Research

41

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Correction

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of monthly statements of receipts and expenditures maintained by the prison wardens of Auburn, Clinton, Great Meadow and Sing Sing prisons. Statements include receipts from the sale of goods manufactured at the prisons and records of the amount spent on items such as equipment, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

42

Creator:

Dannemora State Hospital

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

These files contain certificates of recovery, statements of transfer, negatives of photographs, inventories of inmates' possessions, applications for writs of habeas corpus, inmate correspondence, newspaper clippings, and orders for withdrawal of writs of habeas corpus. These files were generated by .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

43

Creator:

Dannemora State Hospital

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of index cards providing basic biographical, criminal and psychological histories of inmates housed at Dannemora State Hospital. Information includes inmate's name; alias; race; admission date ; birth; marital status; nativity; occupation; education; county of trial; court; religion; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

44

Creator:

Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of Clinton Prison's general ledger, which functioned as the principal record of final entry for all Clinton's financial transactions. The ledger records Clinton's production and sale of textiles, woodenware, tin ware, and other items. Most customer accounts consist of prisons, reformatories, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

45

Creator:

Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of daily information on inmates receiving medical treatment at Clinton Prison. In addition to regular medical needs, Clinton served as the facility for all inmates suffering from tuberculosis. Information includes descriptions of the general inmate population; number of inmates .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

46

Creator:

Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of sign-in logbooks for the Willard State Hospital (later Willard Psychiatric Center) Board of Visitors. Special visits by board members to specific areas of the hospital are noted with dates and signatures, as well as attendance at regularly scheduled board meetings. Minutes of .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

47

Creator:

Dannemora State Hospital

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of correspondence and forms compiled by Protestant Chaplains at other prisons while conducting interviews to determine religious affiliation for inmates who ultimately resided at Dannemora State Hospital. Many files contain a full-face photograph of the inmate as well as biographical .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

48

Creator:

New York (State). Governor

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

These registers report summary information on incarcerated individuals committed to state correctional institutions and selected county penitentiaries each month. Information is handwritten in columns on preprinted pages which were later bound into volumes for each year. Monthly reports from each institution .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

49

Creator:

New York (State). Governor

 

 

Title:  

 

Abstract:  

This series consists of the monthly reports sent to the governor from each prison indicating incarcerated individuals eligible for discharge by commutation. The reports from all prisons for each year were bound into volumes. Each monthly report from each prison provides the following information: name; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives