Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth Admission and Discharge Registers
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
1.4 cubic feet
Arrangement
Chronological.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains admission and discharge information for boys enrolled at Berkshire Farm. Each entry includes first and last name, date admitted, home address, date of birth, farm number, reason for admission, and date of discharge. Also provided are the physical and mental conditions of the child, title and name of committing officer, amount received per capita, and name of person to whom discharged. More detailed information regarding parents is included in registers from the late 1880s: name, occupation, place of birth, and religion. Commencing in the 1960s, race and types of discharge (trial, regular, or administrative) are included. In the late 1990s, names in black ink refer to Residential Treatment Center residents; names in red ink refer to those enrolled in other institution programs. Cottage transfers can be found in the back of two registers from 1997-2000.
Related Material
B2627 Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth cottage placement and transfer registers, contains related material.
Access Restrictions
Access administered according to the Freedom of Information Law. State Archives staff will confer with Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth regarding disclosure of student specific information.
Index to Intake Log 1886-1913 is in fragile condition and restricted from use. See the master file for a copy of the index.
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Detailed Description
Dates | Contents | Box | Volume | Folder | |
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Accretion: B2608-18 |
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June 1923- December 1949 | Register of Boys Admitted to Farm, Studied in Clinic since Clinic's origin in 1924 | 1 | 1 |
1950-1955 | Admissions and Discharges (Berkshire Industrial Farm) | 1 | 2 |
January 1, 1955-December 31, 1968 | Berkshire Farm for Boys Admissions and Discharges | 1 | 3 |
January 1, 1969-December 1975 | Berkshire Farm for Boys Admissions and Discharges | 1 | 4 |
January 1997-October 1998 | Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth Admissions and Discharges | 1 | 5 |
November 1998-December 2000 | Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth Admissions and Discharges | 1 | 6 |
1889-1913 | Original index for Berkshire Industrial Farm Admissions and Discharges, 1889-1913 | 2 | 1 |
1889-1913 | Berkshire Industrial Farm Admissions and Discharges | 2 | 2 |
1910-1958 | Berkshire Industrial Farm Admissions and Discharges | 2 | 3 |