Finding Aid Search Results
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Creator:
New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)
Title:
Series:
B0125
Dates:
1877-1883
Abstract:
This series is a daily record of changes in the population of incarcerated individuals at the Elmira Reformatory from May 24, 1877 to September 30, 1883. For each day that a change occurs, the volume lists: date; name; consecutive number; and activity (received, transferred, discharged, paroled, pardoned, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
2
Creator:
New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)
Title:
Series:
B0126
Dates:
1915-1930
Abstract:
This single volume was used by the keepers of the State Reformatory at Elmira to specifically enumerate and track inmates of Italian birth. Institutional authorities considered Italian immigrants to be among the new "dangerous classes" threatening American society. State authorities also feared that .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
3
Creator:
Elmira Reformatory
Abstract:
This series consists of a record of nicknames used to identify certain incarcerated individuals..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
4
Creator:
Elmira Reformatory
Abstract:
The volumes in this series were used to record the daily activities and work assignments of guards at Elmira Reformatory. Assignments are listed for up to eighty locations in the institution. Volumes also include remarks regarding unusual events, incidents, disciplinary measures, and staff absences..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
5
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Correction
Abstract:
This series consists primarily of microfilmed case records for approximately 3,000 incarcerated males, aged sixteen to twenty years old, processed through the Elmira Reception Center from 1945-1965. The case files represent a ten percent random stratified sample of all individuals processed through .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
6
Creator:
New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)
Abstract:
This series contains annual reports and handbooks published by the Board of Managers of the State Reformatory at Elmira. Also included are annual reports created by the State Board of Managers of Reformatories and scattered topical reports and studies relating to juvenile delinquency..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
7
Creator:
Elmira Reformatory
Abstract:
This series consists of information on men returned to Elmira for parole violations. Information includes name and number; date of return; date of first admission; maximum sentence or "Class" number; crime; county of sentencing; previous occupation; previous incarcerations; age; marital status; color; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
8
Creator:
Elmira Reformatory
Abstract:
This series consists of 11 volumes of registers containing summary information on incarcerated individuals at the time of their admission to Elmira. The registers cover the period from May 24, 1877 to December 27, 1950 and consecutive numbers from 1 to 51274. Registers covering the period from October .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
9
Creator:
New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)
Title:
Series:
B0135
Dates:
1915-1923
Abstract:
This series consists of statistical profiles of incarcerated individuals at the New York State Reformatory. Category statistics include type of offense; length of maximum and definite sentence; occupation; personal and physical characteristics; educational level; mental level; religion; color; ethnicity; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
10
Creator:
Elmira Reformatory
Abstract:
This series consists of a daily count of the population of incarcerated individuals at the Elmira Reformatory taken Monday through Friday at various intervals. Locations at which population counts were conducted include work areas (construction, laundry, kitchen, etc.); educational classes; guard house; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
11
Creator:
Elmira Reformatory
Abstract:
This series indexes the consecutive number given to incarcerated individuals upon admission to Elmira Reformatory. Information includes last name, first name, and consecutive number..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
12
Creator:
New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)
Abstract:
The Summary, printed and published by and for the inmates of Elmira Reformatory, claims to be the oldest penal inmate publication, dating from 1883. The four page newspaper reports on national news, sports, and entertainment as well as inmate activities, including contributions from inmates. The newspaper .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
13
Creator:
Elmira Reformatory
Title:
Series:
B1110
Dates:
1935-1940
Abstract:
This series consists of a register of new incarcerated individuals received at Elmira. Each entry includes their name, sentencing date, date received, and consecutive number..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
14
Creator:
Elmira Reformatory
Abstract:
This series consists of a register of men received at the Elmira Reformatory. The register contains consecutive number; full name of incarcerated individual; and date and time received. The volume relates to consecutive numbers 44713 to 49700..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
15
Creator:
Elmira Reformatory. Classification Clinic
Abstract:
This series consists of a register of incarcerated individuals received at Elmira Reformatory. The volume relates to consecutive numbers 42170 to 49999. The register contains the incarcerated individual's name and number; date received; room number; room moved to; age; county; religion; and color. In .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
16
Creator:
New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)
Abstract:
The series consists of brief memorandums from physicians to prison authorities usually recommending appropriate medical care or end of need for medical care for incarcerated patients that the physicians have examined. Many memorandums recommend that an incarcerated individual be mustered out of the .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
17
Creator:
Elmira Reformatory
Abstract:
This series consists of a register of men returned to Elmira for parole violations. Information includes name; age; initial crime; date first received at Elmira; date paroled; date returned; time on parole; trade taught at Elmira; situation during parole (employment, personal and social habits, arrest .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
18
Creator:
Elmira Reformatory
Abstract:
These registers contain a two-page summary of information on each incarcerated individual admitted to Elmira during the period 1879 to 1957. Most of the information was recorded at the time of admission to Elmira, with only minor notations relating to conduct and discharge. The detail of information .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
19
Creator:
New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)
Abstract:
This series consists of a register of inmates by their receiving date, then by nationalities. The first section of the register provides monthly, yearly inmate totals as well as totals t by foreign and native inmates. The second section lists Italian inmates chronologically by date received and includes .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
20
Creator:
Elmira Reformatory
Abstract:
This series consists of information relating to incarcerated individuals sent to Elmira from federal courts. Since they were not eligible for parole, the registers document admission to release. Information includes name; date received; country of birth; age; names and addresses of parents and siblings; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives