Name index to male inmate case history books
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
2 cubic feet
5 volumes
Arrangement
Alphabetical by first letter and then first vowel of inmate names.
Scope and Content Note
These volumes provide a cumulative name index to portions of all series that are arranged by case number, including the Case History Books and the Supplementary Case Files. Entries in the index list inmate names and the corresponding case numbers. No cumulative indexes exist for the period between 1867 and 1891, but case history books dating from 1849 to 1889 (volumes 1 to 15) do contain a name index at the front of each volume.
Alternate Formats Available
A microform use copy of the series is available at the New York State Archives; however, the copy is not available for use because of access restrictions that apply to the records.
Other Finding Aids
Available at Repository
Volume list.
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.)