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Displaying 83 Finding Aids
Title
- Willard State Hospital medical records
Series Number
- 19069
Summary
- This series consists of patient medical records from Willard State Hospital and from the Sampson State School facility. Information for each record includes patient name; admission and discharge dates; gender; age; civil condition; nativity; occupation; cause and form of insanity and if inherited; cause of death; education; and name and address of next of kin. Photographs of the patients are sometimes present as are notes on the patient's condition; activities; transfers; and autopsy reports. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)
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 of Mental Health.
Title
- Willard State Hospital ward inventory
Series Number
- B1471
Summary
- This series consists of inventories of equipment on wards at Willard State Hospital. Items inventoried include office furniture and equipment; recreational, janitorial, and medical equipment; and hospital furniture, apparatus, and equipment. Each item notes quantity, condition, and number requested in the next budget period. Also included for each ward is a brief census of patients, with numbers of male and female patients. Patients are listed as tidy, untidy, and destructive. Numbers of patients are provided in three categories: bedridden, ambulatory, and wheelchair-bound.
Creator
- Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Wiilard State Hospital patient indexes
Series Number
- B1459
Summary
- This series consists of patient indexes created by staff of Willard Asylum for the Insane (later Willard State Hospital). Series consists of separate county and patient indexes. For some patients, the volume and page number given in the indexes refer to other series of patient case files; in other cases, the reference of the citations is unknown. Dates for the indexes overlap as information was carried over from earlier to later volumes.
Creator
- Willard State Hospital (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 of Mental Health.
Title
- Newsletters
Series Number
- B1922
Summary
- This series consists of newsletters produced at Middletown State Hospital (later Middletown Psychiatric Center). Titles include "Empathy," the quarterly newsletter of staff and volunteers (1965, 1968); "We Speak," patient newsletter (1958-1967); The "Hilltop," patient newsletter (1935-1953); "The Hilltop Herald," and "MPC Herald," staff newsletter (ca. 1978-1996); and other short-lived or untitled publications (1961-2002).
Creator
- Middletown Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Hudson River State Hospital photographic images
Series Number
- B2330
Summary
- This series consists of black and white negatives, glass plate negatives, and glass lantern slides that depict Hudson River State Hospital facilities, patients, staff, and hospital activities.
Creator
- Hudson River State Hospital (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Photographs depicting identifiable patients are 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.
Title
- Annual reports
Series Number
- B2443
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports describing the functions, activities, and events of the Buffalo State Hospital.
Creator
- Buffalo State Hospital
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Willard Psychiatric Center Director's photograph and news clipping file
Series Number
- B1475
Summary
- This series consists entirely of news clippings and photographs from the office of the Director of Willard State Hospital (later Willard Psychiatric Center). The topic of the bulk of the clippings is an investigation of alleged patient abuse and administrative irregularities (1977-1978). Photographs depict various staff, patient, and hospital unit activities. One group of photographs has captions attached; these appear to have been collected for a brochure promoting the facility.
Creator
- Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Patient identification photographs are 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 of Mental Health.
Title
- Willard State Hospital scrapbooks
Series Number
- B1461
Summary
- This series consists of scrapbooks primarily containing newspaper clippings relating to a variety of topics: Willard State Hospital; other mental institutions; mental health professions; medical societies; legislation; mental illness and its treatment. Also included are public announcements; proposed legislation; blank forms, form letters, and financial statements; circular letters; train and boat schedules for arrivals and departures from Willard; Board of Trustees resolutions; and programs of entertainment and ceremonies at the hospital.
Creator
- Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Coffee and Spice Department ledger
Series Number
- B1501
Summary
- This ledger, created at the Utica State Hospital, apparently records sales or transfers of quantities of coffee and spices to other state hospitals. Accounts include date; item and amount purchased; price per unit; and total amount paid. The ledger also contains an account for coffee and spices purchased by Utica State Hospital, and three accounts for purchases from coffee and spice vendors.
Creator
- Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Photographs of facilities, staff, and patients at mental health institutions
Series Number
- 19131
Summary
- The series consists of photographic prints, negatives, and a small number of slides depicting staff and facilities of the Office of Mental Health and the people it serves. Included are images of various state hospitals (interiors and exteriors); staff at work (budget preparation, admission procedure); individual and group portraits of officials, staff, and clients in various work (remedial reading, group psychotherapy) and recreational (state fair, Special Olympics) settings; and representations of exhibits and other special projects or events (centennial observances, employee recognition day, laying of cornerstones, patient discharge).
