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Title

Register of children removed from poorhouses

Series Number

A1980

Summary

This series contains forms submitted to the State Board of Charities by poorhouse officials from most counties in the state. Forms provide information regarding children transferred from poorhouses to orphanages, apprenticeships, or families willing to act as guardians. "General Inquiry" forms provide aggregate statistics for each institution. "Personal Inquiry" forms record data for each child placed outside an institution: name; sex; age; if native or foreign born; if orphan; physical health, occupation, and status in current living situation.

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Charities

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Assemblyman William B. Hoyt bill files

Series Number

L0190

Summary

These records document the origin, development, progress, and intent of bills, resolutions, and regulations sponsored by Assemblyman Hoyt. Topics include child abuse prevention, protecting the environment, developing energy resources, and promoting the state's historical and cultural heritage. Included are proposed bills; memorandums in support of legislation; references to prior laws or regulations; responses to requests for comments and recommendations on Senate bills; legislative program briefs; internal memorandums; handwritten work notes; and legislative support/advocacy letters.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1974-1992 : William B. Hoyt)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Widow's pension legislation research files

Series Number

A3109

Summary

The series consists of legislative summaries, reports, speeches, conference papers, articles, newspaper clippings, and other material gathered by the commission to aid its investigation into the issue of providing pension relief to mothers. Records include sample legislation and testimony from other states, sample forms and draft reports. Also included is a chart of information on mothers' pension and allied laws in other states. Included is information on states that proposed laws and restrictions and methods used by states to administer state aid.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers transcripts of hearings

Series Number

A3106

Summary

The series consists of typescript copies, with infrequent annotations, of testimony given to the commission and its subcommittees on the question of relief for widowed mothers caring for dependent children. The commission, as authorized by Chapter 588 of the Laws of 1913, called representatives of many charitable organizations to confer with commission members on the objectives, policies, and work of their respective organizations in providing such relief.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

New York State Assemblyman William B. Hoyt constituent and advocacy correspondence

Series Number

L0192

Summary

The series consists of outgoing correspondence, sometimes with incoming letter(s) attached. The series also includes some background material, memorandums, and copies of cover letters sent with transmittal of requested materials. Responses, which address issues ranging from abortion, to child welfare, to retail wine pricing, reflect the actions and positions of the Assemblyman.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1974-1992 : William B. Hoyt)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Audited accounts of payments made by overseers of the poor for support of children born to slaves

Series Number

A0827

Summary

Abandoned children of slaves were to be supported at the state's expense by the local overseers of the poor. This series contains accounts of expenses of overseers of the poor for the maintenance of children of slaves. The accounts include the name of the town and county; names of overseers of the poor; name of master; name and birth date of child; time period for which child was maintained; amount spent and date.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

Original documents are fragile. Digital images are first use copies.

Title

Executive Director's financial records

Series Number

B2584

Summary

This series contains information about the day-to-day operation and finances of the Berkshire Farm Center. Included are copies of published budgets, annual financial statements, and audits. The audits specifically cover the operation of the Berkshire Farm for Boys, the Union Free School District, and the Berkshire Farm Institute for Training and Research.

Creator

• Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Commission to Examine Laws Relating to Child Welfare correspondence and administrative records

Series Number

A0018

Summary

The series consists of transcripts and correspondence of the Chair of the Commission to Examine Laws Relating to Child Welfare and reflects the commission's initiatives in investigating the operation and effect of laws relating to child welfare. Also included are statements of expenditures, staff salary statements, expense accounts, memorandums regarding the financial status of the commission, and comptroller's office schedules covering payments made to the commission's account.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission to Examine Laws Relating to Child Welfare

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Register of children of widows committed to institutions by children's court justices in New York and Bronx counties

Series Number

A3110

Summary

The series lists information on cases of children of widows in New York and Bronx counties who were committed to institutions by children's court justices. The extracts include information on children, mostly teenagers, who were committed for theft, assault, truancy, immorality, parental neglect, or other reasons. Column headings for information includes case number; sex; age; color; religion; nationality of parent; nationality of child; offense for which committed; source of facts/complaint; and reasons justifying complaint.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Governor printed reports and studies

