Annual reports of state commissions and institutions overseeing the mentally ill, 1887-1938.

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Annual reports of state commissions and institutions overseeing the mentally ill, 1887-1938.

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The series consists of published single copies of annual reports by various commissions and institutions having responsibility to monitor the mentally disabled (including those with the seizure disorder of epilepsy). The volumes were part of a collection of reports maintained at the Willard Psychiatric Center library, most likely for research purposes and later as historical references.

.2 cu. ft (4 volumes)

New York State Archives

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Craig Colony for Epileptics.

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New York (State). State Hospital Commission

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The State Commission in Lunacy was created in 1889 (Chapter 283), and in 1894 the state constitution transferred responsibility for inspecting mental institutions from the State Board of Charities to the commission. In 1912 (Chapter 121), the commission was renamed the State Hospital Commission. From the description of Hearing transcripts and investigation reports, 1910-1914 (bulk 1910) (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 84617086 In 1867, the legisla...

New York (State). State Commissioner in Lunacy.

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Willard Asylum for the Insane (N.Y.)

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Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)

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By act of the legislature passed on April 30, 1864, the secretary of the State Medical Society, Dr. Sylvester D. Willard, was authorized to investigate the condition of the insane poor in the various poorhouses, almshouses, insane asylums, and other institutions throughout the state (except those required by law to report to the legislature), and to transmit the acquired information to county judges in the state. Each judge then appointed a physician to visit the institutions where ...