New York State Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office Rome Developmental Center Closure Files
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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 contains correspondence, meeting minutes, memorandums, reports, and other records pertaining to the closure of
the Rome Developmental Center.
Creator:
Title:
Rome Developmental Center closure files
Quantity:
Inclusive Dates:
1978-1996, 2004
Bulk Dates:
1978-1996
Series Number:
B2373
Administrative History
The Five-Year Reconfiguration Plan for the Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office (DDSO) called for vacating several
buildings, the establishment of twelve 12-bed Small Residential Units (SRUs) on state owned land adjacent to the DDSO, the
construction of twelve 12-bed State Operated Intermediate Care Facilities (SOICFs) in the community, and renovation of several
existing buildings.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains correspondence, meeting minutes, memoranda, reports and other records pertaining to the closure of the
Rome Developmental Center.
B2373-14: This accretion includes correspondence between Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD)
commissioner Arthur Y. Webb and the last director of Rome Developmental Center, Philip Catchpole, as well as memoranda, personnel
vacancy announcements, closure planning documentation (e.g., monthly flag form meetings' files of task forces, such as the
Mayor's Consolidated Community Task Force, etc.; and sub-task forces, such as Quality of Life Services, Nutritional Services,
etc.); correspondence, memoranda, and planning documents relating to the Closure Study Group, and to the development of a
"Core Staffing" proposal; other analysis documents, task lists, progress reports, and OMRDD's "Closure Proposal Document,
1st update" (1993).
This accretion also includes extensive files documenting plans for reconfiguration of staff, clients, logistical operations,
and physical facilities.
B2373-19: This accretion includes meeting minutes, memorandums, reports, news articles, and planning documents relating to
the closure of the Rome Developmental Center. In addition, the accretion also contains a Historical Committee file consisting
of published reference material, files of the Closure Ceremony Advisory Committee (minutes, notes, etc.), fiscal records relating
to the ceremony (invitations, catering, etc.), and records pertaining to the creation of the Rome Developmental Disabilities
Services Office.
Related Material
B2374 Syracuse Developmental Center Closure Files, contains materials pertaining to the Rome closure, which apparently were used
by Syracuse personnel as a model for the closure of the Syracuse Developmental Center.
Other Finding Aids
Available at Repository
B2373-19: Container list is available at the repository.
Access Restrictions
Names of patients that may be found in this series are restricted pursuant to Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating
to confidentiality of clinical records. Access to restricted records permitted under certain conditions upon application to
and approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
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Detailed Description
Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
Accretion: B2373-14 |
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Reconfiguration Files: Initial Planning Group |
1 |
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Reconfiguration Files: Submission to Governor's Office and Division of the Budget (DOB) |
1 |
|
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Reconfiguration Files: Consolidated Staffing |
1 |
|
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Reconfiguration Files: Reconfiguration Task Force |
1 |
|
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Reconfiguration Files: Manpower Sub Task Force |
1 |
|
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Reconfiguration Files: Physical Plant Sub Task Force |
1 |
|
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Reconfiguration Files: SRU Management Staff Report |
1 |
|
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Reconfiguration Files: Special Population |
1 |
|
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Reconfiguration Files: Weekly Coordinating and Status Update Meeting |
