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Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of payrolls, correspondence, bills, receipts, contracts, abstracts of vouchers, and one resolution for various New York State asylums including: New York State Asylum for Idiots, New York Lunatic Asylum, Binghamton Asylum for the Insane, New York State .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children
Title:
Series:
B1643
Dates:
1850-1897
Abstract:
An 1851 law provided for the state to undertake the care and teaching of "idiots" (the contemporary term for people with certain developmental disabilities). The New York State Asylum for Idiots, with a capacity for 100 residents, was completed on August 10, 1855. The series consists of 19th century .........
Repository:
New York State Archives