Finding Aid Search
- Mental health facilities--New York (State) (22)
- Psychiatric hospitals--New York (State) (13)
- Mentally ill--Care--New York (State) (11)
- Psychiatric hospital care--New York (State) (8)
- Psychiatric hospital patients--New York (State) (8)
- Hospitals--New York (State)--Accounting (7)
- Psychiatric hospitals--Employees--New York (State) (7)
- Deaf--Education (5)
- Mental health facilities--Employees--New York (State) (5)
- Mental illness--Treatment--New York (State) (5)
- Correctional institutions (4)
- Corrections (4)
- Education--Finance (4)
- Mental health facilities--Admission and discharge--New York (State) (4)
- Prisons (4)
- Prison sentences (4)
- Criminals (3)
- Deaf--Government policy (3)
- Hospitals--New York (State)--Design and construction--Costs (3)
- Inmates of institutions (3)
- Insanity (Law)--New York (State) (3)
- Legislators--New York (State) (3)
- Mentally ill--Commitment and detention--New York (State) (3)
- Mentally ill--New York (State) (3)
- Mountains--New York (State) (3)
- Prisoners (3)
- School children's clothing (3)
- Accidents--New York (State) (2)
- Conservationists (2)
- Construction industry--New York (State)--Costs (2)
- Courts (2)
- Hospital purchasing--New York (State) (2)
- Hospital trustees--New York (State) (2)
- Hurricane Agnes, 1972 (2)
- Hurricanes (2)
- Liability for flood damages (2)
- Local government (2)
- Mentally ill, Writings of the (2)
- Mentally ill--Commitment and detention (2)
- Natural disasters (2)
- Parks--New York (State) (2)
- Psychiatric hospitals--Admission and discharge--New York (State) (2)
- Psychiatric hospitals--Records--New York (State) (2)
- Real property--New York (State) (2)
- Real property tax--New York (State) (2)
- Schools--Records and correspondence (2)
- Surveying--Public lands (2)
- Tax assessment (2)
- Aerial photography--New York (State) (1)
- Aerial photography in land use (1)
- Appellate courts (1)
- Appellate procedure (1)
- Building--Estimates--New York (State) (1)
- Bus lines--New York (State) (1)
- Canals--New York (State) (1)
- Canals--New York (State)--Design and construction (1)
- Coffee (1)
- Conservation of natural resources (1)
- Correctional institutions--New York (State)--Design and construction (1)
- Damages (1)
- Deaf, Periodicals for the (1)
- Deaf athletes (1)
- Deaf children (1)
- Deafness (1)
- Economic development--New York (State) (1)
- Education--New York (State) (1)
- Environmental law--New York (State) (1)
- Environmental policy (1)
- Environmental policy--New York (State) (1)
- Escapes--New York (State) (1)
- Family farms--New York (State) (1)
- Farms, Small--New York (State) (1)
- Farms--Valuation--New York (State) (1)
- Finance, Public (1)
- Finance, Public--New York (State) (1)
- Finance, Public--New York (State)--Accounting (1)
- Fire protection districts--New York (State) (1)
- Fishing--New York (State) (1)
- Flood damage--New York (State) (1)
- Forests and forestry--New York (State) (1)
- Government sale of real property--New York (State) (1)
- Hospital buildings--New York (State)--Maintenance and repair (1)
- Hospital pharmacies--New York (State) (1)
- Hospitals--Food service--New York (State) (1)
- Hospitals--Materials management--New York (State) (1)
- Hospitals--New York (State)--Business management (1)
- Hospitals--New York (State)--Cost of operation (1)
- Hospitals--New York (State)--Furniture, equipment, etc. (1)
- Hunting--New York (State) (1)
- Hydrology--Research (1)
- Jails (1)
- Land titles--New York (State) (1)
- Land use--New York (State) (1)
- Land use--Planning (1)
- Land value taxation (1)
- Land value taxation--New York (State) (1)
- Local government--New York (State) (1)
- Local history (1)
- Local transit--New York (State) (1)
- Men--Mental health--New York (State) (1)
- New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene (41)
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health (40)
- Utica State Hospital (N.Y.) (17)
- New York (State). State Lunatic Asylum (15)
- Marcy State Hospital (N.Y.) (7)
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control (6)
- New York State School for the Deaf at Rome (5)
- Marcy Psychiatric Center (N.Y.) (4)
- Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center (4)
- Central New York School for the Deaf (3)
- Utica Psychiatric Center (N.Y.) (3)
- Central New York Institution for Deaf Mutes (2)
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.) (1)
- Annsville (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- Augusta (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- Ava (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- Boonville (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- Bridgewater (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- Brooklyn State Hospital (1)
- Buffalo Psychiatric Center (1)
- Buffalo State Hospital (1)
- Florence (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- Floyd (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- Forestport (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- Historical Records Survey (U.S.) (1)
- Kings County (N.Y.). Clerk's Office (1)
- Kings County Lunatic Asylum (1)
- Kings Park State Hospital (1)
- Kirkland (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- Lee (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- Long Island State Hospital (1)
- Long Island State Hospital at Flatbush (1)
- Long Island State Hospital at Kings Park (1)
- Marcy (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- Marcy Correctional Facility (1)
- Marshall (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- Mid-State Correctional Facility (1)
- Middletown Psychiatric Center (N.Y.) (1)
- Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital (N.Y.) (1)
- Mohawk Correctional Facility (1)
- New Hartford (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- New York (State). Canal Board (1)
- New York (State). Court of Appeals (1)
- New York (State). Department of State (1)
- New York (State). Department of Transportation (1)
- New York (State). Division of Equalization and Assessment (1)
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History (1)
- New York (State). Executive Department (1)
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Committee on Fire Laws (1)
- New York (State). Office for Local Government (1)
- New York (State). Office of Real Property Services (1)
- New York (State). State Commission in Lunacy (1)
- New York (State). State Commission of Prisons (1)
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works (1)
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (1)
- Oneida Correctional Facility (1)
- Paris (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- Remsen (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- Sangerfield (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center (1)
- St. Lawrence State Hospital (N.Y.) (1)
- Steuben (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- Trenton (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- Tri-State Regional Planning Commission (1)
- United States. Works Progress Administration (1)
- Utica (N.Y. : City) (1)
- Vernon (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- Verona (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- Vienna (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- Western (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- Whitestown (N.Y. : Town) (1)
- Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.) (1)
- Willard State Hospital (N.Y.) (1)
Displaying 76 Finding Aids
Title
- Utica State Hospital patient indexes
Series Number
- B1485
Summary
- This series consists of patient indexes maintained by staff of the State Lunatic Asylum (later Utica State Hospital). Patient references are arranged by county or roughly alphabetically. Information includes name, case book and page number, date admitted, and date discharged. Some references also include burial information; number of attacks; number of admissions; date of attack; officer committing (name, position, or title); and result and observations.
Creator
- Utica State Hospital (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 approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- State Commission in Lunacy policy and meeting records
Series Number
- B1491
Summary
- This series consists of informational and policy documents issued by the State Commission in Lunacy and maintained by the Utica State Hospital. Documents include meeting minutes; conference transcripts; patient transfer orders; Commission decisions; guidelines; policy resolutions; samples forms; and laws relating to the insane. Issues discussed at the meetings include proposed expenditures, repairs, and construction; condemnation and acquisition of property; personnel issues claims against the hospitals; licensing of private mental health facilities; and other legal and procedural issues and policies.
Creator
- Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State Commissioners in Lunacy visiting book
Series Number
- B1490
Summary
- This series records visits to the State Lunatic Asylum (later Utica State Hospital) by the members of the State Commission in Lunacy. Information includes date of visit, names and signatures of commissioner, and areas of the hospital visited. Recommendations, including those for safety, orderliness, and cleanliness adopted during meetings are documented. Visitation notes address personal appearance of attendants; sanitary conditions; furniture; maintenance of buildings and grounds; dining and wards; fire prevention; and patient appearance, behavior, treatment, and care.
Creator
- Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center Board of Managers meeting minutes and visiting book
Series Number
- B1484
Summary
- This series consists of visitation books and minutes of meetings of the Board of Managers (later Board of Visitors) of the Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center and its predecessors. Minutes document matters discussed by or reported to the board including resolutions passed; financial reports; conditions and improvements; patients admitted and discharged (some by death); patients recommended for discharge or transfer; committee reports; and officer elections. The visitation register notes the reason for the visit.
Creator
- Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center
Access Restrictions
- Records identifying patients are 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
- Contracts and specifications
Series Number
- B1492
Summary
- This series consists of contracts, specifications, and proposals from contractors and suppliers for construction projects; work on building additions, repairs and improvements; and for equipment for Utica State Hospital. Contracts included work on fire escapes; chimneys; greenhouses; windows; skylights; floors; laundry equipment; sewers; additional buildings; printing; kitchen equipment; beds; doorbells; coal; plumbing installation and telephone equipment. Also included are Board of Managers approvals and authorizations to begin work on projects; farmland lease agreements and insurance agreements.
Creator
- Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Certificates of insanity
Series Number
- B1486
Summary
- This series consists of abstracts of certificates of insanity and indigence issued by county judges. Each certificate includes name of alleged insane person; his municipality; county of residence; date of admission to Utica State Hospital; occupation; by whom brought; date of certificate; and name and signature of county judge issuing certificate. Certificates include judges certification that person is insane; cannot support him/herself and family and that the case was fully investigated. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State Lunatic Asylum
Access Restrictions
- Restricted to protect personal privacy.Access permitted under certain conditions upon application and approval by the State Archives.
Title
- Annual reports
Series Number
- B1479
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports of the Board of Managers (later Board of Visitors) of the New York State Lunatic Asylum (successor Utica State Hospital). Each annual report includes reports from the Board of Managers Treasurer and Superintendent. The reports discuss conditions, progress, notable events or changes, fiscal status, statistics on patients by various factors (age, occupation, nativity, etc.), descriptions of the facilities.
Creator
- Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Utica State Hospital personnel application records
Series Number
- B1482
Summary
- This series consists of summary information taken from employment applications at Utica State Hospital. Included are application date; name of applicant; age; height; weight; civil condition; degree of education; previous occupation; state or country of birth; town of residence; persons giving recommendations (usually blank); position examined for; person examining; civil service rating; date of appointment; and remarks.
Creator
- Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Construction journals
Series Number
- B1496
Summary
- This series consists of account journals documenting expenses and payments for construction of the State Lunatic Asylum at Utica. Information includes account name; what payment is for; amount paid; check number; and the corresponding ledger page or account number. Also included is an accounting journal documenting expenses for construction of new buildings in 1844.
Creator
- New York (State). State Lunatic Asylum
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Daily reports and census records
Series Number
- B1487
Summary
- This series consists of daily census records maintained by staff of the State Lunatic Asylum (later Utica State Hospital). Records include total number of male and female patients with number admitted and discharged. Information generally includes brief notes concerning visitors; religious services or entertainment programs; departures, destinations and return of staff; thermometer and barometer readings; weather; meetings and unusual canal conditions. Of note are census statistics when half the population was transferred to Marcy State Hospital.
Creator
- Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Matron's ledger
Series Number
- B1493
Summary
- This series consists of a ledger of expenses for female patients kept by the matron of the State Lunatic Asylum at Utica (N.Y.). Patient accounts are listed either under the county responsible for the expenses, or as private accounts. Articles issued for each patient are listed by date with price and presumably the patient's individual account number.
Creator
- New York (State). State Lunatic Asylum
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
- Copies of maps of location and construction of the state's canal system showing enlarged Erie Canal
Series Number
- B1510
Summary
- This series consists of a fragmentary volume of color copy tracings, derived from State Engineer and Surveyor Map and Plan Books of the Location and Construction of the State's Canal System, depicting the enlarged Erie Canal extending from western Montgomery County to eastern Oneida County. Information in the tracings may differ from that in the original paper maps.
Creator
- New York (State). Executive Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Board of visitors' visiting book
Series Number
- B1538
Summary
- This series consists of a sign-in register for the Board of Managers (later Board of Visitors) of Marcy State Hospital (later Marcy Psychiatric Center). Each entry typically records only date and signature of each manager. Purpose or occasion of visit is rarely given.
Creator
- Marcy Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Senator Joseph A. Griffo archived website
Series Number
- B2223
Summary
- This series consists of an archival copy of the official website of Senator Joseph A. Griffo.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (2007- : Joseph A. Griffo)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
New York State Department of Correctional Services Mid-State Correctional Facility Inmate Case Files
Title
- Mid-State Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
- W0034
Summary
- Mid-State Correctional Facility, located in Oneida County, N.Y., is a medium security correctional facility for male felons. Inmate case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of incarcerated men.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Correctional Services
- Mid-State Correctional Facility
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
- County fire protection district map files
Series Number
- A4218
Summary
- This series consists of 34 annotated county maps showing boundaries of fire districts and fire protection districts, as well as related correspondence. These maps were used by the commission to assist in the development and revision of laws relating to volunteer firemen and to fire prevention and protection in municipalities and the state. Records also include lists by county indicating fire districts for each town and their establishment date, as well as correspondence with county fire coordinators, requesting action on the boundary maps and providing instructions.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary State Commission on Fire Laws
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.