Research

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Creator:

Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of records relating to bindery and printing work done at the State Lunatic Asylum (later Utica State Hospital). It contains correspondence about articles for publication, printing accounts, order books for bindery services, instructions, lists of materials to be bound, and ledger .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

2

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New York (State). Comptroller's Office

 

 

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This series consists of small leather bound or paperbound books containing accounts for construction of the New York State Lunatic Asylum at Utica. Each book contains an account with a supplier of construction materials (lumber, nails, paint, etc..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

3

Creator:

Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of daily reports of assistant physicians of the State Lunatic Asylum (later Utica State Hospital) to the medical superintendent. Statistical information is given by department for capacity; census; patient activity (in bed; idle, employed, attending entertainment, etc.); patients .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

4

Creator:

Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of Utica State Hospital accounting books documenting requisitions and expenditures primarily for patient apparel. Other items include bedding; fabric; thread; yarn; combs; brushes; clothing and shoe repair and soap. Information includes date; patient name; item requested; and price. .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

5

Creator:

Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of informational and policy documents issued by the State Commission in Lunacy and maintained by the Utica State Hospital. Documents include meeting minutes; conference transcripts; patient transfer orders; Commission decisions; guidelines; policy resolutions; samples forms; and .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

6

Creator:

Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of accounting journals of the State Lunatic Asylum (later Utica State Hospital). Series includes a steward's journal listing payments made for supplies, food, services, labor, and routine maintenance; a vendor specific journal recording accounts payable by companies and providers; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

7

Creator:

Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of annual reports of the Board of Managers (later Board of Visitors) of the New York State Lunatic Asylum (successor Utica State Hospital). Each annual report includes reports from the Board of Managers Treasurer and Superintendent. The reports discuss conditions, progress, notable .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

8

Creator:

Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of daily census records maintained by staff of the State Lunatic Asylum (later Utica State Hospital). Records include total number of male and female patients with number admitted and discharged. Information generally includes brief notes concerning visitors; religious services .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

9

Creator:

Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of a register of medical prescriptions given to patients at the New York State Lunatic Asylum (later Utica State Hospital). Information includes patient name; date each prescription was commenced; discontinued and amount of medication prescribed. Records are restricted..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

10

Creator:

Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)

 

 

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This series records visits to the State Lunatic Asylum (later Utica State Hospital) by the members of the State Commission in Lunacy. Information includes date of visit, names and signatures of commissioner, and areas of the hospital visited. Recommendations, including those for safety, orderliness, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

11

Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

 

 

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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

 

12

Creator:

Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of registers maintained by the State Lunatic Asylum (later Utica State Hospital) for the purpose of recording patient admissions, discharges, and paroles. Information includes patient name, date of admission or discharge, and county of residence. Additional data varies by volume .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

13

Creator:

Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center

 

 

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This series consists of visitation books and minutes of meetings of the Board of Managers (later Board of Visitors) of the Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center and its predecessors. Minutes document matters discussed by or reported to the board including resolutions passed; financial reports; conditions .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

14

Creator:

Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of patient indexes maintained by staff of the State Lunatic Asylum (later Utica State Hospital). Patient references are arranged by county or roughly alphabetically. Information includes name, case book and page number, date admitted, and date discharged. Some references also include .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

15

Creator:

Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of contracts, specifications, and proposals from contractors and suppliers for construction projects; work on building additions, repairs and improvements; and for equipment for Utica State Hospital. Contracts included work on fire escapes; chimneys; greenhouses; windows; skylights; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

16

Creator:

Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center

 

 

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Prints, slides, and photo albums provide extensive visual documentation of the daily activities at several central New York state mental health facilities. Scenes include parties; sports; field trips; dining; ceremonies; entertainment, patient therapy and treatments and interior and exterior of buildings. .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

17

Creator:

Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center

 

 

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This series contains a wide assortment of records, compiled at Utica and Marcy State Hospitals, that were determined to possess historical value. The records document treatments and facility conditions, patient life, staff life and training, and facility expansion. Records cover a wide array of subjects .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

18

Creator:

New York (State). Office of Mental Health

 

 

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This series consists of the official forms and administrative data documenting the admission, legal status, assessment, treatment planning, treatment, and discharge of patients in the state's mental health facilities. Records include admission, death, and discharge records; patient photographs; census .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives