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Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series consists of testimony from public hearings held by the Commission to Investigate Provision for the Mentally Deficient
to gather evidence on the care and treatment of mentally deficient persons. Topics included nature and causes of mental deficiency
(such as the role of heredity, poverty, family environment, and other illnesses); the purposes and techniques of caring for
mentally deficient persons; programs at state institutions; role of public schools and private charitable agencies; relationship
between delinquency and mental deficiencies; and future role of state government.
Creator:
Title:
Commission to Investigate Provision for the Mentally Deficient public hearing testimony
Quantity:
1 cubic foot
Quantity:
5 volume(s)
Quantity:
4 35mm microfilm roll(s)
Inclusive Dates:
1914-1915
Series Number:
A4223
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