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• Overview
• Arrangement
• Scope and Contents
• Access Restrictions
• Acquisition Information
• Access Terms

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Gowanda Psychiatric Center Board of Visitors' Reports

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Overview of the Records

Arrangement

Chronological

Scope and Content Note

These files generated by the Gowanda Psychiatric Center Board of Visitors include superintendent/directors' reports and Board of Visitors' meeting minutes. The reports document patient and staff health; accidents; staff promotion and activities; and fund allocations. They also include institutional department reports and statistics related to admissions, deaths, and discharges. The minutes record each member's activities, observations, inspections, and interviews.

Acquisition Information

This series was transferred under RDA 11958.

Access Restrictions

Names of patients are restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.

Access Terms