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 reports about persons with epilepsy that were submitted to the Board of Social Welfare from the Syracuse
State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children, the Rome State Custodial Asylum, and the New York State Custodial Asylum for
Feeble-Minded Women at Newark, and the Brunswick Home at Amityville. Information includes gender; age; color; birthplace;
if teachable; how long epileptic; frequency of attacks; physical condition; mental condition; and general remarks on behavior,
condition, and ability to work.
Creator:
Title:
Reports on institutionalized epileptics
Quantity:
0.1 cubic feet
1 volume
Inclusive Dates:
1895
Series Number:
A1991