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New York (State). State Industrial School

 

 

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This series contains basic information about the personal and family background of female inmates in the New York State Industrial School. Types of information may include inmates name, date received, court of commitment, offense, plea, previous arrests, complainant, age, attributes, religion, parole .........

 

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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 information about inmates' educational level which was used for school placement. Information may include name; age; date reviewed for school placement; occupation; spelling, reading, writing, and mathematical ability; knowledge of geography, history, grammar, or religion; use .........

 

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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 brief case histories of male inmates at the Western House of Refuge. Information may include inmate name and number; date received; from what court and location; age and birthday; nativity; health, habits, and occupation of parents; school attendance record; previous institutionalization; .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Industrial School

 

 

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Chaplains functioned as parole agents and were required to keep records of inmates' background, behavior, and progress at the institution and to supervise their parole. This series consists of rough notes for Chaplains' Registers of Inmate Case Histories (series A3146) from the State Industrial School. .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Industrial School

 

 

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Catholic Chaplains served as parole agents for Catholic inmates. This series consists of background information on newly admitted inmates. Information includes inmate name and number; division to which assigned; interview date; date received; if previously institutionalized; cause of commitment; and .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Industrial School

 

 

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Chaplains were required to keep records of inmates' background, behavior, and progress at the institution and to supervise their parole. Gathered by Protestant and Catholic Chaplains, the registers may include inmate's name and number; date received; division assigned; occupation(s), religion(s), economic .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York House of Refuge

 

 

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The New York House of Refuge was the first juvenile reformatory in the United States. During its existence from 1825 to 1935, the institution implemented many innovative programs for the detention, education, and rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents. This series contains detailed information, including .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)

 

 

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These registers contain summary inmate admission information which generally includes: name, case number, annual entry number, admission date, assigned division, race, percentage (i.e., ethnicity or nationality) and age. Volume one also include "size" on a scale from one to six county of residence and .........

 

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 .........

 

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:

House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)

 

 

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This summary information concerns inmate's background, offense, and discharge. Admission entries include: name and case number; book number; admission date; division and class number; age; previous residence or court which committed inmate; offense; nativity ; and parents' ethnic/racial background. .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)

 

 

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These volumes contain summary information about discharge and parole/indenture ship history of inmates including: name and case number; discharge date; school division, class; religion; race; reason for or manner of discharge, occupation during previous indentures; and length of time served at the House .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School

 

 

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The Western House of Refuge was established as the first state reformatory in the nation by the New York State Legislature in 1846. The institution's name was changed to the New York State Industrial School in 1886 and New York State Agricultural and Industrial School in 1907. This series contains basic .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York House of Refuge

 

 

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The registers of admissions and discharges, track the arrival, departure, and academic level of students in the intuition's schools.. Each entry in the admission register includes date, class (1st - 6th grade), boys name, house number, age, ability in reading, writing, and arithmetic, where he attended .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

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

 

 

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This series cites incidents of inmate misbehavior in the Western House of Refuge. Entries contain the inmates' name and number, the date, and the offense. Examples of misbehavior include poor work, impudence or disobedience to staff, profanity, and disorderliness, fighting, and stealing. Records are .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Industrial School

 

 

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The Protestant Chaplain created these indexes to access his volumes of Chaplains' Registers and Parole Agents' Registers which record inmate case histories and conduct of paroled inmates. Information includes names of male and female inmates; volume and page in Parole Agents' and Chaplains' registers .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School

 

 

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These case files, which supplement information contained in series A1906, Male Inmate Case History Books, contain documents relating to inmate conviction, medical health at the time of admission, and parole. Each case file contains one or more of the following types of documents: certificate of conviction; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Industrial School

 

 

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Files in this series contain contractual custody agreements, signed by guardians of paroled inmates; parole reports, containing information regarding paroled inmates' employment, education, habits, and associates; correspondence between parole agents and social services agencies, guardians, and inmates' .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)

 

 

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The Matron of the Girls' Division kept this journal of daily entries which includes inmate's name, identification number, and notes on her background and crime for inmates admitted, indentured, or discharged. Visits of officials and other dignitaries and absence of staff are also noted..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)

 

 

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These volumes contain contractual agreements between the reformatory managers, inmates, and employers for indentured labor or apprenticeships. Contracts specified the employer must teach a trade, literacy and arithmetic; provide food, clothing, shelter, and, end of the apprenticeship terms. Inmates .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives