New York State Board of Charities Photographs of Custodial Facilities in New York and Other States
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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:
These photographs depict public custodial facilities in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. They include:
exterior building views; interior building views; facility grounds; institutional residents; and institutional staff. The
photographs appear to have been gathered for a report on treatment of the mentally ill in other states, which was prepared
by the New York State Commissioner in Lunacy.
Creator:
Title:
Photographs of custodial facilities in New York and other states
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Inclusive Dates:
circa 1890-1915
Series Number:
A1994
Arrangement
Arranged by institution.
Scope and Content Note
These photographs are of public custodial facilities in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. They include:
exterior building views; interior building views; facility grounds; institutional residents; and institutional staff. These
are mounted and unmounted photographs. Most photographs are identified by subject and institution.
The State Commissioner in Lunacy, under the Board of Charities' direction, prepared a report on treatment of the insane in
other states. These photographs appear to have been gathered for that report.
Alternate Formats Available
Microfilm is available for use at the New York State Archives or through interlibrary loan.
Items Online
Selected photographs from this series have been digitized and are available in State Archives Digital Collections.
New York State Archives Digital Collections
Photographs of custodial facilities in New York and other states, circa 1890-1915
Related Material
A4228 Photographs of custodial institutions for the mentally deficient, contains a number of identical or closely related photographs.
Other Finding Aids
Available at Repository
Item list is available at the repository.
Access Restrictions
Access to photographs depicting patients is restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality
of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office for People with Developmental
Disabilities.
Access Terms
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Detailed Description
| Contents |
Box |
Accretion: A1994-77 |
| Boston, Mass: Psychopathic Hospital |
1 |
| Boston, Mass: Psychopathic Hospital |
1 |
| Vineland, NJ: State Home and Training School |
1 |
| Vineland, NJ: State Home and Training School |
1 |
| Vineland, NJ: State Home and Training School |
1 |
| Vineland, NJ: State Home and Training School |
1 |
| Rome, NY Custodial Asylum |
2 |
