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Marcy Psychiatric Center Issues of "Marcy News" Newsletter


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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 approximately 100 issues of "Marcy News" produced at Marcy State Hospital (later Marcy Psychiatric Center). Newsletters feature or document remarks by director and chaplain; staff activities, commendations, and achievements; initiatives such as blood donation drives and bake sales; reports from various units and buildings; announcements of social events; and sponsor advertisements.
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Issues of "Marcy News" newsletter
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0.4 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1968-1976
Series Number:
B1540

Arrangement

Chronological.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of approximately 100 issues of "Marcy News", a newsletter produced at Marcy State Hospital (later Marcy Psychiatric Center). Features or topics typically include remarks by director and chaplain; staff activities, commendations, and achievements; initiatives such as blood donation drives and bake sales; reports from various units and buildings; announcements of social events; and sponsor advertisements. Later issues have photographic illustrations.

Related Material

B1922Serie B1922, Middletown Psychiatric Center Newsletters, 1935-2002

B1585 Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center Newsletters, 1957-1994

B1453 Willard State Hospital Newsletter, 1957-1980 and

B1480 "The Opal" Patient Newsletter, 1851-1860, also contain newsletters of mental health institutions.

Custodial History

These records were transferred to the State Archives on May 7, 1997 from Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center under RDA 19266.

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Dates Contents Box

Accretion: B1540-97
1968 September-1971 December Marcy News 1
1972 January-1976 December Marcy News 2