Correspondence and report files
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
1 cubic feet
(4 microfilm reels)
Arrangement
Alphabetic by name of correspondent or topic.
Scope and Content Note
As part of its investigation, the Commission undertook an extensive survey of the mentally deficient in New York State and held public hearings to gather additional evidence on the scope of the problem. This series primarily contains correspondence relating to the survey and public hearings.
The majority of the correspondence is from physicians, state and local government officials, private charitable agencies, and school administrators responding to requests for survey information or to invitations to attend public hearings. The correspondence contains some statistical information on numbers of mental deficients in individual counties. The series also contains several reports submitted by public schools and training schools providing information on number of students and program of instruction. The most extensive report is from the New York Clearinghouse for Mental Defectives, New York City, with description of case registration, diagnosis, placement, and other procedures.
Alternate Formats Available
Microform is available at the New York State Archives through interlibrary loan.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.