Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series consists of correspondence and subject files relating to mental health policy, clemency, the care of people with
mental disabilities, the Willowbrook State School investigation, the reorganization of the Department of Mental Hygiene, the
Rockland Psychiatric Center investigation, mental health and criminal justice legislation, and a state prison task force.
Records include outgoing and some incoming correspondence, reports, draft memorandums, studies, notes and background materials.
Creator:
Title:
New York State Assistant Counsel to the Governor Subject and correspondence files
Quantity:
18 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
1975-1979
Series Number:
B2556