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Displaying 53 Finding Aids
Title
- Willard Asylum for the Insane record of commitments
Series Number
- B1465
Summary
- This series consists of transcripts of orders of admission and medical certificates (commitment papers) for patients admitted to Willard State Hospital. Records include patient's name; date admitted; and residence. Medical certificates include physician's observations and opinions concerning patient's behavior, mental condition, and cause of insanity.
Creator
- Willard Asylum for the Insane
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
- Willard State Hospital medical records
Series Number
- 19069
Summary
- This series consists of patient medical records from Willard State Hospital and from the Sampson State School facility. Information for each record includes patient name; admission and discharge dates; gender; age; civil condition; nativity; occupation; cause and form of insanity and if inherited; cause of death; education; and name and address of next of kin. Photographs of the patients are sometimes present as are notes on the patient's condition; activities; transfers; and autopsy reports. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Willard 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 application to and approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Willard State Hospital ward inventory
Series Number
- B1471
Summary
- This series consists of inventories of equipment on wards at Willard State Hospital. Items inventoried include office furniture and equipment; recreational, janitorial, and medical equipment; and hospital furniture, apparatus, and equipment. Each item notes quantity, condition, and number requested in the next budget period. Also included for each ward is a brief census of patients, with numbers of male and female patients. Patients are listed as tidy, untidy, and destructive. Numbers of patients are provided in three categories: bedridden, ambulatory, and wheelchair-bound.
Creator
- Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Wiilard State Hospital patient indexes
Series Number
- B1459
Summary
- This series consists of patient indexes created by staff of Willard Asylum for the Insane (later Willard State Hospital). Series consists of separate county and patient indexes. For some patients, the volume and page number given in the indexes refer to other series of patient case files; in other cases, the reference of the citations is unknown. Dates for the indexes overlap as information was carried over from earlier to later volumes.
Creator
- Willard State Hospital (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 of Mental Health.
Title
- Willard Psychiatric Center Director's photograph and news clipping file
Series Number
- B1475
Summary
- This series consists entirely of news clippings and photographs from the office of the Director of Willard State Hospital (later Willard Psychiatric Center). The topic of the bulk of the clippings is an investigation of alleged patient abuse and administrative irregularities (1977-1978). Photographs depict various staff, patient, and hospital unit activities. One group of photographs has captions attached; these appear to have been collected for a brochure promoting the facility.
Creator
- Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Patient identification photographs 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
- Willard State Hospital scrapbooks
Series Number
- B1461
Summary
- This series consists of scrapbooks primarily containing newspaper clippings relating to a variety of topics: Willard State Hospital; other mental institutions; mental health professions; medical societies; legislation; mental illness and its treatment. Also included are public announcements; proposed legislation; blank forms, form letters, and financial statements; circular letters; train and boat schedules for arrivals and departures from Willard; Board of Trustees resolutions; and programs of entertainment and ceremonies at the hospital.
Creator
- Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Newsletters
Series Number
- B1453
Summary
- This series consists of newsletters produced by the Willard State Hospital (later Willard Psychiatric Center) to document hospital activities and to provide information of interest to the local community as well as to patients and staff of the hospital. Newsletters contain articles, announcements, reports of meetings, advertisements for local businesses, and other contributions from various hospital departments, staff members, and patients.
Creator
- Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Fiscal records
Series Number
- B1478
Summary
- This series consists of a variety of fiscal records created by Willard State Hospital (later Willard Psychiatric Center including a journal recording amounts and prices of farm produce consumed and produced and numbers of livestock on hand; a Treasurer's report with detailed listing of all expenditures by department; a general ledger; a monthly transportation ledger; report on detailing accounting, requisitioning, and inventorying procedures for each department; and cash and petty cash books listing receipts and disbursements.
Creator
- Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Willard Psychiatric Center School of Nursing records
Series Number
- B1445
Summary
- This series consists primarily of black-and-white photographs depicting students and facilities of the Willard State Hospital School of Nursing. Venues and activities include classroom, laboratory, and operating room instruction; commencement ceremonies; study; formal group photos of classes, by year; interaction with patients; and recreation activities. Most individuals are unidentified. Also included are handbooks, commencement programs, yearbooks, course catalogs, news clippings, and other material related to the history of the school or nursing history in general.
Creator
- Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Meeting minutes of Executive Committee and Director's Cabinet
Series Number
- B1504
Summary
- This series consists of meeting minutes of the "Director's Cabinet" of Willard Psychiatric Center and its predecessor, the Executive Committee. Permanent members of these groups included the director, deputy directors, chief of psychiatry, director of nursing, director of personnel, and business officer.
Creator
- Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Willard State Hospital personnel records
Series Number
- B1460
Summary
- This series consists of personnel records created at Willard Asylum for the Insane (later Willard State Hospital). Included are applications for employment; reference letters; information about appointments, terminations; resignations; promotions and deaths; and correspondence about benefits and the retirement system. The volume listing kitchen workers also includes cookie recipes.
Creator
- Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Access to certian records in this series may be restricted. State Archives staff will review requests for specific documents and disclose in accordance with New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
Title
- Willard State Hospital clinical records
Series Number
- B1474
Summary
- This series of clinical records typically includes patient name; date of commencement of ailment; result (recovered, improved, died); and a narrative of the patient's condition and treatment. One volume pertains only to men and covers a variety of ailments, diagnoses, and treatments. Three volumes contain records for female patients examined and treated mostly for gynecological disorders. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted to protect personal privacy.Access permitted under certain conditions upon application and approval of State Archives.
Title
- Willard Psychiatric Center patient case files
Series Number
- 14231_21
Summary
- These patient case files consist of the official forms and administrative data documenting the admission, legal status, assessment, treatment planning, treatment, and discharge of patients at Willard State Hospital (later Willard Psychiatric Center). Records include admission, death and discharge records; patient photographs; census statistics; and autopsy reports of patients.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
- New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene
- Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)
- Willard Psychiatric Center (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.