Daily record of escapes
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
0.1 cubic feet
(1 volume)
Arrangement
Chronological by date escaped.
Scope and Content Note
This is a chronological register of escapes providing: date; inmate name; name of colony or hospital from which escaped; inmate number, age, county of residence; and date of return or location if not returned (e.g. Pennsylvania Training School, Elmira Reformatory).
Related Material
Series A3054, Registers of Escapes from Farm Colonies, is a record of escapes by colony including the date span covered by this series.
Custodial History
The Department of Social Welfare placed these records on loan to the Syracuse University Library from 1960-1977.
Access Restrictions
Restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).
Access Terms
New York (State). Division for Youth
Western House of Refuge for Juvenile Delinquents (Rochester, N.Y.)