State Asylum for Insane Criminals (Auburn, N.Y.)
Variant namesThe State Asylum for Insane Criminals was the first institution in America for the the criminally insane, established in 1859 as the New York Asylum for Insane Convicts on the grounds of Auburn State Prison in Auburn, N.Y. In Apr. 1892, the institution relocated from Auburn to Matteawan (Fishkill). The following year it was renamed Matteawan State Hospital.
From the description of New York State Asylum for Insane Criminals collection, 1878-1892. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 719997051
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| referencedIn | Tubbs, J. Nelson. Map showing state prison and asylum grounds at Auburn, N.Y. : also encroachments on Owasco Outlet from Prison Dam to Hall and Lewis Dam / from surveys made Sept. 1867 by J.N. Tubbs ; tracin[g] made in February, 1907 by F.R. Rathbun. | Library of Congress | |
| creatorOf | State Asylum for Insane Criminals (Auburn, N.Y.). New York State Asylum for Insane Criminals collection, 1878-1892. | New-York Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | United States American Freedmen's Inquiry Commission records, 1862-1864. | Houghton Library |
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| associatedWith | Allison, H. E. 1851-1904. | person |
| associatedWith | Bundy, Edwin S. | person |
| associatedWith | Howell, James F., steward. | person |
| associatedWith | Lippitt, Moses H. | person |
| associatedWith | MacDonald, Carlos F. 1845-1926. | person |
| associatedWith | Milks, Levi. | person |
| associatedWith | Palmer, Frederick L. | person |
| associatedWith | Renstle, John F. | person |
| associatedWith | Tubbs, J. Nelson. | person |
| associatedWith | United States. American Freedmen's Inquiry Commission. | corporateBody |
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| Otsego County (N.Y.) | |||
| Auburn (N.Y.) |
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| Mentally ill |
| Mentally ill offenders |
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