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The series consists of administrative records (including admissions registers, daily staff log books, annual reports, and minutes of boards of managers) and inmate case files (including biographical histories and medical records) from several state institutions. Included are records of the Western House of Refuge for Women (in 1904, the New York State Training School) at Hudson; the New York State Training School for Boys at Warwick; and the Highland State Training School for Boys.

Subseries 1, Records of the Western House of Refuge for Women (later the New York State Training School) at Hudson, 1887-1975, 8.2 cubic feet. This subseries includes: annual reports (1899-1908); biographical records of inmates (1898-1918); minutes of the board of managers (1887j-1934); record of visitors (1898-1910); commitment records (1887-1975); parole records (1929-1954); attendance logs (1928-1930); attendance books of cottage staff (1954-1956); roll books of Cottage Service Department (1957-1970) of admissions, discharges, transfers, paroles; and transfer records (1958-1971) between Hudson and Troy facilities.

Subseries 2, Records of the New York State Training School for Boys at Warwick, 1932-1977, 2 cubic feet. This subseries consists of admission records including information under some or all of the following headings: case number; name; date of admission; date of birth; race; religious faith of father, mother, and child; name of father and mother, and whether living ("L") or dead ("D"); county of commitment; committing judge; and remarks (usually crime, often with details).

Subseries 3, Records of the New York State Training School for Boys at Highland, 1957-1976, 2 cubic feet. This subseries consists of admission records (1957-1976); cottage log books (1974-1976); and medical records (1964-1969).

Container list.

Summary descriptions of records within subseries are available.

Agency record NYSV86-a356 describes the history and functions of the Division for Youth resulting in creation of the records series.

View this description in WorldCat: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78757019