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Displaying 203 Finding Aids
Title
- Utica State Hospital patient indexes
Series Number
- B1485
Summary
- This series consists of patient indexes maintained by staff of the State Lunatic Asylum (later Utica State Hospital). Patient references are arranged by county or roughly alphabetically. Information includes name, case book and page number, date admitted, and date discharged. Some references also include burial information; number of attacks; number of admissions; date of attack; officer committing (name, position, or title); and result and observations.
Creator
- Utica 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 approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities patient admission lists
Series Number
- 20147
Summary
- Prior to 1978, the Department of Mental Hygiene was responsible for services to the mentally disabled and mentally ill, and for treatment oversight. It received patient admission lists from public and private treatment facilities throughout the state. This series consists of admission lists from those institutions under jurisdiction of OMRDD (1978-1983) as well as those Department of Mental Hygiene facilities that were of a type that would have come under OMRDD jurisdiction had it existed during that time period (1927-1978).
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Access Restrictions
- Restricted by Mental Hygiene Law Sect. 33.13. Access may be permitted in certain circumstances upon application to and approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- Inmate admission registers
Series Number
- B1255
Summary
- This series consists of registers providing summary information on inmates admitted to Albion State Training School. Volumes 1-7 contain detailed information related to their personal and criminal histories and confinement at the institution. Volumes 8-10 contain one page of summary information on women received at Albion but only only up to the time of admission to Albion. Volumes 11-13 consist of three distinct alphabetical indexes to inmates, by last name and with corresponding case number.
Creator
- Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Summary information on adult inmates is disclosable under law. State Archives staff will review records containing probation, parole, medical, and juvenile criminal history data and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law. The identity of victims of sex crimes is not disclosable. Unless a specific law forbids disclosure indefinitely, all records must be disclosed after 75 years.
Title
- Clerk's registers of cases in Supreme Court of Judicature and Courts of Common Pleas
Series Number
- J0007
Summary
- The volumes in this series are clerks' registers of writs issued and returned, declarations and other documents received and filed, and other business transacted in the Supreme Court of Judicature and in the Courts of Common Pleas in some of the counties of upstate New York. Each case is identified by the names of the parties, the name of the court, the type of action or matter, and the amount of damages sought and awarded.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register pertaining to various accounts and subjects
Series Number
- A4207
Summary
- These records were used by the Bureau of Military Statistics to document various activities. Most records deal with accounts of the Military Record Fund; administrative expenses of the Bureau of Military Statistics; and organization and equipment and supplies issued to New York State Militia and Volunteer regiments. Also included are reports, forms, articles missing from the Bureau of Military Statistics, and general orders from the Adjutant General's Office.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Great Meadow Prison parole register
Series Number
- B2401
Summary
- This series consists of one register documenting the parole of inmates from Great Meadow Prison.
Creator
- Great Meadow Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Great Meadow Correctional Facility discharge registers
Series Number
- B2398
Summary
- Inmate information given in these registers commonly includes name, inmate or register number, release date and status, county of conviction, sentence, date received at Great Meadow, and date received in previous facility. No personal information or information about criminal history is usually given.
Creator
- Great Meadow Correctional Facility
Access Restrictions
- Summary information on adult inmates is disclosable under law. State Archives staff will review records containing probation, parole, medical, and juvenile criminal history data and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law. The identity of victims of sex crimes is not disclosable. Unless a specific law forbids disclosure indefinitely, all records must be disclosed after 75 years.
Title
- Register of bounty applications
Series Number
- A4164
Summary
- This volume documents applications for state bounty monies. Each entry in the register provides date application was received; name; company; regiment; bounty claimed; and remarks. The remarks usually consist of brief statements concerning date of enlistment, desertions, dates of previous bounty payments, or length of service. At the end of each month, the number of applications received and amounts awarded are totaled.
Creator
- New York (State). Paymaster General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Hospital admission registers
Series Number
- A3187
Summary
- Hospital admission registers, tracking the health and medical treatment of inmates, were a source for the compilation of the physician's monthly and annual reports. The admission registers from the House of Refuge include admission date; inmate number; age; division; diagnosis/physical condition; treatment; name of physician; discharge date or other disposition; and remarks.