Series Number

B0294

Summary

Executive Chamber staff maintained this report file to track the status of current policies and issues. The file includes draft and final versions of the governor's annual messages to the legislature; reports and plans of state agencies, commissions, task forces, advisory boards, councils, and private businesses hired by the state; state budget records; and statistical reports. These reports cover numerous subjects, such as: health care; child welfare; domestic violence; substance abuse; crime; gambling; education; economic conditions; tourism; and pollution.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers daily log of office staff activities

Series Number

A3111

Summary

This series consists of a partial log of activities of the office staff of the Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers along with a tally of office expenses. Entry headings include work; phones (incoming and outgoing calls); calls or reports by staff; and notes of interviews, meetings, and conferences attended. A separate section toward the end of the volume labeled "Financial Accounts" lists (and totals) daily office expenditures, bills, and salaries.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Child fatality investigative files

Series Number

B2391

Summary

These records document investigations of the deaths of children in foster care and those reported to the State Central Register.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Social Services. Division of Services and Community Development

Access Restrictions

Restricted to protect personal privacy.

Title

White House Conference on Child Health and Protection files

Series Number

A3038

Summary

The series consists primarily of memoranda and preliminary subcommittee reports (often including statistical summaries and charts) produced by the Committee on Special Classes which made recommendations for future programs, examined, commented on and set provisions for the education of "exceptional" children. Also included is memoranda and correspondence dealing with information requested for committee work. Also included are official proceedings of the conference and abstracts of other conference committees.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Division of Vocational and Extension Education

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers correspondence of the secretary

Series Number

A3107

Summary

The series consists of administrative correspondence of the Secretary of the Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers with state officials and representatives of charitable organizations relating to the commission's investigation and report. Subjects include information on efforts to provide relief of the poor, the commission's study of policies and practices of the Charity Organization Society of the City of New York, a report summarizing and commenting on testimony of New York City organizations, and progress of widow's pension legislation.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Department of Social Services Division of Legal Affairs Department regulation files

Series Number

B2829

Summary

This series consists of proposed regulations which were prepared by various programs within the Department of Social Services and sent to central counsel's office for review and filing with the New York State Department of State.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Social Services. Division of Legal Affairs

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth board of directors membership files

Series Number

B2575

Summary

This series contains letters from the Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth executive secretary to potential members of the Board of Directors; news and updates relating to Berkshire Farms (details of fundraising successes, updates on staff and facility, and news on particular students); and references to contributions made by members of the Board of Directors.

Creator

• Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b) relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).

Title

Foster care/voluntary agency files

Series Number

18988

Summary

This series consists of inspection reports, correspondence, and related material documenting the monitoring and oversight of foster care agencies, including institutional homes for children and orphanages. Files prior to the 1920s consist almost exclusively of inspection reports of private institutional homes for children prepared by the State Board of Charities. After the late 1920s, the files contain increasing amounts of administrative correspondence and less detailed reviews of physical facilities, client care, and management and operations.

Creator

• New York (State). Board of Social Welfare

Access Restrictions

Series is restricted in part to protect the personal privacy of individuals who are mentioned in the files.

Title

Census of children in poorhouses

Series Number

B1524

Summary

This series consists of examination records of children aged 2 -16 residing in county poorhouses and almshouses at the time of a special census. Examination form provides date; county in which facility is located; examination number(s); and answers to 26 questions on child identity, personal/family history, siblings, economic circumstances of parents, moral character, mental health, causes of dependency, and the likelihood of future independence. Often a section for remarks provides additional information.

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Charities

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

COVID-19 administrative policies and procedures

Series Number

B2846

Summary

This series consists of guidance, policies, and procedures from the leadership of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services to staff and those under their jurisdiction for handling day-to-day and special responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The files include protocols for staff, children, and childcare providers on maintaining social distancing and for providing access to educational resources.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Children and Family Services
• New York (State). Division for Youth

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance archived websites

Series Number

B2186

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.