Governor's copies of reports of directors of mental health facilities to boards of visitors, 1983-1984.

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Governor's copies of reports of directors of mental health facilities to boards of visitors, 1983-1984.

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This series consists of copies of reports made by the directors of several mental health institutions to their respective boards of visitors and forwarded to the Governor's office. Reports contain a variety of narrative and statistical information including incident reports, institutional censuses, goals and objectives, and personnel status. Transmittal letters from the directors to the governor are usually included. Names of patients appear throughout the series.

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New York State Archives

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