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Displaying 57 Finding Aids
Title
- Manhattan State Hospital incident reports
Series Number
- B2610
Summary
- This series documents a wide variety of incidents involving patients and staff. Types of incidents reported typically include altercations between patients, escapes, accidents, staff complaints, and reports of staff infractions. Reports give details of investigations conducted and conclusions reached. Also included are copies of correspondence and reports of transfers to other facilities.
Creator
- Manhattan State Hospital
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
- Manhattan State Hospital annual reports
Series Number
- B2604
Summary
- The series consists of published volumes of annual reports of the board of managers of the Manhattan State Hospital summarizing the management and progress of the institution.
Creator
- Manhattan State Hospital
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Manhattan State Hospital financial records
Series Number
- B2611
Summary
- This series consists of one treasurer's cash book detailing disbursements to many individuals and companies.
Creator
- New York State Institution for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- Records identifying individual 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
- Manhattan State Hospital personnel records
Series Number
- B2609
Summary
- This series records time worked by individual employees. Records typically indicate name of employee, date appointed, dates and hours worked, and other notes.
Creator
- Manhattan State Hospital
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Matteawan State Hospital clothing room log
Series Number
- A1520
Summary
- This series consists of entries made by the officer responsible for the clothing room of Ward 8 at Matteawan State Hospital. The entries describe what supplies are on hand, names of inmates transferred from Ward 8, and maintenance actions taken in the clothing room. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Matteawan State Hospital
Access Restrictions
- Patient data is 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
- Suicide attempt register
Series Number
- A1509
Summary
- This series consists of brief descriptions of suicide attempts made by patients at Matteawan State Hospital. Information includes date, time, patient's name and number, description of the attempt made, and disposition of patient. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Matteawan State Hospital
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
- Assault registers
Series Number
- A1508
Summary
- These series contains brief descriptions of assaults made by patients housed at Matteawan State Hospital. Each volume contains accounts of occurrences in a particular ward. Each description provides the date, time, name of patient(s) involved, at whom the assault was directed, and name of the officer witnessing the assault. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Matteawan State Hospital
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
- Dry cleaning logs
Series Number
- A1521
Summary
- This series records items that were sent out of Matteawan State Hospital to be dry cleaned and items that were returned. The entries list items sent out, whether the clothing was state issue or private, number of items, date, items returned and date.
Creator
- Matteawan State Hospital
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Routine fiscal records of selected Moreland Commissions and a crime conference
Series Number
- 10985
Summary
- These records, primarily related to travel, purchases, and office expenses, document the day to day operations of various Moreland Commissions and the Governor's Crime Conference in 1936. The Moreland investigations pertain to workmen's compensation, Creedmore Hospital, insurance, racing, corrections, judicial action on administrative agencies, and the State Banking Department regarding City Trust Company.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Matteawan State Hospital inmate trip register
Series Number
- A1528
Summary
- This series records trips made by Matteawan inmates for reasons other than medical treatment. The entries record the date of the trip; destination; accompanying correctional officer(s); inmate's name and number; reason; time out and in; and total time gone. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Matteawan State Hospital
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
- Physical examination and ward transfer registers
Series Number
- A1514
Summary
- This series consists of information pertaining to physical examinations and the transfer of Matteawan inmates to wards. Volume one (1957-1964) provides the inmate's name, admission date, weight, height, from where transferred (county only), ward transferred to and date. The second volume differs in content, providing the inmate's date of admission, name, number, age, marital status, date of physical examination, examining doctor, date of transfer, and to which ward (or occasionally, other institution). Records are restricted.
Creator
- Matteawan State Hospital
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
- Inmate case files from Matteawan and Dannemora state hospitals
Series Number
- A1500
Summary
- This series contains case files that document the commitment, diagnosis and treatment of inmates of the Matteawan and Dannemora State Hospitals for the Criminally Insane. The bulk of the case files contain legal papers documenting the commitment process; admission sheets; statistical data forms; ward admission records; physical examination reports; criminal identification forms furnished by both the FBI and the Department of Correction; inmates' photographs; laboratory reports; psychiatric report; and a transcript of psychiatrist's interview with the inmate.
Creator
- Matteawan State Hospital
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
- Office of Mental Health master patient index cards
Series Number
- B2915
Summary
- The cards in this series serve as an index to patient admission and discharge registers. Data on the cards includes name, address, next of kin, facility, case number (the facility assigns a patient identification number to the patient), and state identification number (assigned by the Office of Mental Health and is one number per individual regardless of where the individual is receiving treatment). Both the Office of Mental Health (OMH) and individual facilities maintain sets of these index cards. The OMH set of cards includes master numbers for patients admitted to private psychiatric facilities through circa 1980 and the patient numbers for all facilities at which a client received treatment.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
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
- Matteawan State Hospital log of inmate visits to physicians
Series Number
- A1513
Summary
- This series records the names of inmates who left their ward to visit one of the physicians at the Matteawan State Hospital. Each entry provides the date of visit, name and number of inmate, ward number, physician's name, inmate visited, date returned, and name of doctor who returned the inmate. Some entries also provide times left and returned. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Matteawan State Hospital
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
- Matteawan State Hospital visitor log books
Series Number
- A1507
Summary
- This series contains data on visitors to Matteawan State Hospital, patients who went to the visitor's room to receive visitors, and visitors to a specific ward. Visitor logs include the date of visit, visitor's name, address, purpose, and duration. Visiting professional staff include the reason and time of visit. For instances when patients went to the visitor room, information includes date, patient's name and number, and the officer's name who escorted the patient to the room.
Creator
- Matteawan State Hospital
Access Restrictions
- Patient data is 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
- Rockland Psychiatric Center admission and discharge registers
Series Number
- B2881
Summary
- This series consists of registers of patients admitted to and discharged from Rockland State Hospital (later Rockland Psychiatric Center). Information typically includes date of admission; sex; consecutive number; identification number; type of admission; residence; and diagnosis.
Creator
- Rockland Psychiatric Center
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
- Matteawan State Hospital inmate transfer register
Series Number
- A1523
Summary
- This series records the names of inmates transferred to different wards or institutions or discharged from Matteawan State Hospital. The entries record the inmate's name, number, date of admission, from where received (Volume 2 only), place of transfer, and date. Ward numbers are typically entered in the "transferred from" column. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Matteawan State Hospital
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
- Gowanda Psychiatric Center Board of Visitors' reports
Series Number
- B2880
Summary
- These files generated by the Gowanda Psychiatric Center Board of Visitors include superintendent/directors' reports and Board of Visitors' meeting minutes. The reports document patient and staff health; accidents; staff promotion and activities; and fund allocations. They also include institutional department reports and statistics related to admissions, deaths, and discharges. The minutes record each member's activities, observations, inspections, and interviews.
Creator
- Gowanda Psychiatric Center
Access Restrictions
- Names of 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
- Commissary register
Series Number
- A1522
Summary
- This series consists of items purchased by or issued to inmates at Matteawan State Hospital. The entries for a particular day record the patient's name (later entries include patient's number) and the type and number of supplies received. Entries are made every two weeks. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Matteawan State Hospital
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
- N.Y. City Lunatic Asylum female visiting book
Series Number
- B2618
Summary
- This series includes basic information regarding visitors to female asylum patients. Information typically includes name of patient, date visited, and name of visitor.
Creator
- N.Y. City Lunatic Asylum
Access Restrictions
- Records identifying 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.