Minutes of joint meetings of Superintendents of Asylums for the Insane
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
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Albany, NY 12230
0.5 cubic feet
1 volume
Arrangement
Chronological.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains information pertaining to pending legislation, general administration, asylum policy, and patient treatment. The Joint Committee of Insane Asylum Superintendents met yearly at one of the state hospitals for the insane. This bound volume accounts for five meetings held on December 7, 1888 at Utica; June 7, 1889 at Willard; October 9, 1889 at Buffalo; September 17, 1890 at Middletown; and October 27 at Binghamton.
Custodial History
This series was transferred to the State Archives from Middletown Psychiatric Center in June 2000 and accessioned in March 2001.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Access Terms
Mentally ill--Care--New York (State)
Psychiatric hospitals--New York (State)--Administration
Psychiatric hospitals--Law and legislation--New York (State)