Research

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Creator:

New York House of Refuge

 

 

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This series documents operating expenses for nearly the entire period during which the House of Refuge was open. Format and type of information collected changes over time but generally include itemized description of goods or services purchased. Expense categories typically include manufacturing (including .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

2

Creator:

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

 

 

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The Reformatory's Protestant chaplains functioned as "home visitation agents" or parole agents. They evaluated an inmate's former home, the master's home of an indentured inmate, or the home of a paroled inmate. The brief narrative reports may include master's name, residence, occupation and treatment .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

3

Creator:

New York House of Refuge

 

 

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These volumes contain correspondence and related items submitted by the Superintendent to the Executive Committee. The documents were reviewed at the Committee's weekly meetings and formed the basis for many actions and decisions. Topics include employee salaries and salary classification issues; legislation, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

4

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New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School

 

 

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This series consists of meeting minutes in the form of hearing transcripts from a committee investigating the problem of runaways at the Agricultural and Industrial School. Testimony included personality traits of good supervisors; methods of discipline and preventing runaways; punishing runaways; frequency .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

5

Creator:

New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School

 

 

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This series contains information on inmates discharged or transferred to another institution. Information includes name; date left institution; number of years/months in school; grade level; shop or type of work done; farm colony; and to whom sent: name of person or institution if transferred, address, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

6

Creator:

New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School

 

 

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This series consists of a register of new and paroled inmates of the State Agricultural and Industrial School. Information for new inmates includes name; religion and assigned colony Information for paroled inmates includes name, parole date, colony, and sometimes inventory of inmate clothes. Also included .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

7

Creator:

New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School

 

 

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This series consists of orders from the superintendent of the State Agricultural and Industrial School assigning new or returning inmates to the Protestant or Catholic Division. Information may include date of order; inmate name; religious affiliation; date received; and inmate number. Also included .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

8

Creator:

New York (State). State Industrial School

 

 

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These indexes provide no indication of, or insufficient information to determine, which records they index. None of the volumes index any existing institution records. Each index includes inmate name; and page number(s). Records are restricted..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

9

Creator:

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; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

10

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

 

11

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

 

12

Creator:

New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School

 

 

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This series consists of registers of inmates approved for parole. Information includes signature; date; inmate name and number; to whom paroled; address; if at home, employed, on a farm, in domestic service, etc.; date of parole; and date out of institution (volume 2 only). Records are restricted..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

13

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

 

14

Creator:

New York (State). State Industrial School

 

 

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Chaplains served as parole officers for inmates. This volumes which varies in content, consists of a directory of Protestant clergy, judges, police officers, and others in various cities (provides city, name, address, position); and notes on visits to parolees including monthly count of parolees visited .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

15

Creator:

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

 

 

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When an inmate's good conduct earned a discharge, friends/relatives could provide evidence, called a certificate, of a good home and steady employment. This series consists of a register of inmates at the Western House of Refuge for whom a "certificate of home and employment" and travel expenses have .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

16

Creator:

New York House of Refuge

 

 

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These minutes summarize the committee's consideration of parole of new inmates, inmates eligible for parole, inmates who applied for parole, and inmates returned to the institution for violating parole. The minutes list inmates' names and numbers and the action to earn parole; investigation to be made; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

17

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

 

18

Creator:

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

 

 

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This committee met periodically with the Superintendent to review matters concerning inmate apprenticeships. Minutes document committee actions on the: review of applications from prospective master ( include applicant's name and relationship to the inmate, inmate's name, case number and committee's .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

19

Creator:

New York House of Refuge

 

 

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Scrapbooks consist mostly of news clippings concerning conditions at the House of Refuge (Vol. 1 and 2) and crime and prison conditions in New York (Vol. 5) and throughout the United States (Vols. 3 and 4).. Included are programs for shows/events and clippings related to the Freedom of Worship Act and .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

20

Creator:

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

 

 

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This series consists of reports of weekly inspection visits to the reformatory. The Visiting Committee functioned as a liaison between the Acting Committee of the Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents and the institution's officers. Topics include illnesses and deaths of incarcerated individuals; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives