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Displaying 23 Finding Aids
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
- Directives to the Superintendent
Series Number
- A3069
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence concerning policies, methods and procedures, regulations, and provisions of state and federal laws relating to the financial administration of the State Agricultural and Industrial School. Most correspondence is from state and federal agencies directing the superintendent to follow or be aware of rules or procedures for activities such as ordering supplies; approving expenditures; administration of contracts; equipment depreciation and building construction and repair payments. Also included are state or federal laws and lists of appropriations.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Inspector's reports on conditions at the State Industrial School
Series Number
- A3056
Summary
- This series contains inspections reports of the State Industrial School by a State Board of Charities inspector. Information includes date of inspection, names of institution management and name of inspector. Reports may contain general or detailed discussion of buildings and grounds conditions, sanitary conditions, general health of inmates; disciplinary measures; number in solitary confinement; number sent to Elmira Reformatory; recreation; education; religious services; budgetary constraints and supply shortages; and number of inmates by gender, officers, and employees at the institution.
Creator
- New York (State). State Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
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).
Title
- Registers of points and prizes awarded at Annual Exhibitions
Series Number
- A3126
Summary
- Fairs were held in part to provide incentive for improved agricultural production. This series consists of registers of points and prizes awarded at annual exhibitions. Information includes year of exhibition; names of colonies; competition categories; number of points awarded to each colony in each category; total points for each colony; and individuals and colonies awarded specified prizes. 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
- Minutes of the Benefit Association of the Civil Service Employees of Industry, N.Y.
Series Number
- A3064
Summary
- This series contains the constitution, bylaws, and monthly meeting minutes of the Benefit Association of the Civil Service Employees of Industry, N.Y. Subjects include election of delegates to attend conventions; appeal to reduce the railroad fare; correspondence with legislators regarding protection from unjust removal, retirement benefits; salaries during sick leave, membership recruitment; association benefits for sick employees; election of officers; and routine matters such as monthly reports of officers and committees, and appointments of and orders to committees.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Transcript of testimony taken by a special committee of the Board of Social Welfare investigating conditions at the school
Series Number
- A3058
Summary
- This series consists of hearing transcripts of a committee investigating conditions at the Agricultural and Industrial School. Testimony of management and staff concerned background and experience; methods of discipline and punishment and their effectiveness; responsibilities and extent of cooperation among staff; contact with and responsibilities toward inmates; work, education, and recreation programs; bureaucratic obstacles, method for assigning inmates to cottages or skill training programs; and criteria for granting inmates visits home or parole.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Industrial School financial records of the institution
Series Number
- A3129
Summary
- This series consists of payment records made by the State Industrial School to employees and to businesses or individuals who supplied goods or services. Records include pay roll information including name and position; invoices listing items or services purchased; and abstracts of accounts for the preceding month which contains to whom paid or purpose (e.g. pay roll; company name) and for what paid (e.g. salaries; coal; meat).
Creator
- New York (State). State Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Monthly reports of the Board of Visitors
Series Number
- A3060
Summary
- These reports summarize inspections of the institution conducted in accordance with institution bylaws by the Board of Visitors (called the Board of Managers until 1927).
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- Partly 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
- Minutes of the Acting Committee (Executive Committee) of the Board of Managers
Series Number
- A1901
Summary
- This series consists of meeting minutes dealing primarily with planning, budgeting, and reviewing expenditures for salaries, supplies, and services. Information includes monthly expenditures and names of staff hired, fired, or resigned. Beginning in the 1870s, the minutes contain reports and recommendations presented to the committee by the superintendent on the admission, discharge, or transfer of specific individuals.
Creator
- New York (State). State 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
- Superintendent's monthly reports to Board of Visitors
Series Number
- A3128
Summary
- This series consists of reports presented at monthly meetings of the Board of Visitors (called the Board of Managers until 1927). The reports discuss such matters as staff deaths, illnesses, resignations, and leave; filling staff vacancies; inmate escapes; special school activities; purchases; and valuation of work done in shops.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- Partly 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
- State Industrial School superintendent's daily journal
Series Number
- A1903
Summary
- This series consists of journals, or diaries containing brief daily entries. Typical daily entries may include information about inmate admissions and discharges; inmate escapes; institution population counts; holiday events; Board of Managers meetings; Board of Managers attendance at Sunday service; and special topics such as Civil War service enlistments of former inmates.
Creator
- New York (State). State 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
- Memoranda concerning orders, requests, or actions of institution officials
Series Number
- A3117
Summary
- This series consists mostly of memoranda between the Superintendent and the Chief of the Discipline Department relating to reporting and punishment for misconduct procedures; requests for supplies and repairs; monthly lists of employees and employee misconduct; books sent to various departments; solitary confinement notices; religion of cadets; cadets transferred; and statistical reports on the number of inmates in each division, number of reports of misconduct, number of paroles, number of escapes, and related matters. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State 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
- Register of employee leave time used and accumulated
Series Number
- A3061
Summary
- These series records dates of employee leave and extra duty at the State Agricultural and Industrial School. Information generally includes employee name; address or city of residence (sometimes); telephone number (sometimes); date of appointment, vacation, sick leave, other absences with or without pay (sometimes with reason), extra duty and type of work done, departure from institution employment, and the reason and return date to institution employment.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Minutes of meetings of a special committee of the Board of Visitors
Series Number
- A3057
Summary
- This series consists of meeting minutes in the form of hearing transcripts from a committee investigating the problem of runaways at the Agricultural and Industrial School. Testimony included personality traits of good supervisors; methods of discipline and preventing runaways; punishing runaways; frequency of home visits; past and present conditions at the school; reasons for inmates running away; criteria for assigning inmates to colonies; and possibility of regular meetings of cottage supervisors to exchange ideas on treatment and discipline of inmates.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Superintendent's record of officers' attendance
Series Number
- A3130
Summary
- The superintendent's duties included establishing and enforcing time schedules for employees. This series contains mostly attendance and work schedule information of officers in the State Agricultural and Industrial School. The daily attendance records for each month and vacation leave records list name and position. Other information may include if on vacation, resigned or dismissed; time off and changes in daily work schedules.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Minutes of the Board of Managers and Board of Visitors
Series Number
- A1900
Summary
- These minutes were compiled by the board secretary. An entry for each meeting begins with the date and a list of the members present, followed by a summary of the proceedings. Included are verbatim transcripts or copies of resolutions and reports considered by the board. Much of the business conducted by the board was based on information contained in reports submitted by board committees and by the superintendent and other institution officials.
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
- Minutes of the Board of Classification
Series Number
- A1964
Summary
- This series documents the actions and decisions of the Board of Classification who determined parole requirements or transfer options. Minutes includes meeting dates; board members present; names of inmates and actions taken regarding their parole or division assignments; and inmate's offense or other cause of the Board's action or decision (sometimes). Minutes after November 1, 1898 consist mostly of lists, providing inmate's name; action taken regarding the inmate; parole date and sometimes the reasons for actions taken.
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).