New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Photographic Material
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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 thirty-eight 5" x 10" photographs of facilities operated by the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities, including the Willowbrook State School. Series includes both black and white and color photographs. They document
hospital officials, staff, and patients. Some photographs have descriptions hand-written on the back, but many do not.
Creator:
Title:
Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities photographic material
Quantity:
0.5 cubic feet
38 photographs
Inclusive Dates:
circa 1952-1989
Series Number:
B2473
Scope and Content Note
This series contains 38 5x10 photographs of several state mental retardation facilities, primarily the Willowbrook State School.
Some photographs are black and white, and some are in color. They document officials, staff and patients. Of note is the dedication
of the Connelly Therapy Pool at the Staten Island Developmental Center (formerly the Willowbrook State School) in 1987 and
photographs of Department of Mental Hygiene officials, including two images that depict Governor Nelson Rockefeller. Some
photographs have descriptions hand-written on the back, but many do not.
Access Restrictions
Photographs depicting patients are restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality
of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
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Detailed Description
| Contents |
Box |
Item |
Folder |
Accretion: B2473-13 |
| Willowbrook key ring with 6 original keys
|
1 |
1 |
|
| B-7 - Minimal assistance in self feeding skills
|
1 |
2 |
|
| B-32 - Demonstrating ability to follow pattern and instruction
|
1 |
3 |
|
| B-32 - Mastering a handicraft (woodburning_ eye-hand coordination; highly developed visual discrimination)
|
1 |
4 |
|
| B-32 - Mastering a handicraft (woodburning)
|
1 |
5 |
|
| B-20 - Training self-dressing
|
1 |
6 |
|
| B-22 - Developing tactile sense in a blind individual
|
1 |
7 |
|
| B-76 - Training of ADL skills; learning to button
|
1 |
8 |
|
| B-78 - Learning to operate a water fountain with a therapist's supervision
|
1 |
9 |
|
| B-20 - Color matching: Prerequiste skill for vocational training
|
1 |
10 |
|
| B-23 - Bed making: Advanced activity and daily living skill
|
1 |
11 |
|
| B-20 - Color sorting: Prerequisite skill for vocational training
|
1 |
12 |
|
| B-78 - Developing motor-planning activity: removing ring from a zigzag stand
|
1 |
13 |
|
| B-78 - Developing tactile sensation to compensate for vision loss
|
1 |
14 |
|
| B-32 - Developing fine motor and hand eye - Coordination
|
1 |
15 |
|
| B-23 - Walking while developing a tactile guide sense
|
1 |
16 |
|
| B-76 - Developing prevocational skills: using a screw packaging set
|
1 |
17 |
|
| B-76 - Developing shape recognition and motor function
|
1 |
18 |
|
| B-23 - Developing daily skills; using a wash cloth
|
1 |
19 |
|
| B-20 - Developing attention through touch and verbal prompting
|
1 |
20 |
|
| B-7 - Developing self-feeding skills: hand over hand technique
|
1 |
21 |
|
| B-76 - Developing daily skills: hair-brushing with therapist assistance
|
1 |
22 |
|
| B-20 - Developing daily skills: shoe-lacing
|
1 |
23 |
|
| B-78 - Developing daily skills: using a spoon, hand-over-hand with therapist assistance
|
1 |
24 |
|
| B-22 - Receiving reward for completion of task
|
1 |
25 |
|
| B-78 - Receiving therapy to determine protective extension of arms
|
1 |
26 |
|
| B-78 - Developing mobility training
|
1 |
27 |
|
| B-23 - Determining range of motion for upper extremities
|
1 |
28 |
|
| B-23 - Participating in multi-purpose activity: Sensory integration, Eye-hand coordination, and Bilateral range of motion
|
1 |
29 |
|
| B-22 - Developing a sense of self through identification of body parts
|
1 |
30 |
|
| B-22 - Developing hand-eye coordination
|
1 |
31 |
|
| B-7 - Learning self-feeding skills
|
1 |
32 |
|
| B-32 - Learning daily living activity: mastering table setting
|
1 |
33 |
|
| B-20 - Developing daily living skills: self-washing
|
1 |
34 |
|
| B-32 - Developing gross motor skills
|
1 |
35 |
|
| B-23 - Mastering multi-purpose activity: Improving finger dexterity and encouraging finger extension
|
1 |
36 |
|
| B-20 - Identifying color and learning, the concept of money
|
1 |
37 |
|
| Willowbrook key ring with 6 original keys |
1 |
1 |
| B-7 - Minimal assistance in self feeding skills |
1 |
2 |
| B-32 - Demonstrating ability to follow pattern and instruction |
1 |
3 |
| B-32 - Mastering a handicraft (woodburning_ eye-hand coordination; highly developed visual discrimination |
1 |
4 |
| B-32 - Mastering a handicraft (woodburning) |
1 |
5 |
| B-20 - Training self-dressing |
1 |
|
| B-22 - Developing tactile sense in a blind individual |
1 |
6 |
| B-76 - Training of ADL skills; learning to button |
1 |
7 |
| B-78 - Learning to operate a water fountain with a therapist's supervision |
1 |
8 |
| B-20 - Color matching: Prerequiste skill for vocational training |
1 |
9 |
| B-23 - Bed making: Advanced activity and daily living skill |
1 |
10 |
| B-20 - Color sorting: Prerequisite skill for vocational training |
1 |
11 |
| B-78 - Developing motor-planning activity: removing ring from a zigzag stand |
1 |
12 |
| B-78 - Developing tactile sensation to compensate for vision loss |
1 |
13 |
| B-32 - Developing fine motor and hand eye - Coordination |
1 |
14 |
| B-23 - Walking while developing a tactile guide sense |
1 |
15 |
| B-76 - Developing prevocational skills: using a screw packaging set |
1 |
16 |
| B-76 - Developing shape recognition and motor function |
1 |
17 |
| B-23 - Developing daily skills; using a wash cloth |
1 |
18 |
| B-20 - Developing attention through touch and verbal prompting |
1 |
19 |
| B-7 - Developing self-feeding skills: hand over hand technique |
1 |
20 |
| B-76 - Developing daily skills: hair-brushing with therapist assistance |
1 |
21 |
| B-20 - Developing daily skills: shoe-lacing |
1 |
22 |
| B-78 - Developing daily skills: using a spoon, hand-over-hand with therapist assistance |
1 |
23 |
| B-22 - Receiving reward for completion of task |
1 |
24 |
| B-78 - Receiving therapy tp determine protective extension of arms |
1 |
25 |
| B-78 - Developing mobility training |
1 |
26 |
| B-23 - Determining range of motion for upper extremities |
1 |
27 |
| B-23 - Participating in multi-purpose activity: Sensory integration, Eye-hand coordination, and Bilateral range of motion |
1 |
28 |
| B-22 - Developing a sense of self through identification of body parts |
1 |
29 |
| B-22 - Developing hand-eye coordination |
1 |
30 |
| B-7 - Learning self-feeding skills |
1 |
31 |
| B-32 - Learning daily living activity: mastering table setting |
1 |
32 |
| B-20 - Developing daily living skills: self-washing |
1 |
33 |
| B-32 - Developing gross motor skills |
1 |
34 |
| B-23 - Mastering multi-purpose activity: Improving finger dexterity and encouraging finger extension |
1 |
35 |
| B-20 - Identifying color and learning the concept of money |
1 |
36 |