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Court of Chancery First Circuit register of court-appointed guardians, receivers, and committees
Series Number
- JN314
Summary
- This register (or "docket") contains summary information on judicial trustees appointed by the Court of Chancery, First Circuit, to administer the property of persons not competent to do so themselves. Each entry states the case title (naming the petitioner or the parties to litigation), name of the judicial trustee (guardian, receiver, or committee) and date of appointment. Notes on cases date as late as 1846. A guardian cared for the person and property of a legally incompetent individual, usually a minor. A receiver managed property that was the subject of litigation. A committee administered the property of an adult individual determined to be incompetent.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Syracuse State School admission, discharge, death, and transfer records,
Series Number
- B1647
Summary
- This series documents admissions; discharges and transfers of the New York State Asylum for Idiots; the Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children; the Syracuse State School for Mental Defectives and the Syracuse State School. Information is also present in some volumes for death, parole, and escape (elopement). Of note in the early descriptive and admission volumes are the family history data and physiognomic and phrenological data. A few applicant photographs accompany the earliest descriptions. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Syracuse State School
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 for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- Court of Chancery register of bonds
Series Number
- JN301
Summary
- This register lists bonds filed with the Court of Chancery by guardians and other agents of the court. Register also contains a list of title deeds filed by order of the Court of Chancery, 1760-1804.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register of men claiming bounty money due
Series Number
- A4165
Summary
- This volume records the names of men who filed bounty claims. Each entry provides name, rank, company, and regiment. No information is provided on the date the claim was filed, amount claimed, or if the claim was awarded. There are no dates contained within the volume but it was probably compiled sometime between 1865 and 1868 when the majority of claims were filed.
Creator
- New York (State). Paymaster General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Agricultural and Industrial School parole agents' registers of occupation and conduct of paroled inmates
Series Number
- A3144
Summary
- Catholic and Protestant Chaplain, who served as Parole Agents, kept these records about paroled inmates', home, schooling, occupation and conduct at the State Agricultural and Industrial School. Information may include inmate name and number; reference marker to inmate's case history; if died, discharged, "dropped" or "discontinued"; name and relationship of parent or guardian; address; parole date; age; and quarterly employment records. 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
- Office registers and related records
Series Number
- 21263
Summary
- This series contains summaries of the status of legal cases handled by the Department of Law. Types of cases include habeas corpus actions, workmen's compensation claims, mortgage foreclosures, incompetency actions, liens on public improvements, civil actions, and agricultural cases. Volumes contain lists of witnesses, notices of intentions, alphabetical and numerical indexes, judgments and dismissals received.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Rome Developmental Center visitors register
Series Number
- B2380
Summary
- This volume documents date of visit, name of visitor, address or agency, and sometimes title of visitor to the Rome Developmental Center and its predecessor, the Rome State School. The volume seems to have been used only occasionally and only scattered dates are documented. The register is only partially filled and documents about 150 visitors.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth cottage placements and transfer registers
Series Number
- B2627
Summary
- This series includes cottage placement and transfer information of boys at the institution. Information in the registers includes name, date of entry, original cottage placement, and the cottage to which transferred (if applicable). Some entries also contain the initials of the person who approved the transfer. In addition to cottage placements and transfers, school program placements and transfers are also occasionally included.
Creator
- Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth
Access Restrictions
- Access administered according to the Freedom of Information Law. State Archives staff will confer with Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth regarding disclosure of student specific information.
Title
- New York House of Refuge parole registers
Series Number
- A2069
Summary
- These volumes contain summary information about discharge and parole/indenture ship history of inmates including: name and case number; discharge date; school division, class; religion; race; reason for or manner of discharge, occupation during previous indentures; and length of time served at the House of Refuge. Some years include date of original commitment; and dates of previous paroles.
Creator
- House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register of licensed midwives
Series Number
- B1074
Summary
- This series consists of a single bound register titled, "Official Register of Licensed Midwives," created by the Department of Health. The volume presents a listing of midwives from across New York State with their corresponding license number. Notes are included regarding the granting of licenses.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Supreme Court Appellate Division Third Department registers of causes
Series Number
- J0026
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division. Third Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.