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Manhattan State Hospital Patient Case Books


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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 documents patients of several facility branches, wards, and asylums. Extent of coverage is sometimes uncertain. Typical information includes names, dates of admission, ages, origins, and physical conditions of patients as well as observations of behavior, treatment procedures, and other notes.
Creator:
Title:
Patient case books
Quantity:

60 cubic feet

120 volumes

Inclusive Dates:
1859-1898
Series Number:
B2579

Scope and Content Note

This series documents patients of several facility branches, wards, and asylums. Extent of coverage is sometimes uncertain. Typical information includes names, dates of admission, ages, origins, and physical conditions of patients as well as observations of behavior, treatment procedures, and other notes.

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Access Restrictions

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.

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Detailed Description

Dates Contents Volume

Accretion: B2579-17
1859-1860 Casebook Vol. 1 Male & Female Patients 1
1863-1865 Casebook #2 Female & Male Patients 2
1865-1867 Casebook #3 for Male & Female Patients 3
1867 May-1868 July Casebook #4 Male & Female Patients 4
1868 August 1-1869 December 17 Casebook #5 for Male & Female Patients 5
1870 Casebook on Male & Female Patients 6
circa 1870s Male & Female Patients Casebook #7 7
1878 July 20-late 1880s (Female Patients Histories go up till February 16th, 1881) Case Records of Male & Female Patients 8
circa 1870 Casebook for Female Patients 9
1874-1875 Casebook for Female Patients 10
1876 January 4-1877 May 11 Casebook for Female Patients 11
1877 May 11-1878 October Casebook for Female Patients 12
1878 October 30-1880 April 2 Casebook for Female Patients 13
1877 January 2-1878 March Casebook #10 for Female Patients 14
1878 March 19-1879 April 23 Female Patients Casebook #11 15
1879 May 23-1880 June 30 Casebook #12 for Female Patients 16
1880 September 1-1881 September 8 Casebook #13 for Female Patients 17
1881 November 1-6 Casebook #14 for Female Patients 18
1882 December-1883 November 21 Casebook #15 for Female Patients 19
1883 November-1884 September Manhattan State Hospital Casebook #17 for Female Patients 20
1884-circa 1890 [continuations] Casebook For Female Patients 21
1884 September-1885 September 1 Casebook for Female Patients 22
1885-1886 Casebook for Female Patients 23
1886 July 15-1887 June 2 Casebook #19 for Female Patients 24
1887 June 18-October 13 Female Patients Casebook #20 25
1887-circa 1890 [continuations] Casebook For Female Patients 26
1887 December 14-1888 June 6 Female Patients Casebook #21 27
1888 June 18-October 4 Female Patients Casebook #22 28
1888 October 4-1889 July 22 Female Patients Casebook #23 29
1889 February 23-July 13 Female Patients Casebook #24 30
1889 August 15-1890 June 6 Female Patients Casebook #25 31
1890 January 9-May 16 Female Patients Casebook #26 32
1890 May 16-September 27 Female Patients Casebook #27 33
1890 September 9-1891 January 31 Female Patients Casebook #28 34
1891 January 5-June 18 Casebook #29 Female 1891 Manhattan State Hospital 35
1891 June 19-October 16 Female Patients Casebook #30 36
1891 October 16-1892 February 19 Female Patients Casebook #31 37
1892 February 19-June 3 Female Patients Casebook #32 38
1892 May 22-October 4 Casebook #33 Female 39
1892 October 4-1893 February 1 Casebook #34 Female 40
1893 February-May Casebook #35 Female 41
1893 May 22-September 1 Casebook #36 Female 42
1893 October 9-1894 January 24 Case Records Female Patients 43
1894 May 5-August 9 Casebook of Female Patients 44
1894 August 7-December 14 Casebook for Female Patients, New York City Asylum for the Insane Vol. 40 45
1894 December 4-1895 March 25 Casebook for Female Patients, New York City Asylum for the Insane Vol. 41 46
1895 March 25-May 27 Casebook for Female Patients, New York City Asylum for the Insane Vol. 42 47
1895 May 29-August 15 Casebook #43 for Female Patients, New York City Asylum for the Insane 48
1895 August 15-November 18 Casebook for Female Patients, New York City Asylum for the Insane Vol. #44 49
1895 November 19-1896 February 20 Female Patients Casebook #45 50
1896 February 20-May 25 Female Patients Casebook #46 51
1896 May 25-August 19 Female Patients Casebook #47 52
1896 August 19-December 7 Female Patients Casebook #48, New York City Asylum for the Insane 53
