This series consists of photographic materials such as prints, slides, postcards, and film from Willard Psychiatric Center. Images span the institution's history providing extensive visual documentation of most daily activities. Images of staff and patients, both in groups and individually, include therapies and rehabilitation; meetings; and treatments. Recreational scenes include parties, sports, dining; ceremonies; receptions; holidays; and entertainment. This series includes images of the buildings and grounds.
Creator
Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
Patient identification photographs and other images depicting 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.
This series contains information on the War Council's efforts to attract women to the nursing profession in order to alleviate the acute shortage exacerbated by World War II, and to assist in the recruitment of nurses into the armed services by keeping a roster of nursing personnel. Included are minutes, correspondence, memoranda, monthly reports, press releases, form letters, and publicity materials. Classification forms collected by the Procurement and Assignment Committee contain a wealth of demographic data.
This scrapbook, labelled "Sample newspaper clippings, September 1943 to April 1944," is comprised solely of clippings from New York State publications. It was collected by the Nursing Council to partially document the many activities with which it was involved. Each clipping has the name and date of the publication from which it originated. The scrapbook details student recruitment efforts, activities of local nursing councils, and nursing issues, including the nursing shortage and post-war planning for the nursing profession.
Creator
New York (State). Nursing Council for War Service
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series consists of 16mm negative microfilm of card files that were apparently part of the process to award bonus payments to New Yorkers for military service in the United States armed forces during World War I. The cards contain basic military service data, but do not show the amount of individual bonuses awarded.
Creator
New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series consists of a hand-annotated printed volume which lists names of New York State citizens who died in the First World War. Information includes name of individual, address, rank and arm of service, and date and cause of death. Also included is a typed list of nurses who died in service and a list, by county, of fatalities stemming from service in the war.
Creator
New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
Use of orginal volume is restricted. Photocopy is first use copy.