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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:
This series consists of information about inmates' educational level which was used for school placement. Information may
include name; age; date reviewed for school placement; occupation; spelling, reading, writing, and mathematical ability; knowledge
of geography, history, grammar, or religion; use of profanity, tobacco, alcohol; and parents health and habits. Also included
are typescripts of some Board of Classification meeting minutes relating to the creation of four school divisions and subsequent
inmate assignments. Records are restricted.
Creator:
Title:
Registers of male inmates' educational level
Quantity:
1 cubic feet
3 volumes
Inclusive Dates:
1849-1893
Series Number:
A1968
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