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Displaying 74 Finding Aids
Title
- Documents relating to the records survey of 1950 and subsequent disposition
Series Number
- B1452
Summary
- In 1950, a survey was conducted of inactive records filed with the Department of Audit and Control with only a 5 per cent sample preserved. Historical records from the sample were inadvertently taken for disposal to Quebec, Canada; about one-third of which were recovered. This series consists of inventory reports; correspondence; articles and other materials documenting this survey and the resulting disposition of those records. Most material pertains to records recovery activities.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Syracuse State School postcard collection
Series Number
- B1693
Summary
- The series consists of approximately 120 picture post cards, most of which were sent by employees or students of the Syracuse State School to staff members. All cards are stamped and cancelled. The color pictures typically show cities and landscapes primarily, but not exclusively, within New York State. Some appear to be reports from former students or their families. Fewer post cards were used for "business" messages.
Creator
- Syracuse State School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Letterpress copybooks of purchase orders
Series Number
- B1678
Summary
- This series consists of copies of purchase orders for goods sent to vendors by the Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children. Entries show order date, company/vendor name, description of goods and cost. Copies that were poorly pressed are hard to read. Also included is an alphabetical name index at the end of each volume.
Creator
- Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Syracuse Developmental Center exhibit materials
Series Number
- B1692
Summary
- These materials depict children and staff in various therapeutic, educational, and recreational settings, classrooms, buildings, and grounds of the Syracuse State School. Also include are a history of the Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children, a portrait of Dr. Hervey Wilbur, and records of the observance of the 125th of the opening of the Syracuse Developmental Center.
Creator
- Syracuse Developmental Center
Access Restrictions
- Records depicting students 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.
- Records are also restricted due to fragility, pending treatment. Use with supervision of archivist.
Title
- Indexes
Series Number
- B1685
Summary
- This series consists of an assortment of books from the Syracuse State School and its predecessors indexing parts of various unspecified institutional records. The correlation of the indexes to the ledgers, journals, registers, or other volumes they index is unknown; only two of the volumes have titles that indicate the purpose of the index. These volumes index students, clothing allotments, and attendance.
Creator
- Syracuse State School
Access Restrictions
- Volumes 1-3: 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 Developmental Center historic prints and negatives
Series Number
- B1691
Summary
- These historic photographs were collected and displayed by Syracuse Developmental Center staff in the facility's museum. Most images date from the 1920s when the institution was the Syracuse State Institution for Mental Defectives; half of them are student portraits.
Creator
- Syracuse Developmental Center
Access Restrictions
- Access to items depicting patients is 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 for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- Reports to the State Board of Charities
Series Number
- B1690
Summary
- The series consists of ten reports to the State Board of Charities by the Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children for fiscal years 1884/85 through 1893/94, and for 1900/01. Each two-page report form provides "schedule" and "compensation" data in seven broad categories: officers of the institution; capacity of buildings; valuation of real estate and personal property; receipts and expenses; outstanding indebtedness; assets; and population movement (census).
Creator
- Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children private pay accounts
Series Number
- B1684
Summary
- This series consists of account books of receipts and disbursements by New York State Asylum and the Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children for board and clothing expenses for private pay students. Volume 1 shows cash received on account for "paying pupils." Entries include date; name; number; amount; monthly totals and cash received from fruit, livestock, scrap metal, and used items sold. Volume 2, which shows amounts received and disbursed for board and clothing expenses of students, is arranged by student name. Records are restricted.
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
- Job book and samples from the print shop
Series Number
- B1653
Summary
- The job book records orders received for printing jobs and includes examples of items printed at Syracuse State School print shop. The shop, part of the vocational program, taught the fundamentals of printing orders list date; item ordered and number of pages in the print run. Printed items range from a variety of blank forms, to promotional literature and event ephemera. (posters, event notices, tickets, invitations), to identification cards and printed rules of conduct.
Creator
- Syracuse State School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Syracuse State School admission, discharge, death, and transfer records,
Series Number
- B1647
Summary
- This series documents admissions; discharges and transfers of the New York State Asylum for Idiots; the Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children; the Syracuse State School for Mental Defectives and the Syracuse State School. Information is also present in some volumes for death, parole, and escape (elopement). Of note in the early descriptive and admission volumes are the family history data and physiognomic and phrenological data. A few applicant photographs accompany the earliest descriptions. 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 surgeon's daybook
Series Number
- B1646
Summary
- This series consists of a Syracuse State School's record of patient surgeries. Typical procedures include appendectomy, suturing, tonsillectomy. Entries include type of operation; date; patient name; surgeon; surgical assistant; anesthetist (sometimes), and nurse. Early listings note patient's sex; religion; type of anesthetic and time of the operation. For more complex cases, specific procedures are noted, along with surgical findings. 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 Developmental Center Director's subject files
Series Number
- B1652
Summary
- Subject files of the director of Syracuse Developmental Center include staff meeting minutes, statistical charts on residents, monthly and annual departmental reports, manuals, handbooks, publications, and a small amount of general planning and administrative files. Of special interest is a small number of memorandums and reports on the school's education program.
Creator
- Syracuse Developmental Center
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
- Samples of registration documents for Syracuse University
Series Number
- B1448
Summary
- This series consists of Syracuse University registration records (correspondence and forms) documenting certification of the university colleges; curricula of its various schools and serves as an example of the college/university registration process over time. Correspondence topics include listing the university under a religious denomination; meeting Education Law criteria; Regents rules governing certificates or courses of study; name changes of component colleges and proposed creation or abolition of degree programs.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Office of Higher and Professional Education
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Senator John A. DeFrancisco archived websites
Series Number
- B2214
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the official website of Senator John A. DeFrancisco.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (1993-2018 : John A. DeFrancisco)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.