Willard Psychiatric Center burial and interment records
Series Number
B1760
Summary
This series consists of burial registers, cemetery plot maps, and administrative files and reports relating to the maintenance, operation, and administration of the Willard Psychiatric Center cemetery. More than 5,000 patients are buried in the Willard Psychiatric Center (formerly the Willard Asylum for the Insane) cemetery which included Jewish, Protestant, Catholic, and Civil War veteran sections. Burial registers include name; age; nativity; death and burial dates; and plot locations. Soldier's ranks, companies, and regiments are noted.
Creator
New York (State). Office of Mental Health
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.