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Displaying 57 Finding Aids
Title
- Manhattan State Hospital night officers' report book
Series Number
- B2613
Summary
- This series documents the observations and actions of the night officers or watchmen in an unidentified ward or branch of Manhattan State Hospital housing male patients.
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
- Matteawan State Hospital daily ward log report books
Series Number
- A1506
Summary
- This series consists of daily entries made by Matteawan State Hospital officers detailed to keep watch on traffic entering and leaving hospital wards. Information includes names of officers on duty; time; patients placed on the suicide watch; ward visitors; patients visiting other wards; ward census counts; and the results of any searches that were conducted. 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
- Certificates of search from Matteawan State Hospital and Fishkill Correctional Facility
Series Number
- A1512
Summary
- This series consists of signed forms stating that a patient had been searched prior to transfer from Matteawan State Hospital (later Fishkill Correctional Facility) to another institution. Forms provide date of search and transfer, from where transferred, to where transferred, departure and arrival times, consecutive number of inmate, inmate's name, result of search, and names and ranks of officers responsible for conducting the search and transporting the inmate. 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
- 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
- Examinations of dependents in county and city institutions
Series Number
- A1987
Summary
- The examination forms in this series constitute part of an effort to compile statistics regarding the causes of dependency on public charities. Forms document the personal and family history of each dependent, as well as past history of dependency, existing causes of dependency, and future prospects for self-sufficiency. In addition each form includes: name; age; birthplace; marital status; if temperate; occupation; family background; and general remarks on health, behavior, and habits.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this series.
Title
- Manhattan State Hospital patient census records
Series Number
- B2837
Summary
- This series consists of statistical data documenting numbers of patients present, admitted on parole or leave, escaped, and died. Statistics are categorized by male and female. Some average populations are given by month. No patients are identified by name.
Creator
- Manhattan State Hospital
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
- New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Court petitions in behalf of incompetent persons
Series Number
- B2614
Summary
- This series consists of petitions made to the Supreme Court of the City and County of New York. Some petitions are for orders granting relief to the committees of persons previously declared incompetent and committed to Manhattan State Hospital. Some are for orders granting formation and relief of such committees. Other petitions are for orders directing surrender by such committees to the petitioner sums of money or other control of the estate of an incompetent person.
Creator
- Manhattan State Hospital
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.
Title
- Manhattan State Hospital statistical data sheets for female patients
Series Number
- B2615
Summary
- This series consists of carbon copies of printed forms containing raw statistical data on individual female patients.
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 Psychiatric Center ward diaries and journals
Series Number
- B2827
Summary
- This series of journals and diaries documents admission and discharge information for specific wards of Manhattan State Hospital and its successor, Manhattan Psychiatric Center.
Creator
- Manhattan 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
- Manhattan Psychiatric Center photographs
Series Number
- B2603
Summary
- This series of photographs depicts staff and patient daily activities, visitors, facilities, patient therapy, recreation, rehabilitation, and special occasions.
Creator
- Manhattan 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
- C/S/X Oral History Project materials
Series Number
- B1723
Summary
- This series contains audio recordings and paper and electronic transcripts of interviews documenting the life histories of approximately eighty people who had received mental health treatment in state psychiatric centers, the psychiatric wards of general hospitals, or private psychiatric facilities. The interviewees discuss their formative years, relationships with family and friends, educational and employment history, psychiatric hospitalization, perceptions of the mental health care system, and future goals.
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
- 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
- Matteawan State Hospital correction officers' observation log
Series Number
- A1526
Summary
- This series contains observations recorded by Matteawan State Hospital correctional officers (sometimes other hospital staff members) regarding inmate behavior. Entries record the date and time a particular action was observed; a brief description of the patient's actions; measures taken, if any, by the correctional officer; the patient's name and number; and the correction officer's signature. 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
- Patient case books
Series Number
- B2579
Summary
- This series documents patients of several facility branches, wards, and asylums. Extent of coverage is sometimes uncertain. Typical information includes names, dates of admission, ages, origins, and physical conditions of patients as well as observations of behavior, treatment procedures, and other notes.
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
- Reference copy of published statistics on British insane
Series Number
- B1500
Summary
- This series consists of a copy of the "Statistical Appendix to the Report of the Metropolitan Commissioners in Lunacy." This published appendix, pertaining to patients in institutions for the insane in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, was kept as a reference work at the State Asylum for the Insane in Utica, N.Y. It includes statistics for admissions; re-admissions; discharges; deaths; cures; forms and causes of insanity; hereditary dispositions; and causes of deaths.
Creator
- New York (State). State Lunatic Asylum
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Buffalo State Hospital patient case files
Series Number
- 14231_93
Summary
- This accretion documents the admission, legal status, assessment, treatment, and discharge of patients of Buffalo State Hospital (later Buffalo Psychiatric Center). Casebooks (Boxes 1-22) contain bound records pertaining to the admission and treatment of patients during the period from 1881 to 1898 (patient case file numbers 151 to 6449). Records which cover the period 1899-1920 (boxes 23-99) consist solely of medical records pertaining to patient care at the facility. These records include patient case file numbers 6456 to 16389. Black and white photographs of patients are included in later case files.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene
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 patient case files
Series Number
- 14231_21A
Summary
- These patient case files consist of the official forms and administrative data documenting the admission, legal status, assessment, treatment planning, treatment, and discharge of patients at Manhattan State Hospital. Records include admission, death, and discharge records; patient photographs; census statistics; and autopsy reports of patients.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
- New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene
Access Restrictions
- Restricted permanently in accordance with Section 33.13 of the Mental Hygiene Law relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.