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Title
- Admission registers
Series Number
- B2316
Summary
- This series consists of admission registers documenting patients at Craig Colony for Epileptics (known after 1920 as simply Craig Colony). Each register provides admission number, name, admission and discharge dates, county, reimbursing or indigent, sex, age, occupation, age at onset, marital status, nativity of patient and parents, heredity, number in patient's fraternity, birth order, prenatal influences, probable cause, character and frequency of attack, seizures when awake or asleep, nature of aura, mental state, physical examination, paralysis, and results.
Creator
- Craig Colony (Sonyea, 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
- Patient admission histories
Series Number
- B1714
Summary
- This series consists of summary information for approximately 3800 male patients recorded at the time of their admission to Craig Colony. The files provide information on the patient's family and personal history, detailed accounts of the patient's epileptic history, results and observations of physical and mental examinations, and evaluations regarding causes of the patient's condition.
Creator
- Craig Colony (Sonyea, 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
- Administrative records
Series Number
- B2449
Summary
- This series consists of administrative documents used by officials of the Craig Colony for Epileptics. Included are: a map and general plan of the grounds, catalog and price list of articles manufactured by state prisoners, journal articles on epilepsy, correspondence about the facility's sewage disposal with illustrative diagrams, listing of food rations, cooking class schedules, an 1900 payroll analysis. numerous blank forms, graduate examination questions and scores for the Craig Colony Training School for Nurses.
Creator
- Craig Colony (Sonyea, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Medical superintendent memoranda
Series Number
- B1901
Summary
- Craig Colony for Epileptics was established in 1894 to offer residential, educational, occupational, and medical facilities for epileptics. It remained an institution for epileptics until 1967. The memoranda in this series cover a variety of topics related to administrative duties and oversight. Subjects include personnel and patient issues, escapes, food, facilities, housing, equipment, recreation, treatment policies and procedures, and patient care. General announcements and bulletins are included, as well as memoranda addressed to specific staff members or groups.
Creator
- Craig Colony (Sonyea, 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
- Patient case files
Series Number
- 14197
Summary
- From the opening of Craig Colony until circa 1905, patient case histories were recorded in volumes in patient consecutive number order. Individual patient case files replaced the case book format circa 1905. A typical file includes a photograph of the resident; an admission sheet giving personal and medical data; a detailed personal, family, and medical history, with emphasis on symptoms and frequency of epileptic attacks; commitment papers (petition to a judge, notice of service, certificates by two examining physicians as to incompetency of the epileptic, and judge's order for committal); and a personal and family history questionnaire, filled in by a relative.
Creator
- Craig Colony (Sonyea, 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.