1 |
|
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Reconfiguration Files: Working Committee on Programmatic Aspects of Closure Plan |
1 |
|
|
Reconfiguration Files: Chairpersons Coordinating Meeting |
1 |
|
1978-1994 |
Closed Sites Files - Lease and Maintenance Files |
2 |
|
1987 |
Commissioner (Arthur Y.) Webb - Correspondence to DDSO Directors |
3 |
|
|
Director of Employee Relations, Sheldon S. Kramer - Correspondence |
3 |
|
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Director of Human Resources, Joseph Costello - Correspondence |
3 |
|
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Sub Task Force (STF) Chairpersons Files - Minutes, Agendas, DDSO Closure Planning, Correspondence |
3 |
|
|
Monthly Flag Form Meeting |
3 |
|
|
Mayor's Consolidated Community Task Force |
3 |
|
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Building Closure Planning Documents: Reconfiguration Task Force, Physical Plant Sub Task Force |
3 |
|
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Rome Developmental Closure Ceremony: Photos, Including John F. Kennedy, Jr., Keynote Speaker; News Clippings and Reprints
from Utica Saturday Observer Dispatch and DDSO Dispatch; Correspondence; List of Attendees; Printed Program Agenda
|
3 |
|
Accretion: B2373-19 |
undated |
Announcement of Closing |
1 |
1 |
1989 |
Closing Ceremony |
1 |
2 |
1987 |
Community Reorganization Plan |
1 |
3 |
1987 December 3 |
Construction |
1 |
4 |
1987 |
Rome DDSO History |
1 |
5 |
1987-1989 |
Department of Corrections (DOC) |
1 |
6 |
1987-1989 |
DDSO Office Space |
1 |
7 |
1989 |
Move to Administrative Complex |
1 |
8 |
1987-1989 |
Office of General Services (OGS) |
1 |
9 |
1988 |
Medical Services in the Community |
1 |
10 |
1988 |
Pharmacy Services in the Community |
1 |
11 |
1987 |
Safety and Security in the Community |
1 |
12 |
1989 |
Site Development/Site Search Update |
1 |
13 |
1988 |
DDSO Waiting List |
1 |
14 |
1987-1990 |
Closure Info |
1 |
15 |
1986-1989 |
Closure Study |
1 |
16 |
1991 |
Commissioner Study Group Closure |
1 |
17 |
undated |
Closure Files |
1 |
18 |
1989 |
Closure Study Group |
1 |
19 |
1992 December |
Comprehensive Developmental Center Closure Plan |
1 |
24 |
1990 January |
The Closure of Developmental Centers in New York State |
1 |
25 |
1990 |
Report by the Oneida County Crisis Services Task Force for Persons with Developmental Disabilities |
1 |
26 |
1990 November 7 |
The Rome Experience: A Chronicle of Events that Guided the Rome DDSP Through Closure |
1 |
27 |
1993 |
Comprehensive Developmental Center Closure Plan |
1 |
29 |
1988 |
Maintenance Task Force |
1 |
30 |
1986 |
Closure Importance and Study (binder) |
1 |
31 |
1989 |
Closure Ceremony and Events Invitees/Invitations |
1 |
32 |
undated |
Closure Ceremony and Events Historical |
1 |
33 |
1989 |
Closure Ceremony and Events Nature Trail |
1 |
34 |
1989 |
Closure Ceremony and Events Multimedia/Interviews |
1 |
35 |
1989 |
Closure Ceremony and Events Theme/Logo/Advertising |
1 |
36 |
1989 |
Closure Ceremony and Events Unions |
1 |
37 |
1989-1990 |
Closure Ceremony and Events Information |
1 |
38 |
1989 |
Closure Ceremony and Events "Expressions" |
1 |
39 |
undated |
Closure Ceremony Historical |
1 |
40 |
1989 |
Closure Ceremony Multimedia Interviews |
1 |
41 |
1989 |
Closure Ceremony and Events Coverage in "DDSO Dispatch" and "The Journal" |
1 |
42 |
undated |
Closure Ceremony and Events Rome DDSO "PR Brochure" |
1 |
43 |
1987 July 2 |
Legislative Bill |
1 |
44 |
1987-1988 |
Accelerated Closure |
1 |
45 |
1987 |
Accelerated Closure |
1 |
46 |
1994-1995 |
Work Group Meeting Minutes |
2 |
2 |
1995 |
Work Group Meeting Minutes |
2 |
3 |
1996 |
Outline and Information |
2 |
4 |
circa 1990s |
DSO Light Projector Infographics |
2 |
5 |
circa 1990s |
DDSO/DSO Workgroups Committees, Memorandums/Minutes |
2 |
6 |
1995-1996 |
DDSO/DSO Workgroups Committees, Memorandums 95/96 |
2 |
7 |
1995-1996 |
DSO Steering Committee Memorandums 95/96 |
2 |
8 |
1994 |
Correspondence/Memorandums "Charging Up for the Next 100 Years" 94 |
2 |
9 |
1994 |
Faxes, Expenditures, Grand Centennial 1994 |
2 |
10 |
1994 |
Memorandums/Faxes/Correspondence for "Charging Up for the Next 100 Years" 1994 |
2 |
11 |
1994 |
Cynthia Fagan Correspondence Preparing for Rome Centennial 1994 |
2 |
12 |
1994 |
