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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series consists of medical certificates, petitions, lunacy orders, and forms containing patient information documenting
the process used to commit people for care at Willard Asylum (later Willard State Hospital). Earliest forms include patient
name, admission date, case number, number committed for the year, and legal status. Later forms include marital status, religion,
occupation and information on the illness. Also included is information on people or to be but never committed to Willard.
Records are restricted.
Creator:
Title:
Willard State Hospital medical certificate of lunacy (commitment) papers
Quantity:
14.2 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
1869-1927
Series Number:
B1429
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