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Displaying 32 Finding Aids
Title
- Inmate rosters
Series Number
- A1966
Summary
- This series consists of annual lists of inmates present or on parole from the State Agricultural and Industrial School. These lists were used to compile statistics on inmates present, paroled, or escaped, for the institution's annual reports. Information includes admission date or date returned from parole; name; inmate number; division to which assigned (occasionally); and book and page number of Chaplain's Registers where inmate's history is recorded. Inmate's death, escape or discharge date may also be recorded. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).
Title
- Administrative correspondence
Series Number
- A1972
Summary
- This series consists of chronological letter books and correspondence files of institution officials; and alphabetical name and subject files of institutional officials. Files include incoming and outgoing correspondence on subjects such as commitment procedures; inmate behavior and health; parole requests; the badge system; purchase of supplies; employee appointments; alleged inmate abuse; meeting and administrative matters; new facilities; personnel; Letters are with inmate parents and guardians; local judicial, police, administrative, and legislative officials; and various institution officials. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in part in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c (1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).
Title
- Daily population summaries
Series Number
- A1967
Summary
- This series consists of daily entries listing the total number of inmates present in the morning and in the evening, and the names and case numbers of newly admitted or discharged inmates. After 1913, the religion of newly admitted or discharged inmates is also noted. Male and female inmates are counted in separate books. These records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).
Title
- Glass plate negatives of new facility
Series Number
- A3120
Summary
- These negative photographs depict the New York State Agricultural and Industrial School's new facility at Industry, New York, which was completed in 1907. Most negatives provide views of: farm land; grounds; building interiors; physical facilities; and inmates, school officers, and visitors.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Registers of commitments to prisons
Series Number
- A0603
Summary
- These registers report summary information on incarcerated individuals committed to state correctional institutions and selected county penitentiaries each month. Information is handwritten in columns on preprinted pages which were later bound into volumes for each year. Monthly reports from each institution provide the following information: name of incarcerated individual; county where convicted; crime; court; judge; date of sentence; date received at prison; term; and remarks (such as previous prison terms).
Creator
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Directives to the Superintendent
Series Number
- A3069
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence concerning policies, methods and procedures, regulations, and provisions of state and federal laws relating to the financial administration of the State Agricultural and Industrial School. Most correspondence is from state and federal agencies directing the superintendent to follow or be aware of rules or procedures for activities such as ordering supplies; approving expenditures; administration of contracts; equipment depreciation and building construction and repair payments. Also included are state or federal laws and lists of appropriations.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Agricultural and Industrial School male inmate case history books
Series Number
- A1906
Summary
- The Western House of Refuge was established as the first state reformatory in the nation by the New York State Legislature in 1846. The institution's name was changed to the New York State Industrial School in 1886 and New York State Agricultural and Industrial School in 1907. This series contains basic information, including personal, family, and criminal history, regarding each male inmate admitted during the period from 1849 to 1939.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).
Title
- Superintendent's orders to staff
Series Number
- A1904
Summary
- This series consists of memoranda directing staff to carry out specific assignments or to follow general regulations with regard to treatment and discipline of inmates; daily routines and procedures; repairs to buildings and facilities; arrangements for special events; scheduling and conduct of religious services; and other aspects of the institution's administration. Some orders concern grants, denials, and revocations of parole or investigations of paroled inmate's the living conditions of. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in part in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c (1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).
Title
- Minutes of the Benefit Association of the Civil Service Employees of Industry, N.Y.