Centennial Correspondence; Includes Raddism Hotel Information |
2 |
13 |
1994 |
"Charging Up for the Next 100 Years" Evaluations (Minor Glue Damage) |
2 |
14 |
1994 |
Collaboration with Rome History Society for Centennial |
2 |
15 |
1993-1994 |
Centennial Exhibit Planning (Newspapers About Other Celebrations for Inspiration) |
2 |
16 |
1991-1994 |
DDSO Correspondence 1991-1994 Includes Centennial Proclamation |
2 |
17 |
1988-1989 |
Technical Task Force (with connections) |
2 |
18 |
1988-1989 |
Community Planning Task Force (with newspapers) |
2 |
19 |
1989 |
Correspondence Between "Webb, Brandt and Senator Spano" |
2 |
20 |
1988 |
Walsh Medically Frail Documents |
2 |
21 |
1987-1988 |
Walsh Medical Building, Gorr Road, Parlamee Buildings |
2 |
22 |
1988-1989 |
Rome State School Development Plans |
2 |
23 |
1987-1989 |
Project Management Team |
2 |
24 |
1987-1988 |
Resource Reduction Plan |
2 |
25 |
1987 |
Old Oneida Road Construction |
2 |
26 |
1987 |
Day Service Initiatives |
2 |
27 |
1988 |
Rome DDSO Status Reports |
2 |
28 |
1988 |
Community Education Expansion (With Article) |
2 |
29 |
1987-1988 |
Company Location |
2 |
30 |
1988 |
Closure Correspondence Memorandum |
2 |
31 |
1987-1988 |
Closure Team Minutes |
2 |
32 |
1988 |
Hindsight Surveys of Closure Meeting |
2 |
33 |
1989 |
Correspondence 1989 |
2 |
34 |
1987-1989 |
Client Lists |
2 |
35 |
1987 |
Closure Plan and Legislature Hearing Matrices |
2 |
36 |
1987-1990 |
Rome Closure Planning 1987-1990 (1990 is Closure Experience) |
2 |
37 |
1987 |
Closure Plan: OMRDD Next Four Years |
2 |
38 |
1987 |
RDC Closure Plan 1987 |
2 |
39 |
1987 |
Site Selection Process |
2 |
40 |
1984-1989 |
RDC Planning for Closure 1981-1989 |
3 |
1 |
1986-1987 |
RDC Public Hearings, Planning, Correspondence |
3 |
2 |
1985 |
RDC Reconfiguration, and Planning |
3 |
3 |
1985 |
RDC Discussion Outlines and Planning |
3 |
4 |
1986 |
RDC Reconfiguration |
3 |
5 |
1986 |
Community Lease/Development Space |
3 |
6 |
1985 |
Executive Chamber Requests Reconfiguration |
3 |
7 |
1986 |
Decentralized Plans 1986 |
3 |
8 |
1987 |
RDC Correspondence 1987 |
3 |
9 |
1987 January-March |
Rapicom: RDC Closing January-March 1987 |
3 |
10 |
1987 April-June |
Rapicom: RDC Closure April-June 1987 |
3 |
11 |
1987 July-September |
Rapicom: RDC Closure July-Aug-Sept 1987 |
3 |
12 |
1987 October-December |
Rapicom: RDC Closure Oct-Nov-Dec 1987 With News Articles |
3 |
13 |
1987 |
Job line (closure) 1987 |
3 |
14 |
1986 |
Land Development, Budgets, Small Residential Units 1986 |
3 |
15 |
1985-1986 |
Testimonies of SRU Development For/Against 1985-1986 |
3 |
16 |
1986-1987 |
1986-1987 Reconfiguration, Memorandums |
3 |
17 |
1986-1987 |
SRU Documents/Open House/Groundbreaking Ceremony |
3 |
18 |
1987 |
Staff Layoffs and DDSO Respite Proposal 1987 |
3 |
19 |
1987 |
Voluntary-Operated Program Development |
3 |
20 |
1987 |
Capital Projects 1987 |
3 |
21 |
1987 |
Site Selection 1987 |
3 |
22 |
1987 |
Rome Development Center Closure Plan, With CNYHSA Documents |
3 |
23 |
1987 |
Consolidated Community Task Force 1987 |
3 |
25 |
1987 |
Master Plans for Faculty Closure and Closure Team Minutes 1987 |
3 |
26 |
1985-1987 |
Quantity Reports of Closure (Rome, Craig, Westch, Bronx, Newark, Manhattan) 1987 |
3 |
27 |
1987 |
Closure Interviews (Writing and Cassette Tape) |
4 |
1 |
1987 |
Photos of Rome Development Center |
4 |
2 |
1987 |
News Articles 1987 |
4 |
3 |
1988 |
New Articles 1988 |
4 |
4 |
1994 |
Closure Task Force Full Synopsis (Chapters 1-5) |
4 |
5 |
1988-1990 |
Rome Closure and Study Report |
4 |
6 |
1990 |
Transition of Support Service Staff |
4 |
7 |
1988-1989 |
Employee Service Office Documents 1988-1989 |
4 |
8 |
1990 |
Employee Service Documents 1990, Includes ESO Report |
4 |
9 |
1987-1990 |
ESO New Employees and Progress Reports |
4 |
10 |
1988-1989 |
DDSO Placement Rosters 1988-1989 |
4 |
11 |
1988-1990 |
ESO Progress Reports 1988-1990 |
4 |
12 |
1988-1989 |
ESO Advisory Committee |
4 |
13 |
1987-1989 |
Department of Correctional Services (1987-1988) |
4 |
14 |
1989-1990 |
Department of Correctional Services (1989-1990) |
4 |
15 |
1987-1988 |
Tech Task Meeting/Property Transfer Year |
4 |
16 |
1987-1990 |
Rome DDSO/Oneida Correctional Shared Service |
4 |
17 |
1985-1988 |
Closure Documents 1985-1988 |
4 |
18 |
1989-1990 |
Closure Documents 1989-1990 |
4 |
19 |
2004 |
2004 Newspaper "Rome State School" |
4 |
20 |