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Displaying 95 Finding Aids
Title
- Testimony and reports regarding special investigations
Series Number
- A2076
Summary
- Testimony and supporting materials document investigations into conditions at the institution including inmate violence, cruelty of officers, discipline, malfeasance and mismanagement. In addition to letters, statements, affidavits,and reports there are also lists and charts of payroll, prices, payments and dispersals (primarily foodstuffs and provisions).
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Catholic parole agent's record of employment and conduct of paroled inmates
Series Number
- A3142
Summary
- Catholic Chaplains served as Parole Agent for Catholic inmates. This series consists of the Chaplains notes used to keep track of paroled inmates. Information may include inmate name, number; date paroled; date received in institution; to whom and where paroled; occupation; conduct at work and home; date ran away from home; possible whereabouts and if caused by home conditions. Also included are statistics on inmates at the institution, paroled, and escaped. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State Industrial School
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
- Inmate rosters
Series Number
- A1966
Summary
- This series consists of annual lists of inmates present or on parole from the State Agricultural and Industrial School. These lists were used to compile statistics on inmates present, paroled, or escaped, for the institution's annual reports. Information includes admission date or date returned from parole; name; inmate number; division to which assigned (occasionally); and book and page number of Chaplain's Registers where inmate's history is recorded. Inmate's death, escape or discharge date may also be recorded. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
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
- Administrative correspondence
Series Number
- A1972
Summary
- This series consists of chronological letter books and correspondence files of institution officials; and alphabetical name and subject files of institutional officials. Files include incoming and outgoing correspondence on subjects such as commitment procedures; inmate behavior and health; parole requests; the badge system; purchase of supplies; employee appointments; alleged inmate abuse; meeting and administrative matters; new facilities; personnel; Letters are with inmate parents and guardians; local judicial, police, administrative, and legislative officials; and various institution officials. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in part 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
- Daily population summaries
Series Number
- A1967
Summary
- This series consists of daily entries listing the total number of inmates present in the morning and in the evening, and the names and case numbers of newly admitted or discharged inmates. After 1913, the religion of newly admitted or discharged inmates is also noted. Male and female inmates are counted in separate books. These records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
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
- Catholic parole agent's records of interviews with and institutional histories of inmates
Series Number
- A3143
Summary
- Catholic Chaplains served as parole agents for Catholic inmates. This series consists of background information on newly admitted inmates. Information includes inmate name and number; division to which assigned; interview date; date received; if previously institutionalized; cause of commitment; and if parents alive: location, occupation. A few entries include information on inmate's character or religious training. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State Industrial School
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
- New York House of Refuge inmate admission registers
Series Number
- A2088
Summary
- These registers contain summary inmate admission information which generally includes: name, case number, annual entry number, admission date, assigned division, race, percentage (i.e., ethnicity or nationality) and age. Volume one also include "size" on a scale from one to six county of residence and if inmate's parents were living or dead. Volumes two and three include: religion; whether a new commitment or a returnee; offense; original commitment date and dates of previous commitments.
Creator
- House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Youth and Work Coordinator's subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B0600
Summary
- This series includes meeting minutes and reports; administrative records; public relations materials; studies, professional journals; project proposals; manuals; field reports; and correspondence with Federal, State, and local government agencies, community service organizations and professionals in sociology and social work. Ersa H. Poston compiled the records as Regional Director and later Youth and Work Coordinator for the Division for Youth. The records directly reflect the Division's mission and functions. Topics include juvenile delinquency, anti-social behavior, high school dropouts, and community organization.
Creator
- New York (State). Division for Youth
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York House of Refuge minutes of the visiting committee
Series Number
- A2091
Summary
- This series consists of reports of weekly inspection visits to the reformatory. The Visiting Committee functioned as a liaison between the Acting Committee of the Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents and the institution's officers. Topics include illnesses and deaths of incarcerated individuals; presence of staff; facility conditions, especially cleanliness; and discipline or disorder in workshops.
Creator
- House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Contracts for labor, goods, and services
Series Number
- A2085
Summary
- This series includes contracts between the Board of Managers and manufacturers for the labor of inmates or for the supplying of goods or services to the institution. Information lists employer name, position, and compensation. Labor contracts also include type of work; number of inmates employed; beginning date; and managers pay per day per inmate. Agreements modifying original contract are attached. Contracts for goods or services such as food or clothing includes date; name of supplier; goods supplied; and price.
