Research

Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
State training schools submitted these reports to the Department of Social Welfare to document instances where inmates either escaped or attempted to escape. Each report provides the following information on runaways or attempted runaways: name; dates left and returned; housing unit of runaways; and remarks briefly describing circumstances of escape and return.
Creator:
Title:
New York State Department of Social Welfare Division of State Institutions monthly reports of runaways from institutions
Quantity:

0.4 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1943-1960
Series Number:
B0647