Rome State School Appointment and Resignation Correspondence
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
0.2 cubic feet
Arrangement
Arranged by Board of Visitors and staff, then roughly chronological.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains correspondence regarding appointments and resignations to the Board of Visitors; copies of letters to the newly appointed or reappointed board members from the commissioner of the Department of Mental Hygiene or the Director of the Rome State School; letters from the governor's secretary to the director confirming new appointees; and resignation letters. Few newspaper clippings regarding appointments are also included. The series also contains correspondence regarding the appointment of attending and consulting medical staff.
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Access Terms
Intellectual disability facilities
Developmentally disabled--Institutional care--New York (State)
People with mental disabilities--Institutional care--New York (State)