Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
These files contain certificates of recovery, statements of transfer, negatives of photographs, inventories of inmates' possessions,
applications for writs of habeas corpus, inmate correspondence, newspaper clippings, and orders for withdrawal of writs of
habeas corpus. These files were generated by the officials at Dannemora State Hospital, who decided to separate inmates' commitment
records from the main case files. The majority of the files contain only statements of transfer, inventories of inmates' possessions,
and certificates of recovery.
Creator:
Title:
Inmate commitment files
Quantity:
5 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
1900-1961
Series Number:
A1502
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