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Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
The series consists of photographic prints, negatives, and a small number of slides depicting staff and facilities of the
Office of Mental Health and the people it serves. Included are images of various state hospitals (interiors and exteriors);
staff at work (budget preparation, admission procedure); individual and group portraits of officials, staff, and clients in
various work (remedial reading, group psychotherapy) and recreational (state fair, Special Olympics) settings; and representations
of exhibits and other special projects or events (centennial observances, employee recognition day, laying of cornerstones,
patient discharge).
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Photographs of facilities, staff, and patients at mental health institutions
Quantity:
39 cubic feet
approximately 3000 photographs; approximately 1,500 negatives
Inclusive Dates:
1874, 1925-1998
Series Number:
19131
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