Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children Record of Deaths B1662

Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children Record of Deaths

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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 records deaths of residents at the New York State Asylum for Idiots (1851-1890), later known as the Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children (1891-1895). Basic information includes number, name, age, sex, date admitted, and date of death. Following are more detailed narratives on "description of case" (physical characteristics, mental development), "history of case" (medical), "causes of death," and "post-mortem appearance." When no autopsy was performed, the latter category typically includes brief information on disposition of the body.

Creator:

Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children

Title:

Record of deaths

Quantity:

0.25 cubic feet

2 volumes

Inclusive Dates:

1851-1895

Series Number:

B1662

Arrangement

Numerical by assigned consecutive number (corresponding to date of death).

Scope and Content Note

This series records deaths of residents at the New York State Asylum for Idiots (1851-1890), later known as the Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children (1891-1895). All pages carry the heading "Death Record" and provide for the same type of information, although headings do not reflect the institution's name change in 1891.

Volume 1 notes those (numbers 1-100) with a date of death from November 1851 through March 1884. There is a partial surname index (numbers 1-75) at the fore of the volume. Volume 2 notes those (numbers 101-201) with a date of death from April 1884 through May 1895. There is no index for this volume.

Basic information includes number, name, age, sex, date admitted, and date of death. Following are more detailed narratives on "description of case" (physical characteristics, mental development), "history of case" (medical), "causes of death," and "post-mortem appearance." When no autopsy was performed, the latter category typically includes brief information on disposition of the body (e.g., place of burial, release to family).

Related Material

B1647 Admission, Discharge, Death, and Transfer Records, contains related records.

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Volume list is available at the repository.

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.