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York House of Refuge minutes of the Acting Committee
Series Number
- A2052
Summary
- This series contains minutes of the House of Refuge's Acting Committee, later Executive Committee. Minutes include discussions of maintenance, finances, education, employment, and other matters and also contain resolutions; lists of bills presented for approval; and reports of committees of the Managers. Routine inmate census data includes number of males, females, whites, and blacks; total number of inmates in each division; number discharged; and starting at mid-19th century, number indentured and in hospital.
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York House of Refuge daily census of inmates
Series Number
- A2084
Summary
- These volumes track the movement of the New York House of Refuge inmate population from 1860 until the institution's closing in 1935. Information generally includes date; division; number of boys in each of six size categories (until 1900); number of boys or girls in each division; total number of boys or girls (no girls in institution after June 1905); number of inmates in each category admitted and discharged; and total number of inmates.
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York House of Refuge annual reports and miscellaneous publications
Series Number
- A2090
Summary
- The Annual Reports to the Legislature also included reports on rules and regulations, acts of incorporation, by-laws, statutes and decisions; Building Committee's final report; Bylaws of Board of Managers; and proceedings of first and second conventions of Managers of Houses of Refuge and Schools of Reform. Pamphlets address controversies related to Little Hell's Gate and granting access to the reformatory to Catholic clergy.
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Agricultural and Industrial School male inmate case history books
Series Number
- A1906
Summary
- The Western House of Refuge was established as the first state reformatory in the nation by the New York State Legislature in 1846. The institution's name was changed to the New York State Industrial School in 1886 and New York State Agricultural and Industrial School in 1907. This series contains basic information, including personal, family, and criminal history, regarding each male inmate admitted during the period from 1849 to 1939.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
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
- New York State Industrial School female inmate case history books
Series Number
- A1907
Summary
- This series contains basic information about the personal and family background of female inmates in the New York State Industrial School. Types of information may include inmates name, date received, court of commitment, offense, plea, previous arrests, complainant, age, attributes, religion, parole date, division assignments, and reading ability. Information about parents may include name, residence, health, nativity, religion, number of children, and work background.
Creator
- New York (State). State Industrial School
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
- Unidentified indexes to institution records
Series Number
- A3137
Summary
- These indexes provide no indication of, or insufficient information to determine, which records they index. None of the volumes index any existing institution records. Each index includes inmate name; and page number(s). Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State Industrial School
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
- Reports of inmate conduct and punishments for offenses
Series Number
- A3136
Summary
- This series provides information on inmate conduct, and punishments for misconduct. Inmate conduct reports include date; name and number of inmates; offense or an indication of good or improved behavior, and by whom reported. Punishments for misconduct reports include date; name and number of inmates; and punishments for reported offenses. Institution bylaws required a misconduct report be filed in a "Complaint Book" before any inmate could be punished for an offense. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State Industrial School
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
- Registers of escapes from farm colonies
Series Number
- A3054
Summary
- This series contains information on escaped inmates including name of colony from which escaped; date of escape; name of inmate; inmate's city of residence (occasionally); and if returned or sent to another institution. Similar information is provided for inmates who escaped from hospitals or during trips to or from hospitals. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
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
- Matron's daily journals for the female department
Series Number
- A1905
Summary
- This series contains narrative journals recording daily institutional and inmate activity. Topics include staff and inmate illnesses or medical problems; special events such as holidays and entertainment; inmate behavior; contact with discharged inmates; and facility conditions. A weekly summary is usually entered on Saturday. Also included are printed holiday and entertainment programs, with readings and songs.
Creator
- New York (State). State Industrial School
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
- Superintendent's orders to staff
Series Number
- A1904
Summary
- This series consists of memoranda directing staff to carry out specific assignments or to follow general regulations with regard to treatment and discipline of inmates; daily routines and procedures; repairs to buildings and facilities; arrangements for special events; scheduling and conduct of religious services; and other aspects of the institution's administration. Some orders concern grants, denials, and revocations of parole or investigations of paroled inmate's the living conditions of. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in part 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).