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health. Public Affairs Office
Access Restrictions
- Patient identification photographs are restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- "The Opal" patient newsletter
Series Number
- B1480
Summary
- This series consists of bound copies of "The Opal," a monthly literary newsletter edited by patients at the State Lunatic Asylum at Utica. The newsletter contains poems, essays, news articles, correspondence, and editorials on national and local events and subjects. Subjects and themes are mostly social, literary, religious, and political.
Creator
- New York (State). State Lunatic Asylum
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Commission in Lunacy policy and meeting records
Series Number
- B1491
Summary
- This series consists of informational and policy documents issued by the State Commission in Lunacy and maintained by the Utica State Hospital. Documents include meeting minutes; conference transcripts; patient transfer orders; Commission decisions; guidelines; policy resolutions; samples forms; and laws relating to the insane. Issues discussed at the meetings include proposed expenditures, repairs, and construction; condemnation and acquisition of property; personnel issues claims against the hospitals; licensing of private mental health facilities; and other legal and procedural issues and policies.
Creator
- Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State Commissioners in Lunacy visiting book
Series Number
- B1490
Summary
- This series records visits to the State Lunatic Asylum (later Utica State Hospital) by the members of the State Commission in Lunacy. Information includes date of visit, names and signatures of commissioner, and areas of the hospital visited. Recommendations, including those for safety, orderliness, and cleanliness adopted during meetings are documented. Visitation notes address personal appearance of attendants; sanitary conditions; furniture; maintenance of buildings and grounds; dining and wards; fire prevention; and patient appearance, behavior, treatment, and care.
Creator
- Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center Board of Managers meeting minutes and visiting book
Series Number
- B1484
Summary
- This series consists of visitation books and minutes of meetings of the Board of Managers (later Board of Visitors) of the Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center and its predecessors. Minutes document matters discussed by or reported to the board including resolutions passed; financial reports; conditions and improvements; patients admitted and discharged (some by death); patients recommended for discharge or transfer; committee reports; and officer elections. The visitation register notes the reason for the visit.
Creator
- Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center
Access Restrictions
- Records identifying patients are 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 of Mental Health.
Title
- Medical inspectors' notes of visitation of state hospitals and private institutions
Series Number
- B1861
Summary
- This series was created by the medical inspector for the State Hospital Commission (later the Department of Mental Hygiene) to document observations made on inspection visits to state hospitals, state schools, hospital psychiatric wards, and private mental health care institutions. Narrative notes include date and time of arrival; professional staff on duty; list of staff vacancies; patient census statistics; notes on new admissions; discharges; deaths; and special interviews with patients about complaints regarding care and treatment, accidents, and injuries.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene. Medical Inspector of the State Hospital Commission
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.
Title
- Contracts and specifications
Series Number
- B1492
Summary
- This series consists of contracts, specifications, and proposals from contractors and suppliers for construction projects; work on building additions, repairs and improvements; and for equipment for Utica State Hospital. Contracts included work on fire escapes; chimneys; greenhouses; windows; skylights; floors; laundry equipment; sewers; additional buildings; printing; kitchen equipment; beds; doorbells; coal; plumbing installation and telephone equipment. Also included are Board of Managers approvals and authorizations to begin work on projects; farmland lease agreements and insurance agreements.
Creator
- Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Annual reports
Series Number
- B1479
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports of the Board of Managers (later Board of Visitors) of the New York State Lunatic Asylum (successor Utica State Hospital). Each annual report includes reports from the Board of Managers Treasurer and Superintendent. The reports discuss conditions, progress, notable events or changes, fiscal status, statistics on patients by various factors (age, occupation, nativity, etc.), descriptions of the facilities.
Creator
- Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Construction journals
Series Number
- B1496
Summary
- This series consists of account journals documenting expenses and payments for construction of the State Lunatic Asylum at Utica. Information includes account name; what payment is for; amount paid; check number; and the corresponding ledger page or account number. Also included is an accounting journal documenting expenses for construction of new buildings in 1844.
Creator
- New York (State). State Lunatic Asylum
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Deputy director's office files
Series Number
- 16569
Summary
- The series consists of administrative subject files from the office of the Deputy Director, Division of the Budget. Records may include correspondence, memoranda, reports, briefing papers, and copies of legal documents. Subjects include operations of examination units, state budget issues, agency budget requests, employee relations, transportation (Westway), the Housing Finance Authority, state mental hospitals, the canal program, and the federal urban renewal program.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of the Budget. Executive Offices
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Meeting minutes of Executive Committee and Director's Cabinet
Series Number
- B1504
Summary
- This series consists of meeting minutes of the "Director's Cabinet" of Willard Psychiatric Center and its predecessor, the Executive Committee. Permanent members of these groups included the director, deputy directors, chief of psychiatry, director of nursing, director of personnel, and business officer.
Creator
- Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.