Finding Aid Search Results
1
Creator:
New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. Litigation Support Services
Title:
Series:
21414
Dates:
1972-1986
Abstract:
In the early 1970s, the publicized conditions at Willowbrook led to a class action suit alleging civil rights violations (New York State Association for Retarded Children, Inc. v. Rockefeller). Willowbrook clients were deinstitutionalized or transferred to other state facilities. These records document .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
2
Creator:
New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Title:
Series:
21101
Dates:
1940-2003
Abstract:
This series documents the admission, treatment, therapy, education, and progress of Willowbrook School consumers before and after their transfer to the Sunmount Developmental Disabilities Service Office in Tupper Lake. Records typically include admission sheets, admission/transfer records, psychological .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
3
Creator:
New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Abstract:
This series consists of observational notes on the condition of women inmates housed in the Rome State Custodial Asylum. It consists of brief, handwritten entries, with an alphabetical index in the front of the volume. The record for each patient varies in length, and it documents the patient's changing .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Abstract:
This series indicates daily number of orders given to seclude patients at the Rome State School, later the Rome Developmental Center (note: only male patients are secluded) or to place them in either a camisole (straight-jacket) or restraint sheet. Numbers are given by gender. One sheet is used per .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
5
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene
Abstract:
These books record the use of the colony telephone by patients at one of the colonies at the Rome Developmental Center. The entries are recorded in diary or journal fashion by the ward attendee or other staff. Information includes names of patients and attendees, date and time phone calls were made, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
6
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene
Abstract:
These inspection reports on Rome State School colonies track the population census. Data represents the overall Rome population for most reports (wards and colonies). There are also some reports for individual colonies, but it is unclear whether all colonies were inspected individually on a routine .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
7
Creator:
Rome Developmental Center (N.Y.)
Abstract:
This series consists of reports of the ward service and patient environment (incidents or lack thereof) as reported by ward attendees during their shifts at the Rome Developmental Center and predecessor Rome State School. Earlier journals also include alphabetical indexes of patients on the ward for .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
8
Creator:
New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Abstract:
This series contains registers which record the number of patients in the custody of the Rome State School and its predecessor, the Rome State Custodial Asylum. Information includes a daily count of males and females for each month and notes regarding patient admissions, discharges, deaths, physicians .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
9
Creator:
New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Title:
Series:
B1366
Dates:
1982
Abstract:
This series consists of computer printouts which tabulate an inpatient census for the statewide network of psychiatric centers. There are two reports for each facility: the daily inpatient census that summarizes the number and type of patient on wards; and on-ward and on-leave census with patient information .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
10
Creator:
Staten Island Developmental Center
Abstract:
This series consists of case files of patients who died, discharged, or were transferred to other institutions, from Willowbrook State School. Case files document patients' admission, treatment, therapy, and education. They typically contain admission records; records of visitors and correspondents; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
11
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene
Abstract:
These cards provide summary patient information. The front of the card includes patient's name, case number, county of origin, address if known, patient number, date of admission, and emergency contact. The reverse of the card gives visitor and/or transfer information and other notes regarding patient .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
12
Creator:
New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Abstract:
This series documents receipts and disbursements of cash, billing and payments made for facilities maintenance, documentation of funds encumbered and appropriated, and accounting for cash belonging to patients. The records detail the management of patients' funds, expenditures for patient and facilities .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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