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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:
The Commissioners of Public Charities requested information about every non-institutionalized insane or retarded person to
determine what provisions the state should make for their care and to plan appropriate legislation. Forms provide information
regarding background and condition of mentally ill or retarded persons not currently under state care: name; sex; age; birth
county; marital status; occupation; year disability began; if recovered, living independently, or died during the year; and
remarks on the diagnosis and severity of the condition.
Creator:
Title:
Census of non-institutionalized insane and idiots
Quantity:
1 cubic foot
16 volumes
Inclusive Dates:
1871
Series Number:
A1979
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