State Commissioners in Lunacy visiting book, 1889-1913.

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State Commissioners in Lunacy visiting book, 1889-1913.

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This series consists of records of visits to the State Lunatic Asylum (later Utica State Hospital) by the members of the State Commission in Lunacy (1889-1912). Each entry gives date of visit, names and signatures of commissioner, and areas of the hospital visited. Also documented are recommendations adopted during meetings of the commissioners at Albany.

.35 cu. ft. (2 volumes)

New York State Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8225739

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