Research

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New York (State). Comptroller's Office

 

 

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This series contains routine letters to the Comptroller's Office concerning financial matters such as expenditures, appropriations and bonds mostly from Auburn and Sing Sing prisons..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

2

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Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of about 255 color slides, 200 color and black-and-white prints, and 200 negatives. The images include exterior and interior shots, as well as inmate activities and facilities at Albion including religious services, classes (sewing, cooking, etc.), recreational activities, and medical .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

3

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New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)

 

 

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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, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

4

Creator:

New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)

 

 

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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; .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

5

Creator:

Elmira Reformatory

 

 

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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

 

6

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Western Reformatory for Women

 

 

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none

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

7

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Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of a time book for prisoner labor in Company No. 6 in the iron ore separator at Clinton State Prison. Listed are the names and numbers of prisoners; their absence or presence each day; and the total number of days worked by each man and by all men for each month. At the end of each .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

8

Creator:

New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)

 

 

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This volume contains entries from February 1, 1923, to January 31, 1924. Reports are listed monthly on fines imposed on incarcerated individuals of an unidentified residential facility, probably Elmira Reformatory. Information is present for the following: consecutive number, name, class (1 or 2, probably .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

9

Creator:

Western Reformatory for Women

 

 

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This series consists of notebooks recording daily activities at the Western Reformatory for Women. Information includes records of routine inspections at various posts; items going into and out of the laundry; officers' orders; issuances of items such as shoes; visitors; behavior of inmates in segregation .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

10

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Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series documents ores mined by prison labor under contract to the firms of Burton Davison and Co. and Thorne and Watson. Entries include the date and pounds of ore with sub-totals for each page, and recapitulations for each month..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

11

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Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of a record of the inmate population kept by the principal keeper. Daily entries include total inmates, and, for earlier years only, the number received and discharged. Also included are brief notes on events at the prison each day, including the principal keeper's inspection visits, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

12

Creator:

Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of daily entries of prison events. Entries include the name of warden or principal keeper in charge; total number of inmates confined; names and numbers of prisoners admitted, discharged, or punished; and a note of events at the prison. Details for early narratives are very brief; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

13

Creator:

Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of summary background information on inmates at Clinton Prison. The "Guard Room" register includes inmate name and number; company and cell number; date received; county where convicted; name of judge; crime; and minimum sentence or eligibility for parole. Discharge and/or parole .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

14

Creator:

Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series records infractions of the rules by officers or inmates, and inmates' complaints. Kept by the assistant superintendent, information recorded includes the date; inmate number (if applicable); name; whether an officer or inmate; whether there were former offenses or complaints; the offense .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

15

Creator:

Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of a book of inmate employees in the Manufacturing Department of the Clinton State Prison kept by or for the Principal Keeper. Each page lists employees in the department with job titles, and indicates their presence or absence each day of the month, the total days worked, rate .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

16

Creator:

Elmira Reformatory

 

 

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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

 

17

Creator:

New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)

 

 

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Under the Elmira system, each incarcerated individual's release was determined by good behavior and the accumulation of marks for school achievement, labor productivity, and adherence to institutional rules. This series consists of volumes recording the "credits" and "debits" used in this marking system. .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

18

Creator:

Elmira Reformatory

 

 

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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

 

19

Creator:

Western Reformatory for Women

 

 

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This series consists largely of monthly psychiatric and psychological statistical reports. Psychiatric reports include number of inmates interviewed; receiving individual and group therapy sessions; placed under psychiatric observation; examined for classification and preparatory to discharge; and transferred .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives