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New York State Department of Mental Hygiene Brooklyn State Hospital Patient Records


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
Series contains Kings County Asylum patient admission and discharge registers, 1843-1895, and a few case history books; and Long Island State Hospital, later renamed Brooklyn State Hospital, admission and discharge registers, 1895-1929, and case history books, circa 1895-1919. There are also other miscellaneous records of Brooklyn State Hospital.
Creator:
Title:
Brooklyn State Hospital patient records
Quantity:

30.3 cubic feet

91 volumes

Inclusive Dates:
1843-1938
Series Number:
14231_98