Map and architectural drawings of the Hudson River State Hospital for the Insane
Series Number
B1413
Summary
This series consists of a site map and 11 architectural drawings of details of the Hudson River State Hospital for the Insane at Poughkeepsie, New York. The working drawings which include full scale details of windows were apparently drawn by Frederick Clarke Withers of Vaux Withers & Co. of New York City. The map is a contour map of the hospital building site.
Creator
New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
Closed to research due to fragility pending completion of conservation treatment.
Usage Restrictions
Items may not be reproduced through scanning or copying.
Blueprint plans, drawings, and specifications for improvements to state and municipal jails, penitentiaries, and public buildings
Series Number
A3317
Summary
This series consists of blueprints of city and county penal facilities prepared by municipal architects and departments of correction and submitted to the State Commission of Prisons for approval. Records include building plans, details, sections, and specifications for police stations, city jails, jail portions of office buildings, and county penitentiaries.
Creator
New York (State). State Commission of Correction
Access Restrictions
Documents relating to existing correctional facilities and other facilities may be withheld under FOIL sect. 87.2(f) ("if disclosed could endanger the life or safety of any person").
Restricted: Certain items are extremely fragile. Use under supervision or with assistance of archivist due to fragile condition.
Office of Model Cities Program Services program files
Series Number
14193
Summary
This series contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, instructional guides, field reports narratives of projects within each city and action plans concerning the Department's provision of services to model cities: Binghamton; Buffalo; Cohoes; Mount Vernon; New York City - Central Brooklyn, Harlem-East Harlem, and South Bronx; Poughkeepsie; Rochester; and Syracuse. Projects documented in this series deal with educational issues such as desegregation, occupational education, multicultural education, and continuing education.
Creator
New York (State). Education Department. Office of Model Cities Program Services
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Taconic Developmental and Disabilities Services Office promotional and training material
Series Number
B2820
Summary
This series consists of photographs and videotapes created and used for promotional or training purposes. The images document mandated and optional training courses for employees; therapy sessions; occupational education classes; buildings and grounds; as well as living/working conditions.
Creator
New York (State). Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office
Access Restrictions
Photographs depicting patients are 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.
The series consists of plans, correspondence, graphs, and maps relating to arterial highway planning in 38 cities throughout New York. It was the state's intention to integrate arterial highways in the state highway system and cost share with the federal government for the construction and maintenance of the system, with the remainder of costs for required rights of way assumed by the city. Files are organized by city.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series primarily contains reports compiled by the federal National Resources Planning Board and the Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services detailing conditions in several communities. The reports, which detail each community's conditions in education, health, housing, industry, infrastructure, labor, planning, and transportation - and discuss the impact of the war and military on these areas - were sent to the State War Council to assist with war planning efforts.
Creator
New York State War Council
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Taconic Developmental and Disabilities Services Office routine administrative policies and procedures
Series Number
B2821
Summary
This series consists primarily of published procedures and administrative manuals, produced by the New York State Department of Mental Hygiene, Wassaic Developmental Center, and the Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office, aimed at addressing critical functions and agency wide operations.
Creator
New York (State). Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Taconic Developmental and Disabilities Services Office recreational program records
Series Number
B2824
Summary
Potential Unlimited was a private entity that worked with the Wassaic Developmental Center and Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office between 1995 and 1999 to bring music, art, and the performing arts to those with developmental disabilities via workshops, music lessons, etc. Records documenting these activities include photographs, slides, brochures, media advertisements, press releases, and video performances.
Creator
New York (State). Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office
Access Restrictions
Photographs depicting patients are 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.