Superintendent's correspondence, 1929-1940.

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Superintendent's correspondence, 1929-1940.

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This fragmentary series consists of correspondence of the superintendent of the New York State Reformatory for Women (after 1931, Westfield State Farm). The series contains only unsuccessful requests for information about individuals assumed to be actively or formerly incarcerated in the institution. Carbon copies of replies are usually included, frequently typed on the verso of incoming correspondence. The inquiries are from a variety of sources including state and local government agencies; parole boards; attorneys; law enforcement officials; relatives and friends of inmates; creditors; private and religious social work agencies; child welfare agencies; and agencies of other states.

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New York (State). Dept. of Correction.

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The Western House of Refuge was established in 1890 (Chapter 238) and operated under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Charities. Jurisdiction was transferred to the Department of Correction when that department was established in 1926 (Chapter 606). In 1923 (Chapter 26), the name of the facility was changed to Albion State Training School. Albion became known as the "Institution for Mentally Defective Delinquent Women" in 1931 (Chapter 546) when the div...

New York State Reformatory for Women.

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Westfield State Farm.

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New York (State). Department of Correctional Services

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Bushwick Correctional Facility, located in Brooklyn, New York, was also known as Bushwick Rehabilitation Center and Bushwick Community Based Center. It was administered by the Narcotics Addiction Control Commission under the Office of Mental Hygiene, and served as a work release and general confinement facility from the late 1960s through the middle 1970s. From the description of Bushwick Correctional Facility inmate case files, 1956-1976. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record i...