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Displaying 70 Finding Aids
Title
- Newark Developmental Disabilities Service Office publications
Series Number
- B2658
Summary
- This series consists of newsletters and publications produced to document facility activities, events, and services and to provide informational outreach to consumers, facility staff, and the general public. Newsletters include "The Quill"; "The Newsline Newark"; "Together"; and "The HRMO Report". Other publications include "The New York State School Bugle"; "The School Express: Newark State School"; "Newark State School News"; "Explore Education"; "News, Developments, Communication"; "Directions 1990s Bulletin"; and Affirmative Action Newsletter".
Creator
- Newark Developmental Disabilities Service Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Annual reports
Series Number
- B1700
Summary
- The series consists of annual reports that were transmitted to the State Legislature or the Department of Mental Hygiene as required by law. Included are annual reports of the trustees of the New York State Asylum for Idiots and annual reports of the Syracuse State School.
Creator
- Syracuse State School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office patient case files
Series Number
- B2553
Summary
- This series consists of clinical case files for clients of Rome Developmental Center and its predecessor institutions. Case files contain documentation of court commitment or voluntary admission; patient mental health history at time of admission; subsequent progress or regress; medical treatment; transfers to and from residential units; disciplinary measures; family contacts; and discharge by release, transfer, or death.
Creator
- New York (State). Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office
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
- Foreman's sheets of items delivered to the storekeeper
Series Number
- B1649
Summary
- This series consists of receipts for articles delivered to the storekeeper from various departments of the Syracuse State School (e.g., knitting room, mending department, and sewing department). Each sheet lists the department from which the items were received; date; and the quantity, size, and description of the articles.
Creator
- Syracuse State School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Executive Committee meeting minutes
Series Number
- B1675
Summary
- The series consists of minutes of meetings of the "Executive Committee" of the New York State Asylum for Idiots, held roughly once a month between 1855 and 1891. Meetings are described as "informal" in the minutes, and the bulk of entries list bills audited. Lists show vendor/company and amount owed. Sometimes those conducting the audit are named. Damage to opening pages of the volume obscures information on the first few reported meetings.
Creator
- New York State Asylum for Idiots
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to severe mold damage. Closed pending conservation treatment.
Title
- Rome Developmental Center fiscal records
Series Number
- B2383
Summary
- This series documents receipts and disbursements of cash, billing and payments made for facilities maintenance, documentation of funds encumbered and appropriated, and accounting for cash belonging to patients. The records detail the management of patients' funds, expenditures for patient and facilities maintenance, and handling of monies in general. Records may contain personally-identifying information.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
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 for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office annual reports
Series Number
- B2793
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports published by the Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office and its predecessor facility, the Wassaic Developmental Center. These reports provide information on the center/DDSO's functions, activities, and events.
Creator
- New York (State). Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Newark State School admission application register
Series Number
- B2662
Summary
- This register records basic information of applicants for admission to Newark State School. Information for each applicant includes name, county, date of application, date received, date forwarded, date accepted or rejected, and date of notification of the Superintendent of the Poor.
Creator
- Newark State School (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 for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- Letchworth Village annual reports
Series Number
- B2445
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports describing the functions, activities, and events of the Letchworth Village facility for the developmentally disabled.
Creator
- New York (State). Letchworth Village
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office Director's messages and letters
Series Number
- B2679
Summary
- This series includes messages relating to work placement opportunities for patients and letters written to the director of the Rome State School.
Creator
- New York (State). Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Newark Developmental Center (N.Y.) personnel records
Series Number
- B2651
Summary
- This series consists of employee time books and civil service title files. Employee time books include employee's name, dates worked, pay rate, days and hours worked, and amount paid per period. Civil service title files provide a record of the job responsibilities and types of jobs held by staff. These records include job descriptions, job announcements, and reclassifications.
Creator
- Newark Developmental Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- As service recipients could be employed, these records may also contain service recipient names and information. Records containing service recipient information are restricted permanently in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records and the Personal Privacy Protection Law. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- Sunmount State School annual reports
Series Number
- B2447
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports describing the functions, activities, and events of the Sunmount State School.
Creator
- Sunmount State School (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Newark State School annual reports
Series Number
- B2446
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports describing the functions, activities, and events of the Newark State School.
Creator
- Newark State School (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office centennial files
Series Number
- B2685
Summary
- This series consists of programs, posters, news articles, correspondence, meeting minutes, memorandums, and related records that document the centennial celebration of the Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office and its predecessor institutions.
Creator
- New York (State). Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Rome State School colony inventory of supplies and equipment files
Series Number
- B2680
Summary
- This series documents the equipment and supply inventories kept at the Burr and Gloversville colonies between 1932 and 1940.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office administrative policies and procedures
Series Number
- B2681
Summary
- This series consists primarily of published procedures and manuals produced by the New York State Department of Mental Hygiene and Rome Developmental Center/Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office.
Creator
- New York (State). Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Newark State School ward reports
Series Number
- B2663
Summary
- This fragmentary series documents typical events, physical conditions, and patient and staff activities. Types of records include patient bathing schedules, notes of minor in-clinic medical treatments, laundry reports, beauty shop appointments, notes on housekeeping conditions, records of meal menus, notes on disruptive incidents, and notes on client activities as groups and individuals. Specific ward or floor documented is not always apparent.
Creator
- Newark State School (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 for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- Wassaic State School annual reports
Series Number
- B2448
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports describing the functions, activities, and events of the Wassaic State School.
Creator
- Wassaic State School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs archived websites
Series Number
- B2073
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs, which was created in 2013, and its predecessor, the New York State Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities.
Creator
- Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office Director's correspondence files
Series Number
- B2389
Summary
- This series contains correspondence and memoranda to and from staff of various offices and departments. Subjects include planning, reports of department activities, treatment programs, facility maintenance and improvement projects, staffing, and other administrative concerns.
Creator
- New York (State). Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office
Access Restrictions
- Records identifying patients are restricted permanently 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 for People with Developmental Disabilities.