1896 December 7-1897 March 31 Female Case Book #49 54
1897 April 1-July 5 Casebook on Female Patients #50 55
1897 July-October Female Patients Casebook #51, New York City Asylum for the Insane 56
1897 October-1898 February Female Patients Casebook #52, New York City Asylum for the Insane 57
1898 Casebook on Female Patients #53 58
1898 April-May Casebook #54 on Female Patients 59
1893-1896 Female Patients Case Records Continued 60
circa 1890-1894 MSH Female Patients Casebook #7 continued 61
1892 May 27-1894 February 20 MSH Female Patients Casebook (continuation) 62
1891 New York City Asylum for the Insane, Blackwell's Island Female Patients Casebook #8 63
1895 October-1898 July Female Patients of Blackwell's Island Casebook 64
1887 July 7-1889 September 13 Female & Male Patients Casebook (Individuals Found Coming Off of Ships from Europe and Held for Return) 65
1871 December 13-23 Casebook #1 for Male Patients 66
1872 January 9-February 9 Casebook #2 for Male Patients 67
1872 January 33-November 4 New York City Asylum for the Insane Male Patients Casebook #3 68
1872 November 4-1873 September 15 Casebook #4 for Male Patients 69
1873 September 15-1874 February 3 Casebook #5 for Male Patients 70
undated New York City Asylum for the Insane Male Patients Casebook #6 Continued 71
1874 June 22-1875 June 18 New York City Asylum for the Insane Male Patients Casebook #7 72
1875 April-1877 May Male Patients Casebook #8 73
1877 May 19-1879 January 17 New York City Asylum for the Insane Male Patients Casebook #9 74
1879 January 18-1881 May 23 NYC Asylum for the Insane Male Patients Casebook #10 75
1885 May 25-November 18 Male Patients Casebook #11 76
1881 November 23-1882 June 2 Male Patients Casebook #12 77
1882 June-1883 January Male Patients Casebook #13 78
1883 January 22-1884 January 31 Male Patients Casebook #14 79
1883 July 3-1884 January 23 Casebook #15 for Male Patients 80
1884 January 23-July 4 Male Patients Casebook #16 81
1884 January-1885 January Male Patients Casebook #17 82
1885 January 23-June 20 Male Patients Casebook #18 83
1886 June 16-November 9 Male Patients Casebook #21 84
1886 November-1887 April Male Patients Casebook #22 85
1887 April 17-July 9 Casebook #23 for Male Patients 86
1887 Casebook #24 for Male Patients 87
1888 March-July Manhattan State Hospital Male Patients Casebook #26 88
1888 July-November Casebook #27 for Male Patients 89
1888 November 22-1889 March 19 Casebook #28 for Male Patients 90
1889 March 19-July 25 Casebook #29 for Male Patients 91
1889 July 25-November 6 Casebook #30 for Male Patients 92
1889 November 6-1890 February 20 Casebook #31 for Male Patients 93
1890 February 20-June 4 Casebook #32 for Male Patients 94
1890 June 4-August 30 Casebook #33 for Male Patients 95
1890 August-December Casebook #34 for Male Patients 96
1888 February 15-1891 October 2 Male Patients Casebook 97
undated Male Patients Casebook #1 continued 98
1886 September-1892 April Histories of Male Patients of Branch Lunatic Asylum Casebook #2 99
circa 1890s Male Patients Case Book #2 continued 100
1894 New York City Asylum for the Insane Male Patients Casebook no. 3 continued 101
1896 January 13-21 Male Patients Casebook 102
1896 New York City Asylum for the Insane Male Patients Casebook #4 continued 103
1878-1880 Male & Female Patients Casebook for Hart's Island 104
1882-1883 Male & Female Patients Casebook for Hart's Island 105
1877 June 23-1883 October 18 Hart's Island Female Patients Casebook 106
1884-1887 Hart's Island Female patients Casebook 107
1885-1887 New York City Branch Lunatic Asylum, Hart's Island Female Patients Casebook 108
1887 July-October New York City Branch Lunatic Asylum, Hart's Island Female Patients Casebook 109
1887 October 20-1890 February 6 Hart's Island Casebook #8 Females 1887-1890/ Histories of Female Patients Branch Lunatic Asylum No. 8 110
1890 February 10-1891 January 27 Hart's Island Female Patients Casebook 111
1891 January-1893 August Hart's Island Female Patients Casebook 112
1893 October 9-1894 January 24 Female Patients Casebooks 113
1894 January 12-1895 August 19 Hart's Island Female Patients Casebook 114
1895-1897 Hart's Island Female Patients Casebook 115
1897-1898 Hart's Island Female Patients Casebook 116
1874-1899 Hart's Island Male Casebook 117
1883 August 16-1884 November 28 Hart's Island Male Patients Casebook 118
1889 November 29-1886 September 1 Hart's Island Male Patients Casebook 119
1893 August-1895 September Hart's Island Male Patients Casebook 120