary
- This series consists of scattered and incomplete records which include financial reports of departments; treasurer's reports; accounts of cash received and debited; ledgers of purchases; and patient funds receipts.
Creator
- Newark Developmental Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- Rome Developmental Center (N.Y.) ward reports and journals
Series Number
- B2381
Summary
- This series consists of reports of the ward service and patient environment (incidents or lack thereof) as reported by ward attendees during their shifts at the Rome Developmental Center and predecessor Rome State School. Earlier journals also include alphabetical indexes of patients on the ward for the period.
Creator
- Rome Developmental Center (N.Y.)
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 for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- Syracuse State School receipt books
Series Number
- B1677
Summary
- This series consists of volumes recording monies received by the Syracuse State School for support of pupils (perhaps private pay). Information includes date, name of payee, amount received, student name, and initials of the official receiving the funds. There are no entries for the period January 9, 1953 - August 3, 1961. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Syracuse State School
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- Syracuse State School time books
Series Number
- B1663
Summary
- The volumes in this series record time and attendance of staff, presumably at the Syracuse State School (the time books carry no institutional designation). There are no records for the years 1940-1942, 1956-1958, 1963-1965, and information is missing from some months within the date span represented (1935-1969).
Creator
- Syracuse State School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Direction and supervision of program records
Series Number
- 11960
Summary
- This series documents long range plans and establishment of policy for department programs. Records include budgets, reports, correspondence, memoranda, and long-term plans. These records help to establish activities of direction, control, and supervision of programs. Excluded are records that provide identifiable information pertaining to clients.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Record of deaths
Series Number
- B1662
Summary
- This series records deaths of residents at the New York State Asylum for Idiots (1851-1890), later known as the Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children (1891-1895). Basic information includes number, name, age, sex, date admitted, and date of death. Following are more detailed narratives on "description of case" (physical characteristics, mental development), "history of case" (medical), "causes of death," and "post-mortem appearance." When no autopsy was performed, the latter category typically includes brief information on disposition of the body.
Creator
- Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children specifications book
Series Number
- B1676
Summary
- This series consists of copies of specifications printed by the City of New York for purchase of building supplies, dry goods, and raw materials. Most specifications were adopted by the city in 1914. The copy was likely used as a reference for institutional purchases, or for cost estimates and other planning purposes. Included are specifications for such items as crushed stone, steel, wire, plaster, and various types of wood; urinals, mirrors, and candles; and medicine droppers, drinking cups, and gauze.
Creator
- Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Coffee and Spice Department ledger
Series Number
- B1501
Summary
- This ledger, created at the Utica State Hospital, apparently records sales or transfers of quantities of coffee and spices to other state hospitals. Accounts include date; item and amount purchased; price per unit; and total amount paid. The ledger also contains an account for coffee and spices purchased by Utica State Hospital, and three accounts for purchases from coffee and spice vendors.
Creator
- Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Photographs of facilities, staff, and patients at mental health institutions
Series Number
- 19131
Summary
- The series consists of photographic prints, negatives, and a small number of slides depicting staff and facilities of the Office of Mental Health and the people it serves. Included are images of various state hospitals (interiors and exteriors); staff at work (budget preparation, admission procedure); individual and group portraits of officials, staff, and clients in various work (remedial reading, group psychotherapy) and recreational (state fair, Special Olympics) settings; and representations of exhibits and other special projects or events (centennial observances, employee recognition day, laying of cornerstones, patient discharge).
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health. Public Affairs Office
Access Restrictions
- Patient identification photographs are restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Office of Counsel legislative files
Series Number
- 12046
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, rough notes, newspaper clippings, proposed legislation, reports, publications, legal briefs, trial transcripts, and other printed material. In addition, this series contains files dealing with the Constitutional Convention of 1967, the Joint Legislative Committee on Mental and Physical Handicaps, discharges and conditional releases of patients in mental health facilities, community services, state aid programs, and draft files for new legislation pertaining to mental illness.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health. Office of Counsel
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- "The Opal" patient newsletter
Series Number
- B1480
Summary
- This series consists of bound copies of "The Opal," a monthly literary newsletter edited by patients at the State Lunatic Asylum at Utica. The newsletter contains poems, essays, news articles, correspondence, and editorials on national and local events and subjects. Subjects and themes are mostly social, literary, religious, and political.
Creator
- New York (State). State Lunatic Asylum
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Manhattan State Hospital patient census records
Series Number
- B2837
Summary
- This series consists of statistical data documenting numbers of patients present, admitted on parole or leave, escaped, and died. Statistics are categorized by male and female. Some average populations are given by month. No patients are identified by name.
Creator
- Manhattan State Hospital
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
- New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Syracuse State School medical inspection reports
Series Number
- B1644
Summary
- This series consists of reports, checklists, and notes of visits to the Syracuse State School and its colony facilities, by Department of Mental Hygiene medical inspectors. Earliest reports show Inspector's arrival and departure dates and times; patient census; new admissions; accidents; educational work and building inspection results. Also included are department transmittal letters, and report receipts. Reports for 1949-1955 are missing. Records are partially restricted.
Creator
- Syracuse State School
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- Training, staffing, and employee relations records
Series Number
- B1651
Summary
- This series consists primarily of materials pertaining to staffing and employee relations issues. Records include memoranda relating to training, labor-management meetings, and employee classification changes; personal service item estimates; budget statements of personnel requirements; approved staffing appropriations; correspondence and background information on staffing assignments and requests for classifications of patient care positions; state workforce profile reports including ethnic characteristics , and a survey" on use of leave, overtime and holiday work by state employees; and employee manuals and directories.
Creator
- Syracuse State School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Syracuse State School hereditary analysis of applicants for admission
Series Number
- B1645
Summary
- This series consists of a heredity analysis of applicants to the Syracuse State School. Most entries include multigenerational data on mental conditions or predisposition to "feeble-mindedness" as well as remarks on individual or family medical history or living conditions. Entries include name, date, age, county and application status. Pre-1928 entries also include patient and parental nativity, health conditions of parents and other relatives and remarks. The volume, arranged chronologically by application date, includes county and name indexes. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Syracuse State School
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- Daily camisole, restraint, and seclusion orders
Series Number
- B2370
Summary
- This series indicates daily number of orders given to seclude patients at the Rome State School, later the Rome Developmental Center (note: only male patients are secluded) or to place them in either a camisole (straight-jacket) or restraint sheet. Numbers are given by gender. One sheet is used per month, and statistics are totaled at the base of each column at month's end. The series was created for statistical purposes only; no identifying information for restrained patients is given.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Construction account ledgers
Series Number
- B1679
Summary
- This series records materials costs for construction and maintenance projects conducted at the Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children and (successor Syracuse State School for Mental Defectives. Projects include plumbing/drainage systems improvements, wiring or telephone installation, heating system reconstruction, repairs, equipment expenditures, and cost for industries (e.g., farm colonies). Arranged by project and year, entries include expenses, billing date, description of the material or item and the total amount due. Volume 2 is restricted due to severe mold damage.
Creator
- Syracuse State School for Mental Defectives
Access Restrictions
- Volume 2 isRestricted due to severe mold damage,pending treatment.