Annual reports on poorhouses and almshouses A1988

Annual reports on poorhouses and almshouses

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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:

County superintendents of the poor submitted these standard form reports which contains information on inmate population statistics organized by sex, mental classification, and cause of pauperism; expenditures for equipment, supplies, and facility maintenance; remarks on needed or completed facility improvements; and suggestions on facility development, institutional management, and administration of poor relief.

Creator:

New York (State). State Board of Charities

Title:

Annual reports on poorhouses and almshouses

Quantity:

1.3 cubic feet

28 volumes

Inclusive Dates:

1869-1896

Series Number:

A1988

Arrangement

Chronological by year, then alphabetical by county.

Scope and Content Note

County superintendents of the poor submitted these standard form reports.

They contain information on: inmate population statistics organized by sex, mental classification, and cause of pauperism; expenditures for equipment, supplies, and facility maintenance; remarks on needed or completed facility improvements; and suggestions on facility development, institutional management, and administration of poor relief. The reports vary in terminology and detail over the years.