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Displaying 95 Finding Aids
Title
- Reports of inmate conduct and punishments for offenses
Series Number
- A3136
Summary
- This series provides information on inmate conduct, and punishments for misconduct. Inmate conduct reports include date; name and number of inmates; offense or an indication of good or improved behavior, and by whom reported. Punishments for misconduct reports include date; name and number of inmates; and punishments for reported offenses. Institution bylaws required a misconduct report be filed in a "Complaint Book" before any inmate could be punished for an offense. Records are restricted.
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
- Orders transferring inmates to the Annex of State Training Schools for Boys
Series Number
- B0648
Summary
- This series consists of unsigned copies of orders of the commissioner of social welfare transferring inmates from a state training school for boys to the higher security Annex at New Hampton. Information includes transferee's name; place and date of birth; dates of commitment and admission to a training school; training school to which committed; name of committing judge; statement of reasons necessitating transfer to the Annex; and date of transfer. Records are restricted to protect personal privacy.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Social Welfare. Division of State Institutions
Access Restrictions
- Restricted to protect personal privacy.Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.
Title
- Audited accounts for new construction
Series Number
- A3254
Summary
- This series consists of information used to track expenditures for construction of new buildings for the House of Refuge on Randalls Island including a school, dining rooms, and a "female house." For each building, information includes payment date; to whom or for what payment was made; payment amount; and certification by member of Finance Committee that account is correct. Much of the writing in this volume has been obliterated by water damage.
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
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
- New York House of Refuge ladies' committee minutes
Series Number
- A2057
Summary
- This series consists of minutes of committee meetings and reports of committee visits to the Girl's Division. Committee reports usually discuss the following: conditions of facilities, clothing, and food; discipline and relations between matron and inmates; education and recitation of Biblical verses; and health of inmates and staff.
Creator
- South Mall (Albany, N.Y.)
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
- Proceedings relating to the dissolution of the Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents in the City of New York
Series Number
- A2081
Summary
- Meeting minutes and related records document the dissolution of the Society following the closing of the House of Refuge and inmate transfer to the New York State Vocational Institution in West Coxsackie. Includes special meeting minutes about the site returning to New York City, unexpended funds disposition; certificates of notification of Society members of each special meeting; meeting notices sent to members; meeting proxies; copy of certificate of dissolution; and some itemized balance sheets.
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State House of Refuge girls' division daily journals
Series Number
- A2056
Summary
- The Matron of the Girls' Division kept this journal of daily entries which includes inmate's name, identification number, and notes on her background and crime for inmates admitted, indentured, or discharged. Visits of officials and other dignitaries and absence of staff are also noted.
Creator
- House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Dispensary record
Series Number
- A2080
Summary
- The dispensary record, tracking the health and medical treatment of inmates, was a source the physician's monthly and annual reports. Included are: inmate number; division; inmate name; admission date; diagnosis/physical condition; treatment; name of doctor (rarely); occasional remarks (such as the inmate is to see the doctor again or to see another doctor); and discharge date or other disposition (e.g. to isolation ward, to hospital).
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York House of Refuge payroll register
Series Number
- A3188
Summary
- This series, apparently an employee payroll register, bears no identification and was recorded in a volume previously used to record hospital admissions. Information includes date; employee name; amount paid and position (sometimes).
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
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
- Register of new and paroled inmates
Series Number
- A3119
Summary
- This series consists of a register of new and paroled inmates of the State Agricultural and Industrial School. Information for new inmates includes name; religion and assigned colony Information for paroled inmates includes name, parole date, colony, and sometimes inventory of inmate clothes. Also included is a listing of colonies by colony type, which includes number of beds, wall dimensions, dormitory cubic footage, and size and number of windows. 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
- Orders assigning inmates to religious divisions
Series Number
- A3127
Summary
- This series consists of orders from the superintendent of the State Agricultural and Industrial School assigning new or returning inmates to the Protestant or Catholic Division. Information may include date of order; inmate name; religious affiliation; date received; and inmate number. Also included are lists of paroled Protestant inmates providing inmate name; inmate number; date left institution; and age.
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
- 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
- Brief case histories of male inmates
Series Number
- A3139
Summary
- This series consists of brief case histories of male inmates at the Western House of Refuge. Information may include inmate name and number; date received; from what court and location; age and birthday; nativity; health, habits, and occupation of parents; school attendance record; previous institutionalization; offenses, behavior, and habits before entering Western House; offense for which committed; inmate's character, intelligence, and prospects; and class (school grade) entered. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Western House of Refuge for Juvenile Delinquents (Rochester, N.Y.)
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
- New York State Department of Social Welfare Division of State Institutions monthly reports of runaways from institutions
Series Number
- B0647
Summary
- State training schools submitted these reports to the Department of Social Welfare to document instances where inmates either escaped or attempted to escape. Each report provides the following information on runaways or attempted runaways: name; dates left and returned; housing unit of runaways; and remarks briefly describing circumstances of escape and return.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Social Welfare. Division of State Institutions
Access Restrictions
- Partially 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
- Daily record of escapes
Series Number
- A3059
Summary
- This series consists of a chronological register of escapes from the State Agricultural and Industrial School. Information includes date; inmate name; name of colony or hospital from which escaped; inmate number, age, county of residence; and date of return or location if not returned. 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
- Registers of outgoing inmates
Series Number
- A3067
Summary
- This series contains information on inmates discharged or transferred to another institution. Information includes name; date left institution; number of years/months in school; grade level; shop or type of work done; farm colony; and to whom sent: name of person or institution if transferred, address, and relationship. Also included is a register of inmates who escaped during the period from June 30, 1902 to February 12, 1919.
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
- Department of Social Welfare Division of State Institutions population reports of institutions
Series Number
- B0646
Summary
- This series contains statistical population reports submitted to the Department of Social Welfare by state youth facilities. Included are Weekly Population Reports, providing daily counts of children in the institution, and Monthly Statistical Reports of Children Under Care. Some monthly reports include number of admissions, discharges, and total children at the institution. Others contain detailed statistical breakdowns by type of intake or discharge, by whereabouts if paroled or absent, and by departmental regional district of origin.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Social Welfare. Division of State Institutions
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Nickname register
Series Number
- B0128
Summary
- This series consists of a record of nicknames used to identify certain incarcerated individuals.
Creator
- Elmira Reformatory
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.