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New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School

 

 

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This series documents the actions and decisions of the Board of Classification who determined parole requirements or transfer options. Minutes includes meeting dates; board members present; names of inmates and actions taken regarding their parole or division assignments; and inmate's offense or other .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). State Industrial School

 

 

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This series contains inspections reports of the State Industrial School by a State Board of Charities inspector. Information includes date of inspection, names of institution management and name of inspector. Reports may contain general or detailed discussion of buildings and grounds conditions, sanitary .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School

 

 

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These reports summarize inspections of the institution conducted in accordance with institution bylaws by the Board of Visitors (called the Board of Managers until 1927)..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Industrial School

 

 

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Inmates earned a badge for 16 consecutive weeks of good behavior; after earning 4 badges they were eligible for parole. This series consists of information about behavior and badges earned including grades for behavior; date grade recorded; number of badges earned; number of consecutive weeks of good .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School

 

 

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This series consists of reports presented at monthly meetings of the Board of Visitors (called the Board of Managers until 1927). The reports discuss such matters as staff deaths, illnesses, resignations, and leave; filling staff vacancies; inmate escapes; special school activities; purchases; and valuation .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Industrial School

 

 

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This series consists of two questionnaires filled out by each inmate. In one questionnaire, the superintendent requests inmates to discuss what they like about the institution; in the other, what they do not like. Both questionnaires provide inmate's name, division, grade, and shop. Opinions are given .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Western House of Refuge for Juvenile Delinquents (Rochester, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of a partial record of male inmates admitted to the Western House of Refuge possibly compiled for the annual reports Lists includes inmate name and number; county of residence; admission date; age; county or other place of birth; if orphan, physical and mental condition; cause of .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Industrial School

 

 

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This series consists mostly of memoranda between the Superintendent and the Chief of the Discipline Department relating to reporting and punishment for misconduct procedures; requests for supplies and repairs; monthly lists of employees and employee misconduct; books sent to various departments; solitary .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Industrial School

 

 

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This series contains indexes to the State Industrial Schools' female inmate's case files. Information is available only for names beginning A-S. Information includes volume number, name, and inmate number. Records are restricted..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Industrial School

 

 

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This series consists of a scrapbook of programs for school events, such as holiday meal menus; schedules for entertainment, chapel services, and military exercises;, notices and orders, and clippings including "A Boy's Duty" or "A Child's Duty," a listing of juvenile reformatories by state, and newspaper .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Westfield State Farm

 

 

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This series consists of correspondence of the superintendent of the New York State Reformatory for Women (after 1931, Westfield State Farm). Series contains unsuccessful requests for information about individuals assumed to be currently or formerly incarcerated in the institution. These inquiries are .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School

 

 

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This series contains information on escaped inmates including name of colony from which escaped; date of escape; name of inmate; inmate's city of residence (occasionally); and if returned or sent to another institution. Similar information is provided for inmates who escaped from hospitals or during .........

 

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New York State Archives