Series Number
- A3064
Summary
- This series contains the constitution, bylaws, and monthly meeting minutes of the Benefit Association of the Civil Service Employees of Industry, N.Y. Subjects include election of delegates to attend conventions; appeal to reduce the railroad fare; correspondence with legislators regarding protection from unjust removal, retirement benefits; salaries during sick leave, membership recruitment; association benefits for sick employees; election of officers; and routine matters such as monthly reports of officers and committees, and appointments of and orders to committees.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Transcript of testimony taken by a special committee of the Board of Social Welfare investigating conditions at the school
Series Number
- A3058
Summary
- This series consists of hearing transcripts of a committee investigating conditions at the Agricultural and Industrial School. Testimony of management and staff concerned background and experience; methods of discipline and punishment and their effectiveness; responsibilities and extent of cooperation among staff; contact with and responsibilities toward inmates; work, education, and recreation programs; bureaucratic obstacles, method for assigning inmates to cottages or skill training programs; and criteria for granting inmates visits home or parole.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Annual reports and miscellaneous publications
Series Number
- B1831
Summary
- This series consists predominantly of published annual reports of the Western House of Refuge, which became known as the New York State Industrial School and later as the New York State Agricultural and Industrial School. Reports from 1894 to 1900 are missing. Also included are by-laws; newspaper reprints; pamphlets; an event program from the institution's centennial and published annual reports of the Fiscal Supervisor of State Charities.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Monthly reports of the Board of Visitors
Series Number
- A3060
Summary
- These reports summarize inspections of the institution conducted in accordance with institution bylaws by the Board of Visitors (called the Board of Managers until 1927).
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- Partly restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).
Title
- Register of new and paroled inmates
Series Number
- A3119
Summary
- This series consists of a register of new and paroled inmates of the State Agricultural and Industrial School. Information for new inmates includes name; religion and assigned colony Information for paroled inmates includes name, parole date, colony, and sometimes inventory of inmate clothes. Also included is a listing of colonies by colony type, which includes number of beds, wall dimensions, dormitory cubic footage, and size and number of windows. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).
Title
- Orders assigning inmates to religious divisions
Series Number
- A3127
Summary
- This series consists of orders from the superintendent of the State Agricultural and Industrial School assigning new or returning inmates to the Protestant or Catholic Division. Information may include date of order; inmate name; religious affiliation; date received; and inmate number. Also included are lists of paroled Protestant inmates providing inmate name; inmate number; date left institution; and age.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).
Title
- Name index to male inmate case history books
Series Number
- A3063
Summary
- This series consists of a cumulative name index to portions of all series that are arranged by case number, including Case History Books and the Supplementary Case Files. Entries in the index list inmate names and the corresponding case numbers. No cumulative indexes exist for the period between 1867 and 1891. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).
Title
- Brief case histories of male inmates
Series Number
- A3139
Summary
- This series consists of brief case histories of male inmates at the Western House of Refuge. Information may include inmate name and number; date received; from what court and location; age and birthday; nativity; health, habits, and occupation of parents; school attendance record; previous institutionalization; offenses, behavior, and habits before entering Western House; offense for which committed; inmate's character, intelligence, and prospects; and class (school grade) entered. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Western House of Refuge for Juvenile Delinquents (Rochester, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).
Title
- Newspapers published by inmates
Series Number
- A3138
Summary
- These are issues of school newspapers written, edited, and printed by inmates.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in part in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c (1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).
Title
- Daily record of escapes
Series Number
- A3059
Summary
- This series consists of a chronological register of escapes from the State Agricultural and Industrial School. Information includes date; inmate name; name of colony or hospital from which escaped; inmate number, age, county of residence; and date of return or location if not returned. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).
Title
- Registers of outgoing inmates
Series Number
- A3067
Summary
- This series contains information on inmates discharged or transferred to another institution. Information includes name; date left institution; number of years/months in school; grade level; shop or type of work done; farm colony; and to whom sent: name of person or institution if transferred, address, and relationship. Also included is a register of inmates who escaped during the period from June 30, 1902 to February 12, 1919.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).
Title
- Minutes of meetings of a special committee of the Board of Visitors
Series Number
- A3057
Summary
- This series consists of meeting minutes in the form of hearing transcripts from a committee investigating the problem of runaways at the Agricultural and Industrial School. Testimony included personality traits of good supervisors; methods of discipline and preventing runaways; punishing runaways; frequency of home visits; past and present conditions at the school; reasons for inmates running away; criteria for assigning inmates to colonies; and possibility of regular meetings of cottage supervisors to exchange ideas on treatment and discipline of inmates.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.