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 bound copies of "The Opal," a monthly literary newsletter edited by patients at the State Lunatic
Asylum at Utica. The newsletter contains poems, essays, news articles, correspondence, and editorials on national and local
events and subjects. Subjects and themes are mostly social, literary, religious, and political.
Creator:
Title:
"The Opal" patient newsletter
Quantity:
2 cubic feet
Quantity:
10 volume(s)
21 editions
Inclusive Dates:
1851-1860
Series Number:
B1480