Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
These cards provide biographical and physical information about inmates at Matteawan State Hospital, usually including individual
photographs on the front of the card. These cards were originally part of the Inmate Identification Files. The identification
envelopes for these cards are do not exist. The case files for the inmates described by the cards do exist though. Data on
the card includes name, residence, number, aliases, sentencing and commitment information, crime, birth, height, weight, build,
nativity, occupation, and fingerprints.
Creator:
Title:
Inmate identification cards
Quantity:
2 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
1938-1956
Series Number:
A1504